I wouldn't even say the internet is a gift and a curse for hip-hop. All types of music are bootlegged, including movies which are bootlegged.

Lavender is the new pink. I'll never stop wearing pink but I wanted to venture out.

True confidence leaves no room for jealousy. When you know your are great, you have no need to hate.

People will love you and support you when it's beneficial.

You wanna know what scares people? Success. When you don't make moves and when you don't climb up the ladder, everybody loves you because you're not competition.

Call it a curse, or just call me blessed, if you can't handle my worst, you ain't getting my best

You're not gonna tell me who I am. I'm gonna tell you who I am.

Refuse to lose, Refuse to be defeated, Refuse to have regrets.

Still I rise Still I fight Still I might crack a smile Keep my eyes on the prize See my haters tell em hi

Cause I am not a word, I am not a line. I am not a girl that can ever be defined

Good advice I always hated, but lookin back it made me greater.

Your blessings far outnumber your troubles.

As long as there are millions destitute of the Word of God and knowledge of Jesus Christ, it will be impossible for me to devote time and energy to those who have both.

First say to yourself what you would be and then do what you have to do.

A Unitarian very earnestly disbelieves what everyone else believes.

Paradoxically, in the field being a woman actually helps you: people often feel more comfortable talking to women, which is key in documentaries.

James Bond has a license to kill, rockstars have a license to be outrageous. Rock is about grabbing people's attention.

The limit of your present understanding is not the limit of your possibilities.

Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy.

When I campaigned, I'd let them throw a punch, but by gosh, I'd throw two back. I always said, the first rule in politics is never defend, always attack. I still believe that.

People don't really understand who I am. They always think that I'm very dark or depressed, but it couldn't be further from the truth!