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We opened the door for women rappers.
I tried snowboarding before, and I suck at it.
I'm gonna be in miniskirts at 50. Tina Turner.
Don't waste your time with a good-for-nothing man.
We brought fashion, fun, and femininity to hip hop.
There is a business side to me and a spiritual side.
AC/DC 'Back in Black' - Those were my punk rock days.
We're just not going anywhere. Our songs are here to stay.
We're not just three dumb girls from the ghetto who got lucky.
I'm spiritual, too, but 'Gitty Up' is a great song, know what I mean?
A lot of guys don't get their recognition, all the good men out there.
We need to say to ourselves 'I'm talented, loved, worthy, and valued.'
I do like performing 'I'll Take Your Man,' because that was a hard song.
Ladies, you have to love yourself... you don't always have to have a man.
Lack of communication is the key to any successful relationship going wrong.
You have to give your fans and your children something they can use in life.
I've always said, if you treat yourself like a queen, you'll attract a king.
Don't rationalize or internalize abusive behavior, because love doesn't hurt.
Onstage, we're very dominant and aggressive. But we laugh and play a lot, too.
If you feel good about yourself, there's nothing wrong with showing your stuff.
There is nothing that you can't overcome. So it's never too late for happiness.
Kids started coming to my concert, and I realized that I had sense of responsibility.
Some things I see on television, I think, 'Oh my gosh, they're showing that now?' wow.
I like to look good. I'm well-respected, and I demand that - and I don't mind showin' off!
My kids used to see me crying and depressed all the time, and that can affect kids as well.
I'm not ashamed to speak about anything. And what I'm telling you is real; it's from the heart.
We never said we were hard-core or that we didn't want our music crossing over or being popular.
A lot of our fans, they always say Salt-N-Pepa and Spinderella was the soundtrack to their lives.
Be empowered as a female, as a woman. Don't apologize. Don't lose yourself in another person's life.
Music has changed. You can just throw songs out on iTunes song by song; you don't have to do a whole album.
We've always been for women and for biggin' up their self-esteem. That's why we do songs like 'Independent.'
For a long time, we got no respect. People thought we just got lucky. They said we were a one-record wonder.
We're always going to party and have fun. We'll always be pushing it and leaving you with something to remember.
We'll be in our 60s performing 'Push It' somewhere. Good old 'Push It.' I don't know what it is about that song.
Girls are our biggest fans, I tell you. I mean women; I mean even the big ones. They say things like, 'You inspired me!'
We've never been political, and our fans like us that way. Music is supposed to be fun. But we do drop a positive message.
When I see a cutie in front at a concert, I say, 'Ohhh, you're so cute! What's your name?' But I wouldn't do that in real life.
It's tough, with the iTunes and all the downloads... You've really got to make an impact to be heard and be unique and different.
If I'm on a date, I don't want to talk business right away. Let it feel like a date. I don't want to talk about my job right then.
At the end of the day, your life is on the line when you're dealing with abusive men, and your life is more important than any man.
We had fashion errors that became hits. We were bold with our colors and tights and being very sexy and the assymmetrical hairstyle.
There are good men out there. There are guys who have their priorities straight, who take care of their kids, who respect their mothers.
Not everyone's role model material, but we do have a sense of responsibility because kids listen more to us than they would their parents.
Fans make you understand it was more than music to them. It was a movement, a voice they felt they didn't have that we expressed for them.
We feel we're setting a trend. Other girl groups watch our style and see how we rap. And there are some male rappers I feel we've overthrown.
Every group has its time. Nobody reigns forever, except Michael Jackson. So, you've gotta be ready for that - and be wise about what you're doing.
Nowadays, everyone has a stylist - we were raw, wearing 8 ball jackets with kente hats and spandex. It's a quintessential look that everyone loved.
I wasn't from the streets, but I was in the streets. I had a good family, nice home - you know, I can't say I grew up with nothing... but I chose to hang in the streets.
Parents need to sit down with their boys and girls and tell them how to carry themselves and tell the boys how to respect women and respect yourself and know who you are.
We've been in the game for so long, it's great to be honored for our contributions to the game of hip-hop and be told that we're not forgotten about, that our music is timeless.