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" Dubai's a pretty powerful place. "
Solange Knowles
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Dubai
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" Colors and prints are part of my style. "
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" I grew up seeing my sister in the studio. I would go to recording sessions and take notes. "
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" I've always loved Dusty Springfield and Martha Reeves. "
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" Whether it be a red eyeliner or a graphic line on the crease of my lids, I'm more attracted to the ideas of something interesting than being 'pretty.' "
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" I can't take any credit for people dressing like me, you know? "
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" From a very early age, I decided that I wanted to be able to do my music but still be able to live a normal life. "
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" It's always been my dream to look like Mariah Carey in my photos with a microphone. I don't know how she does it. When she sings, she looks perfect. "
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" There are a lot of times when people are diplomatic about things, and I'm not that type. I'm not afraid to say exactly what I mean. "
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" There are a lot of historical lofts in Houston, and it's amazing for me that a lot of them were built in the 1920s. I love the exposed bricks and the very industrial stuff. "
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" If I have on a bright red lip, you'll rarely ever catch me with eyeshadow on. It's one or the other for me - pick one feature for the day and really focus on that. "
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Bright
Day
" My mom's best friend growing up was diagnosed with AIDS, and he basically raised me when my mom was launching her business. Although I didn't understand at the time what HIV or AIDS was, I knew that's what he passed away from. "
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" When Destiny's Child released their first record, I don't think I even noticed. I was still at school, and I had my own life in Houston. "
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School
" The Hadley Street Dream is a tribute to making a vision come to life. My father built a compound on a dessert city block, he saw something in that space we couldn't see. It was years later the album was born right there on Hadley St. He built the studio I started recording the album at. "
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" You're just so excited that you have this record deal or this movie opportunity that you don't stand up for yourself and say, This is what I want to do. "
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Opportunity
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" My sister and I truly are best friends. "
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Friends
Truly
Sister
" I stand for people who are firm in their journey. "
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Who
Journey
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" I have a lot of guy-like quintessential relationship qualities that I have had to work on. "
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Relationship
Had
Qualities
" My son spends as much time with his dad as he does with me. "
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" I'd rather be on the cast of 'Love & Hip-Hop' than 'Project Runway.' "
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Project
Love
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" I have always had tremendous respect for my sister as an artist, as a woman, and now as a mother. "
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Respect
Woman
Artist
" Opening Ceremony is my number one favorite place to shop here. It's the only place I'll shop in New York with my son. All of the sales people are so cool; the music is great; it's just like a big fun house, so he stays entertained. "
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Fun
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New York
" I can tell you what I really love: when I run into people on the street that tell me they have connected with my music. "
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People
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" Why is it so important for you to give back? I honestly feel like it's our responsibility as citizens of the world to ground ourselves in selflessness and all do our part. "
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World
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You
" If I had to define 'sexy' now, as Disney as it sounds, I would have to say it's about complete and utter confidence. "
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Define
Confidence
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" Every teenage artist out there is mostly talking about boys, and I think there's so much more to being a teenager than just boys. "
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Think
Talking
" I really feel like because I had my son so young, I didn't want everyone's help. I think people felt entitled to give advice, so I'm always very sensitive to moms and letting them feel their way out. "
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" I'm a lot more interested in style than fashion - style is what makes us who we are. "
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" When you're younger, you get shoved a lot. You don't really have a say-so. "
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" I really enjoy my privacy and being able to walk my son to school every morning and pick him up every afternoon. "
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" My earliest love, which was sort of an obsession, actually, was Nas. I was in seventh grade, I believe, when 'Nastradamus' was out, and I took it pretty far. "
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