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" I always feel the need to work as if I don't have a deal, because that's what's going to keep me around for a long time. "

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" I believe that tracks speak to me. Some tracks make me write certain music or make me feel sad or inspire me to write a sad love song. Each track has its feeling to me. "

" I never stopped recording, but I went through a period where... The one thing that a lot of people don't know is that for as long as I've been as artist, I've been a writer and a producer. "

" Before Missy, there was no comparison to what Missy was doing. "

" When I first started out in the music industry and went to Elektra Records, I didn't go to be an artist, I went to get a record label started. And they said in order to have a label deal, I had to be an artist - so that's what I did. "

" People are quick to be like, 'You're irrelevant. You're a flop; you're washed up.' "

" I want to make something commercial that people can pick up on. "

" I'm blessed to be living this dream of writing and singing, but that's not the real dream I had. The real dream was to make enough money to take care of all the pain and suffering that my mother has been through. "

" I remember, in school, writing Janet Jackson and Michael Jackson and asking them to come get me out of class. I would imagine them running down the hall and asking my teacher, 'Ms. Daniels, can we get Missy out of class? We're here to see Missy.' "

" What I love about Kanye is that he doesn't fit the mould either. He does what he feels. "

" Lil' Kim is my sister, known her for years, and I'll never turn my back on her, but there is enough room for everybody. I want to see everybody get it. "

" I love my mother. She's my first love. She has been through a lot and is a sole survivor. "

" I go out and date people, but I don't have that relationship, where you know, I'm like Jennifer Lopez, like I'm going to get married. "

" I guess my friends probably think I'm one of the lamest when it comes to doing stuff. "

" I got caught up in doing records for other artists. I just stayed behind the scenes, and time just kinda passed. "

" You have to be ready to sing and perform at any time. "

" The double chin's not good for the red carpet. "

" I most definitely want kids, but I'll probably adopt kids. "

" The reason I stay home more is because I realise that my blood pressure started going up. "

" I hear a lot of influence from me and Timbaland's whole sound in a lot of records of today. But if you have classics like that, then I'm sure you gotta expect that it's gonna influence some people. So, I'm fine with that. "

" I felt like, 'How do I fit in?' But then I never fit in. The whole time, I've never fit in. "

" I can't complain. I think when you get to a certain point, you shouldn't complain because there's so many people who would kill to get to this point. "

" Rule number one in negotiating anything with Missy is never try and run me over. Never push me, because I am a very strong woman. I'm nice, but I'm very strong. When it gets down gritty, I can get grittier. Never, ever underestimate me. "

" Left Eye is a a rare gem. "

" The person I eventually find will have to like me and my style. "

" Me personally, I don't ask too much, but I do ask Him to continue to bless me successfully, financially, and just to keep me humble. "

" I used to put all my doll babies on my bed with their hands up and I would do full shows for them. I'd even do the screaming and clapping. I was bugging to be a singer. "

" You get people who rap about stuff that they don't do all day long. Half those guys, you hear them on the radio, and then you meet them, and you're like, 'Wow. They're so sweet.' "

" I always have been an entertainer, whether it's been joking or performing for people. And I always thought I had a talent, because I could rap and I could sing, and I did write. And all the other kids were going to college, but I just felt like I had to do this first, and if it didn't work, then I would go to college. "

" I want people to feel the heat while they walk down the street and they're just kickin' it. "