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" To me, hip hop will never be right until female rappers have a stronger voice in it. "

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" When I'm doing something I love, I can lose sleep. I can go and go and go and go. My work ethic is pretty intense. But when it comes to doing something that I don't love every day, I'm not very good at it. That's called work, and I don't like work that much. "

" Church was a requirement - there was no choice in the matter; so was vacation bible school. Gospel has been in me since I was a kid. "

" I was not born a size 2. I'm not skinny, period. I'm not willing to sleep with the director or step on somebody else's neck to get the job. "

" I did Jay Leno with Mike the Situation, and he just - he lives, like, ten minutes from me in Jersey. He's like, 'If you ever get a flat, call me. I'll come fix your tire.' That's how we do. That's neighborly, you know? "

" My mom has always been my champion. She was very smart and grounded. She said, 'Save your money. Pay your taxes. Don't put everything in one basket,' but she let me explore and be creative. "

" To me, I always felt like I was carrying a torch for women of any size to be themselves - it doesn't matter whether you're a size 2 or a 22, just be who you are. "

" There's the part of my life that the public and I share together. And there's the part that's mine to keep for myself. And that's mine. For me. "

" When I was growing up, there were so many musicals you could watch. I like the fantasy of musicals and I love music. "

" To wanna be me is to go through not just the good but the bad. You wanna share my story identically? Man, you gonna take some lumps. "

" A confident woman is a sexy woman, in my opinion. And I think guys find that to be the same way. "

" If there are kids who want to follow in my footsteps, I'd say that my shoes are too big for them to fill! But their shoe size is just perfect. "

" I would like - either as an actor, or producer or even director - to do something sci-fi or action-related. I like sci-fi, always have, 'Star Trek' and 'Star Wars' and all that stuff. "

" I have my dad's shape. No booty. "

" I've never been the straight rapper that is going to stand in a cipher and battle all day. I started off battle rapping, but to me, making songs became more important than freestyles... I've met many rappers who can freestyle but can't make a record. "

" I never pictured myself as just a rapper; I always wanted to act and do whatever else I could do. I always felt like I could do a lot of different things. "

" Every woman is a queen, and we all have different things to offer. "

" I promised my mom that if, after a year of putting 150 percent into my career it didn't work out, I would go back to school. I never did go back. "

" I've loved car racing all my life. I watch NASCAR regularly, and drag racing because we have Raceway Park in New Jersey. I think I got it from my father. "

" I have to be realistic about what I can and can't do. So whatever I do has to really be worth it. I like to master the things I do. "

" There are times you can't really see or even feel how sweet life can be. Hopefully its mountains will be higher than its valleys are deep. I know things that are broken can be fixed. Take the punch if you have to, hit the canvas and then get up again. Life is worth it. "

" I know people who are twice as creative as I am, twice as smart, but they didn't do anything because they feared going into a room and opening their mouths. My parents told me to truly accomplish things in my life, there would be times I would have to stand alone. It may be scary, but that's what it requires. "

" There were musicians that influenced me, but they weren't all women. Teena Marie was a big influence because she wrote and produced her own music, which let me know that women could write and produce their own music, which was an empowering moment for me. "

" I totally want, like, 18 babies. "

" I want every day to be life for the living, not just traipsing through it existing. I'm just interested in life and the world and exploring. "

" I have always felt strongly about empowering women. I'm living proof that, with confidence and by believing in yourself, you can accomplish any goal. "

" I'd say, if you want to be an artist, start with your art; start with making great music and it will, hopefully, eventually cut through all of the nonsense that is out there. "

" My mom will make me walk the dogs or take out the trash when I go home. "

" Yeah, I'm from Jersey; it's almost like I was automatically born a Nets fan. "

" When my body feels good, I feel more energized and alive, and that's sexy. I'm taking care of this body God gave me. "

" There's no way I can represent for everyone. I can't represent for all women or all big women or all black women. It's important for people not to make celebrities their source of who they should be in life. I can't take on the pressure of being perfect. Nobody is. "