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

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" 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 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. "

" When you think of Missy, you can't say, 'Missy reminded me of someone else.' There was no Missy comparison before. "

" 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. "

" All of the trials and tribulations from personal to the artist. It shows that I'm human. People see the glamorous stuff, but they don't see the background. "

" 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. "

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

" I mean, when it's time to rhyme rhyme, I can get down for mine. "

" It feels different.... When hip-hop was beginning for me, people weren't making the kind of money that they make now. It was for the love of doing it and having fun with it. "

" Especially when the expectations become so high of you, you always remember the last record that might have been really successful, and you're trying to outdo that or trying to make something that does not sound like the last record. "

" I wasn't born a superstar. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" If I wanted to do 'The Missing Files of Missy Elliott,' I have probably six albums just sitting there. "

" 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? "

" 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. "

" Music should be your escape. "

" If you believe a black cat is bad luck, people think you're crazy, but plenty of times, if I see a black cat down my street, I turn around and go the other way. Even if I'm late. I'll be late for the airport and be in a limo, and if I see a black cat, I'll be like, 'Sir, you have to turn around and go down the next street.' "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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 want kids of this generation to see that everything is cool, that there's some kind of unity in hip-hop. We all found something that's really important to us, and music is all we've really got. "

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

" Now everybody's sampling. "

" When something is so hot, I don't want to just jump on it right away. I want to take it home and make sure I give it my best shot. "

" My imagination is so far out there already. People couldn't imagine what goes on in my brain. "

" Breaking news: there is only one Missy. "

" A lot of people don't know a lot of records that I've written or produced, so that's a highlight for me as a woman. "

" 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! "