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

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

" I've learnt to be happy by myself. "

" A lot of people don't do this. You can count on a couple of hands probably how many artists also produce and write, both for themselves and for others, and are able to be successful at both things. "

" I wasn't born a superstar. "

" My father was very abusive, and it was hard for my mother at first to leave because we had depended on him for so long. Sometimes you kind of get adjusted to getting that beating. "

" Things happen in your life, and then you can write something else instead of the same three topics - like, how many times can we write about the clubs? "

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

" I still represent for overweight adults and kids, but I am also now painfully and personally aware of the health issues. "

" I'm not a person that's walkin' down the street looking mean all day. "

" I never drank water. Always soda. I didn't use to like water, but I've had to train myself to drink it. "

" A lot of times, I walk down the street and listen to people argue, and then I write a song about it. "

" I love to see women just have on their own, and you watch the guys do it all the time. They go out on the road with each other - probably don't even like each other, but they going to get that money. "

" Seeing my mother become very strong and very independent had a huge impact on me. "

" I do Dance Dance Revolution. I'm not as good as the little kids that come in the arcade. Their little feet go crazy fast. I'm not that fast, but I'm good on it! "

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

" Now everybody's sampling. "

" I've only ever had two vacations in my whole career, and I've been in the industry over twenty-something years! "

" Maybe I should find myself one of those sexy British soccer stars. David Beckham is hot. But I've got a hell of a lot of competition. "

" The fun part of being an entertainer is that you call up Six Flags, and you say, 'I'm coming,' and you get to get on all the rides before everyone. I hate standing in line. "

" 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.' "

" If anybody calls me a female Quincy Jones, that's way, way complimentary. That's something I'll cherish for life. "

" I think it's being innovative and very creative to stay away from flat-out sampling somebody else's record. To me, that doesn't show too much of your creative side unless you take a little piece and add it, almost like spice on a chicken. "

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" I got a mother who's very strong after taking the whippings that she took from my father. "

" I want to be cutting-edge. "

" You don't make any money being an artist. Writing and producing? You get your money from that. You live comfortable. "