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" Through style, you can communicate to the world who you are and what you stand for. "

Solange Knowles

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" My beauty ethos? Well, I'd love to tell you it's something like 'less is more,' but honestly, it all starts with happiness. If only someone could bottle that up - when I'm happy, I'm at my most radiant and glowing. It does me better than any product ever could. And I stand by how cheesy and cliched that sounds. "

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" I feel like I was 30 when I was 17, and I decided to get married and have a baby. "

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" Beyonce has set the tone as an aunt. I've set the tone as a mom. "

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" From a very early age, I decided that I wanted to be able to do my music but still be able to live a normal life. "

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" I don't ever claim to be a hip-hop head. "

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" I'd rather be on the cast of 'Love & Hip-Hop' than 'Project Runway.' "

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" I'm trying to cut down my cursing. "

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" I have been writing songs since I was 9 years old, so writing has and always will be my first love and passion. "

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" I have so many friends who are designers of color. "

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" When you're younger, you get shoved a lot. You don't really have a say-so. "

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" My mom's best friend growing up was diagnosed with AIDS, and he basically raised me when my mom was launching her business. Although I didn't understand at the time what HIV or AIDS was, I knew that's what he passed away from. "

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" Luckily, I dated all of the losers ages ago. My love life has been stable for a while. "

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" When you think back in history about producers and artists or writers who've had good synergy, a lot of times they date, or they're married, or there's a friendship and a kinship. "

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" I have a lot of guy-like quintessential relationship qualities that I have had to work on. "

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" Every mom believes her kid's school doodles are amazing, and I'm no different. "

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" Motherhood is such an evolving journey. "

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" Traveling is definitely something that your average 17-year-old doesn't get to do. One week we're in Japan, one week we're in Australia, one week we're back home going to football games. "

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" Opening Ceremony is my number one favorite place to shop here. It's the only place I'll shop in New York with my son. All of the sales people are so cool; the music is great; it's just like a big fun house, so he stays entertained. "

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" It's really special to have a niece because I have a son, so I get to have a little girl, too. "

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