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" The guys love us - they think we're sexy - but the girls take us seriously... I've always said that when I was a teenager growing up, I wish I had girls like Salt-n-Pepa to look up to. If I'd had someone I could relate to, a lot of things would probably be different. "

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" I want to reach everyone, but I have a dedication to women. Being that I'm a woman myself, and with the things that I've gone through, I've dealt with a lot of women that are in the dark and blind about relationships who depend on men for their happiness, emotionally and financially. "

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" We had fashion errors that became hits. We were bold with our colors and tights and being very sexy and the assymmetrical hairstyle. "

" Don't rationalize or internalize abusive behavior, because love doesn't hurt. "

" I've always said, if you treat yourself like a queen, you'll attract a king. "

" Women come up to us all the time and give us the most amazing compliments, like, 'Salt-N-Pepa was the soundtrack of my life.' They remind us that we meant so much to them. Sometimes artists don't really grasp that. But when you talk to fans, you get in touch with your legacy. "

" Lack of communication is the key to any successful relationship going wrong. "

" Fans make you understand it was more than music to them. It was a movement, a voice they felt they didn't have that we expressed for them. "

" For a long time, we got no respect. People thought we just got lucky. They said we were a one-record wonder. "

" A lot of guys don't get their recognition, all the good men out there. "

" There is a business side to me and a spiritual side. "

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" For girls who want to get their waistline down a little bit and don't have any weights in the house, they can actually use a broom and put it behind their necks, lap over it and twist and squat. I do all of that if I don't go to the gym. "

" Our trademark asymmetrical hairstyle came about by accident. My sister was trying to get her beautician's licence, and I was her guinea pig. She permed my hair and didn't wash out one of the sides properly, so the whole right side of my hair was eaten out. After she washed it, I was half bald. "

" We need to say to ourselves 'I'm talented, loved, worthy, and valued.' "

" I grew up with park jams. That's how I knew about rap... The local MCs would grab the mic and start rapping. I just used to be so in awe and fascinated and like, 'Wow, this is amazing!' But I would never, ever touch the mic. Heck no. "

" The women like us because we're the first real women rappers, and the men like us because we're strong. We're not some soft little rappers with soft little voices. The men who see us end up going, 'Hey! They're kickin' it!' "

" I'm gonna be in miniskirts at 50. Tina Turner. "

" Ladies, you have to love yourself... you don't always have to have a man. "

" There is nothing that you can't overcome. So it's never too late for happiness. "

" Every group has its time. Nobody reigns forever, except Michael Jackson. So, you've gotta be ready for that - and be wise about what you're doing. "

" I wasn't from the streets, but I was in the streets. I had a good family, nice home - you know, I can't say I grew up with nothing... but I chose to hang in the streets. "

" Be empowered as a female, as a woman. Don't apologize. Don't lose yourself in another person's life. "

" I do like performing 'I'll Take Your Man,' because that was a hard song. "

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" We're not just three dumb girls from the ghetto who got lucky. "

" 'Push It,' to me, was very pop. And back then, you were called 'sell-out' to be pop. "

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