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

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" When you think of Missy, you can't say, 'Missy reminded me of someone else.' There was no Missy comparison before. "

" Things happen in your life, and then you can write something else instead of the same three topics - like, how many times can we write about the clubs? "

" The fun part of being an entertainer is that you call up Six Flags, and you say, 'I'm coming,' and you get to get on all the rides before everyone. I hate standing in line. "

" Its funny, because for females in general - not just in music, but the corporate ladder as well - anything we do has always been harder for us. When it comes to music, the industry wants you to conform, to look like this and to sound like this and do this or that. It makes it harder. It's harder for us to come out and be bosses and lead the pack. "

" I don't want to get caught up and be an artist always on the go. Because once you do that, it's hard to get into the studio and do what I do. "

" Maybe I should find myself one of those sexy British soccer stars. David Beckham is hot. But I've got a hell of a lot of competition. "

" Women are not always taken as seriously as we should be, so sometimes we have to put our foot down. "

" I felt like, 'How do I fit in?' But then I never fit in. The whole time, I've never fit in. "

" Now everybody's sampling. "

" I couldn't write because my nervous system was so bad - I couldn't even use a pen. "

" A lot of people don't do this. You can count on a couple of hands probably how many artists also produce and write, both for themselves and for others, and are able to be successful at both things. "

" I used to put all my doll babies on my bed with their hands up and I would do full shows for them. I'd even do the screaming and clapping. I was bugging to be a singer. "

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

" If you got talent, you just have to do you. "

" I'd stand on the side of the road when I was just a little girl singing on trash cans. People would roll down their windows saying, 'Isn't she cute'. I had a vivid imagination. I always pretended it was some big stage. "

" 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. "

" Rule number one in negotiating anything with Missy is never try and run me over. Never push me, because I am a very strong woman. I'm nice, but I'm very strong. When it gets down gritty, I can get grittier. Never, ever underestimate me. "

" I didn't want to be a genius! That ain't cool. "

" I'll stay in my house and watch 'Lockup,' the prison show. "

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

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

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

" If I wanted to do 'The Missing Files of Missy Elliott,' I have probably six albums just sitting there. "

" 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 people don't know a lot of records that I've written or produced, so that's a highlight for me as a woman. "

" Music should be your escape. "

" I don't want to be oh-so-brag-about-it, but 'The Rain' is hot. "

" I want to make something commercial that people can pick up on. "