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Joan Armatrading

"I've written what and when I want to. It's been about expressing myself. But with the degree, I had to learn to do everything in a very specific, disciplined way. I am very disciplined, but this demanded a totally different kind of discipline. A real challenge."

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"I've written what and when I want to. It's been about expressing myself. But with the degree, I had to learn to do everything in a very specific, disciplined way. I am very disciplined, but this demanded a totally different kind of discipline. A real challenge."

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"You must stop been so carnal and learn to say no to people, if it concerns the things of God."

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"Working hard denies oneself from instant gratification."

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"Success is in direct proportion to the level of consistency in the application of the daily disciplines and actions required."

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"Discipline is when we postpone the pleasure of today for the benefit of tomorrow."

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"Only through delayed gratification could you be able to come up with other virtues, character, trait that will really qualify you to call yourself a human being."

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"I still get up every morning at 4 A.M. I write seven days a week, including Christmas. And I still face a blank page every morning, and my characters don't really care how many books I've sold."

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"Working to perfect our gift and overcoming the pain of self-discipline, we achieve our goals and move on to our dreams."

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"If you are faithful in little things, then you will be given a bigger commitment."

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"When you feel a weak moment coming on, the key is self-control."

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"An army of disciplined sheep is greater than an army of undisciplined wolves."

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"Writing music is just something that I was born to do."
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"Yes, but the great thing about all the people - and I don't think there is any exception - who I've worked with is they've all been very, very talented musicians."
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"Right from day one, you know when you've written a good song."
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"My mother bought a piano, put it in the front room, and I just started writing my songs."
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"That is one of the things about going on tour, that I get to work with some really talented people and it allows me to be able to listen to them as well - and just have fun on stage."
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"Yesterday I was playing Beethoven's fifth, because I love that."
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"I found my sound early on. Look at U2: they haven't changed their music for 20 years. Anyway, many people come unstuck when they try to change what they do and what they are known for."
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"So if you're on tour for eight months, a year... or whatever it is you definitely don't want arguments and I'm happy to say that I've always had a really nice bunch of people around me all the time."
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"So, the combination of looking at lots of different people and how they react to each other and how they relate to each other and waiting for that inspiration is the thing that allows me to keep writing."
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