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" It could be hectic sometimes when you're being an artist and running a label at the same time. But there are times when you just have to say that this my time period to work on my stuff, and then you say this is the time to concentrate on my artists. "

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" I still go on YouTube and watch the old performances and the 'Soul Train' lines. I'm still amazed by how much soul and funk the music and dancers had. "

" I know that some people shy away from what I say. They think it is too blunt, but when you don't give people that, they feel like you are being fake and you're not telling the truth. So it's like, you want me to tell the truth, but when I do, it's too much for you. "

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

" I remember having mice in the house and my father taking some newspaper and beating me because mice was running on me while I was asleep. "

" 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 have to respect her family, and until they come and say, 'We're ready to do an Aaliyah album,' then I don't really want to come and try to get into that because that's very sensitive. "

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

" 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. "

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" What my home life is like now is great. "

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" 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. "

" My first love is writing and producing. So I sometimes put my own stuff off to work on other people's projects. "

" I didn't want to just be an artist and let someone else have all that control over me. I knew I would have to produce. "

" 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.' "

" I didn't want to be a genius! That ain't cool. "

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

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" I ain't no icon. It's people like Patti LaBelle, somebody like that's an icon. I'm just Missy. I'm just crazy, that's all. "

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" Don Cornelius was a genius. He created a show where he was breaking artists' songs. If you were on his show, he made the consumer want to go out and purchase your music. He will be greatly missed. If they ever try to recreate what he did, it has to been done right, authentic and real with soul! That's what Don displayed. "

" Everybody is doing the same old thing. "

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

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" 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.' "

" 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. "

" I never record in front of anybody. "

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

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

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" No, because I don't want to hear what's hot and feel I have to copy it. I'll just make up my own thing. "

" I know how domestic violence can affect a family, and I want to do everything I can to stop it from happening to others. The most important thing we can do is teach kids that they can break the cycle. "

" I was always feisty, always that kid that would be on the porch with a hairbrush singing or rapping. "

" Hip-hop is definitely not what it used to be, which was creative, original music. "