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" I say nice things about Mariah all the time. I tell Mariah all the time how much of a fan I am of her. She's one of my favorite artists of all time... She's shaped a generation of singers. "

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" I've constantly tried new things, even as a child, and have always been obsessed with pink. Now I'm just a little more ladylike and fearless. You should never feel afraid to become a piece of art. It's exhilarating. "

Nicki Minaj

Fearless

Child

Art

" I went through a lot of bullying early on. Girls made my life a living hell. We had come to America from a different country. My brother and I had accents. It was very tough. "

" My rule is, whatever you were calling me four years ago is what you should be calling me now, because I don't like it when my family or close friends call me Nicki Minaj. To me I'm not Nicki Minaj when I'm with them. "

Nicki Minaj

Friends

Family

" You have to know that as long as you love who you are - your morals, your values, that type of stuff - you're OK. "

" My happiness doesn't come from money or fame. My happiness comes from seeing life without struggle. "

" I want people - especially young girls - to know that in life, nothing is going to be based on sex appeal. You've got to have something else to go with that. "

" My wigs are ever changing in height, width, color, size. They make me feel happy. Wearing them makes me feel like I can be a different person every day and that is kind of exciting. "

Nicki Minaj

Feel

Happy

" My goal in the beginning was to buy my mother a house. Now I realize, okay, if I really focus and become a key player in business, then I can build an empire. "

" As a little girl growing up in Southside Jamaica Queens, if anyone would've told me I'd have my own perfume one day, and be able to inspire young black girls everywhere, to go into Macy's or Nordstrom's and see their face staring back at them - I wouldn't believe them. "

Nicki Minaj

Face

Inspire

" I cannot hold a grudge against Mariah Carey. What people don't understand is that I've looked up to her for so many years. "

" When I was younger I didn't have much financially, like we couldn't afford a lot of stuff and I remember seeing little girls' rooms on TV and they'd all be pink. I didn't have my own room, I shared with my brother, so I would have this daydream and imagine that one day I could have my own room and it would all be pink, like Cinderella's. "

" So, my happiness doesn't come from money or fame. My happiness comes from seeing life without struggle. "

" Sometimes I wake up in the morning and I am like, 'This is a high-top day' or 'This is a bob day,' but when I get my clothes on that's when I see. "

" Maybe your weird is my normal. Who's to say? "

" I've always been the type of person to make everybody happy and get things done. I want everything to be 100% perfect. "

" Sometimes I want to just pull the off switch, but you can't because if you go outside, you have to give people your all. You can't say, 'Oh, you know what? I'm not feeling good today.' No. No one's trying to hear that. When a woman comes up to you and says, 'Hey, my daughter's your biggest fan. Can we have a picture?' - you can't say no. "

" I'm thinking of a legacy that I can be proud of and wealth that my grandchildren can use to go to college. So world domination - in terms of providing for my family - is absolutely my goal. "

" I don't want a wig that looks like a wig; I want one that could pass for a weave. "

Nicki Minaj

Wig

Looks

" I don't want children cursing. I'm very strict on my nieces and my little brother. They have to listen to clean versions of music. Even my music. "

" Lavender is the new pink. I'll never stop wearing pink but I wanted to venture out. "

" I can't see myself without pink lipstick. I can go without it for a couple days, but if there was no more pink lipstick in the world, I'd be useless. Seriously. "

" People face difficulties, no matter who you are. I faced difficulties with a lot of things. I face opposition every day, but I didn't kill myself and now, thank God, I'm here. "

" I've always had this female-empowerment thing in the back of my mind - because I wanted my mother to be stronger, and she couldn't be. "

" I don't put cash in my Louis Vuitton wallet. I have it thrown around my bag - jut a whole bunch of hundreds, maybe $5,000. "

" People always want to talk about who I was, but I've always been singing, always been experimenting with pop music. "

" I've always been intrigued by color and by interesting hair. I was one of those weird little girls doing my own hair at the age of 9. I was, like, getting weird gels and new brushes and cornrow holders. I would tweak and perm at the age of 13. "

" If people are sitting in the barbershop talking about my butt, it's conversational. That's what people are gonna do. "

" My best and worst 'Idol' moments? I don't have a worst 'Idol' moment... I've been spectacular. Yes, I am going to toot my own horn. And then my best moment is every single moment. I'll toot it again! "

" I want to show little girls that the possibilities are endless. That's my goal - to not only do it for myself, but to show them I can do whatever I put my mind to. "

" Female rappers get it the hardest. You have to be a girl, yet you have to be just as hard as the guys. I think some female rappers get scared out of the business before they can make it. "