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" 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. "

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" I try not to be cruel to people. I know there's a karma, and I'm constantly thinking of my blessings. I live and die by being a Baptist. If I can't go to church on a Sunday, I'll get a tape by the Clark Sisters and slide it in for the day. "

" 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 got caught up in doing records for other artists. I just stayed behind the scenes, and time just kinda passed. "

" I ain't no icon. It's people like Patti LaBelle, somebody like that's an icon. I'm just Missy. I'm just crazy, that's all. "

" When you are creating to the magnitude that I try to create, your brain is like a computer, and you need to refresh. "

" I want to dip my foot in some acting. And most definitely want to mentor upcoming artists and give them the wisdom that was given to me. "

" Music is a male-dominated field. "

" My mother helped me to be who I am: to have strength and not to let people run all over me and yet to be humble; to realise that all of this that I have today could be gone. "

" Seeing my mother become very strong and very independent had a huge impact on me. "

" I'm blessed to be living this dream of writing and singing, but that's not the real dream I had. The real dream was to make enough money to take care of all the pain and suffering that my mother has been through. "

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

" People are quick to be like, 'You're irrelevant. You're a flop; you're washed up.' "

" It could be hectic sometimes when you're being an artist and running a label at the same time. But there are times when you just have to say that this my time period to work on my stuff, and then you say this is the time to concentrate on my artists. "

" What I love about Kanye is that he doesn't fit the mould either. He does what he feels. "

" The reason I stay home more is because I realise that my blood pressure started going up. "

" I've only ever had two vacations in my whole career, and I've been in the industry over twenty-something years! "

" I wasn't born a superstar. "

" I got more shy as I got older and realized people could be laughing at me or judging me. "

" 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. "

" I still go on YouTube and watch the old performances and the 'Soul Train' lines. I'm still amazed by how much soul and funk the music and dancers had. "

" I got to feel like what I'm giving the fans is 100 percent and that it's game-changing. "

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

" Me personally, I don't ask too much, but I do ask Him to continue to bless me successfully, financially, and just to keep me humble. "

" A lot of times, I walk down the street and listen to people argue, and then I write a song about it. "

" 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! "

" The double chin's not good for the red carpet. "

" If anybody calls me a female Quincy Jones, that's way, way complimentary. That's something I'll cherish for life. "

" I want people to feel the heat while they walk down the street and they're just kickin' it. "

" 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. "

" 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.' "