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I think it's important to take a break, you know, from the public eye for a while, and give people a chance to miss you. I want longevity. I don't want to get out there and run myself ragged and spread myself thin.
Aaliyah
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Aaliyah
Age: 22 †
Born: 1979
Born: January 16
Died: 2001
Died: August 25
Actor
Ballet Dancer
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Singer
Brooklyn
New York
Aaliyah Dana Haughton
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I stay true to myself and my style, and I am always pushing myself to be aware of that and be original.
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That's why I work every day. Ev-er-y day. I want to knock people out.
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It's been so long and I'm lost without you, what am I gonna do? I been needin' you, wantin' you, wonderin' if you're the same and who's been with you. Is your heart still mine? I wanna cry sometimes ... I miss you.
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If at first you don't succeed/You can dust it off and try again/Dust yourself off and try again.
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