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" 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. "

Nicki Minaj

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Nicki Minaj

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Money

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" My advice to women in general: Even if you're doing a nine-to-five job, treat yourself like a boss. Not arrogant, but be sure of what you want - and don't allow people to run anything for you without your knowledge. "

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

" 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. "

" I'm a rapper... Gaga's a fantastic artist, you know, she paved her way. She's opened her own lane. But I think that I have my own lane. And we never cross. Ever. So, you know, I really don't get the comparison anymore. Our music doesn't sound the same. Our stage presence is not the same. I just can't see the similarities. "

" You wanna know what scares people? Success. When you don't make moves and when you don't climb up the ladder, everybody loves you because you're not competition. "

" 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'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. "

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

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" I think sometimes the fashion world isn't even about clothes anymore; it's about this 'in' crowd, and I'm not into that. "

" I hate cameras. I hate cameras and I hate camera phones. The camera's my worst enemy and my best friend. It's the way I convey my emotions to the world without saying a word, so I use it. People always say, 'You come alive as soon as the camera's on!' "

" I can rap in a London accent, make weird faces, wear spandex, wigs, and black lipstick. I can be more creative than the average male rapper. "

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

" One of the first production deals I signed, the guy wanted my name to be Minaj and I fought him tooth and nail. But he convinced me. I've always hated it. "

Nicki Minaj

Production

Him

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

" The animated bug has bitten pop culture. It makes me feel happy and free. When you don't act seriously, you can make up your own rules. "

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Rules

Culture

" 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. "

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Friends

Family

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" 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. "

" When I get up in the morning and put on a pink or a green wig, I see myself as a piece of animation. It lets me be the person I want to be, a person who's not embarrassed to have fun. "