work hard in silence and let success make the noise

But there’s something especially funny about that dynamic being applied to Ocean, the contemporary musician who may be most judicious with his words.įor what it’s worth, the Frank Ocean subreddit purports to have an exhaustive list of every interview he’s ever given. Of course, misattributed inspirational quotes are an online cottage industry unto itself-Jia Tolentino wrote about the popularity of “African proverbs” that are definitely not African proverbs for Jezebel in 2016. “Keep Writing, Keep Living, Keep Loving”.“Smile, it’s easier than explaining why you’re sad”.“We met for a reason, either you’re a blessing or a lesson”.

One of the top Google results for the quote Tiffany Trump tweeted is a Goodreads page of “Frank Ocean quotes,” which features several iterations of the quote cited by Trump along with sayings like: Part of why it’s difficult is because there is an entire landfill of search results that purport to be quotes from the singer, many of which seem plainly dubious. I spent way too much of my Thanksgiving morning trying to track down the exact province of this quote and have come up empty. But good luck finding any evidence that the notoriously reclusive singer-who is not exactly known as a source of weepy, uplifting bromides-ever actually said this. A Google search of the phrase yields dozens of Pinterest-ready inspirational images of the phrase set against backdrops of canyons, mountains, and, yes, oceans.Īlmost all of them are credited to Frank Ocean, and the quote has even popped up in critical essays and newspaper blog posts. Also Read Frank Ocean Unveils Nine-Minute-Long Track on ‘Blonded’ Radio Show

Work hard in silence and let success make the noise