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" I went to a predominantly white school, and I was the only black girl. I can remember thinking, 'I don't want to be as dark as I am - I want to be a little fairer.' I didn't want to be me. "

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" We all come to the point where it's time to get yourself straight, as a businesswoman, a mother, whatever you are in life. It's tough love but it's also being real with yourself. It's important to take those rose-coloured glasses off and see what's going on. "

Kelly Rowland

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" I'm in love with wigs. I get them custom-made, and I have my hairstylist shape them to my head. I can go from short to long in less than a minute! "

" If you don't know your worth, if you don't know your value, if you don't know how fantabulous you are - it's going to be hard for other people to see it. Being appreciative of self is beauty to me. "

" I wear men's cologne - it gets the fellas! "

" For a long time I wasn't happy, but that had nothing to do with Beyonce. That had to do with me trying to get my life in order and make better decisions for myself. I'm seeing all these wonderful things happen for her, and I am happy for her. But I want a path. I want things to pop off for me, too. "

" I would never go blonde. I'd look crazy. "

" I saw someone the other day with yellow on their eyelids, and it looked so fresh. But I thought if I did that I'd look like a clown. So I went and I bought some yellow eye shadow from M.A.C. and I noticed that when you mix it with water it works better. So I tried it, and I looked like Big Bird. I will never do that again. "

" I love a nicely groomed guy who smells good. That's important. "

" I made a stamp with Destiny's Child. We made a stamp together, above anything. And making a stamp on my own, I'm very proud. "

" I started crying, because there's nothing like hearing that the artist who originally did the song likes your version. "

" Coming into the music industry, even when I was a kid, one thing I learned is timing is everything. You being prepared is everything. "

" For right now, it really is the end. Hopefully in 10 years we'll all be married and have babies. "

" I'm just steadily building myself up as Kelly Rowland, not just Kelly Rowland of Destiny's Child, which is a blessing to be able to do that. "

Kelly Rowland

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" Judge me if you want to. And as a matter of fact, it won't even count, 'cause the only person who can judge is God. "

" I'm careful with my heart. I don't take crap from no one these days. I put my foot down. Being a woman, you deserve heaven and earth. "

" I would never become a size zero. I work out because I want to look good naked, simple as that. "

" The only thing I really love is Fiji water. That's like the only crazy request - I don't like any other water. "

Kelly Rowland

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" When it comes to racial issues, I'm very passionate about young girls just loving who they are in their own skin. Because I remember going to an all-white school and being the only black girl in an all-white school, think - looking around me, thinking there's no one else here that looks like me. "

" I think the most beautiful thing is that we're not parting because there were problems. We're parting because we're celebrating each others' growth. "

" It took a long while for me to know that I'm beautiful. I remember going through this phase when I was younger of wanting to pass by mirrors and not look at them. That was so ridiculous. I've learned now that beauty starts from within. "

" If you have a pair of shoes that hurt, don't wear them. The ugliest thing that I think I've seen is a woman walk like her feet hurt. It's awful, so make sure your shoes fit. "

" I love food so much, all I have to do is look at it and I gain 5 pounds. "

" I always hope that my music can inspire someone, the same way other artists inspire me. "

" I don't get hit on enough. "

" I actually crashed the car I learned to drive on. It was a friend of mine's car. "

" I ain't gonna get this, it's a horror movie, it's hard to act scared. "

" Never give up on your dream... because you never know what the Lord can bless you with. "

" One thing that I had to remember in my personal journey in the music industry and coming up in the music industry was how many times I was told no. I was signed, I was dropped, I was signed, and I was put on a shelf. "

Kelly Rowland

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" I did live over in the U.K. for a while, so I guess I'm just naturally a Brit at heart. "

" I just love clothes! I'm a girl who loves clothes, accessories, shoes, bags and jewelry. "