I realized my father's sister Joanne, who died at 19 had instilled her spirit in me.

As a woman and as a mother, as a young mother, I felt guilty about being successful.

Breastfeeding is amazing; you can actually feel your stomach shrink with every feed.

West Indian cultural mentality and a North American life equals the perfect balance.

Even as a child I remember thinking, She can beat me, but she cannot beat my outfit.

My mother would kill me if I posed nude! My mother raised me with certain standards.

I know you've been trying to get a hold of me, but I can barely get a hold of myself

The last thing you want is to not be recognized for all of the hard work you put in.

The effect of music on fashion has been immense, especially hip-hop and urban music.

I'll never be a non-stumbler. I'll be a forgiven stumbler, but never a non-stumbler.

I'm a workaholic and I don't believe in 'no.' If I'm not sleeping, nobody's sleeping.

Sometimes I try a Mai Tai. It's so fruity. It's a little embarrassing, but I like it.

I still have certain goals that I want. Grammies... Other awards... an Oscar one day.

If you're presenting yourself with confidence, you can pull off pretty much anything.

A lot of the time people don't even know what they want until they see something new.

I'm standing on a field full of landmines doing the moonwalk hoping i blow up in time

I would be lying if I didn't say that the most inspirational place for me is Jamaica.

We're all insecure, aren't we? I'm not walking around like I'm macho man or anything.

Tina Turner is someone that I admire, because she made her strength feminine and sexy.

The way I write is generally about love. I have a great fascination about the subject.

Women in music have the bigger balls anyhow we endure much more harassment and critic.

I seen a baby cry seconds later he laughs... the beauty of life, the pain never lasts.

Tupac was just so passionate about what he believes in and not afraid to say anything.

You get yourself up for it somehow, and your endurance and the crowd gets you up, too.

I'm cool with where I'm at. It's certain things I wanna do to be better, but I'm good.

I'm really happy to be on the cover as a strong female who has created her own career.

It's the beauty in her, But when the makeup occur, I don't see it, All i see is a blur

I started doing music when I was thirteen; I actually started writing my first rhymes.

Don't you ever let a soul in the world tell you that you can't be exactly who you are.

I love Tokio Hotel and their music, their makeup, their hairstyles and their subtlety.

I want you to walk out of here tonight not loving me more, but loving yourselves more.

I'm supposed to be, I am an artist. Yes, I'm lonely. But I'm married to my loneliness.

I don't think I could think of a single thing that's more isolating than being famous.

Some people want to win races. Other people want to be President of the United States.

I've always had a fighter's spark in me. I was born with it. I think it's in my blood.

My jewelry's all fake - from Claire's. Or I get it from my mom's boutique in Barbados.

I got teased my entire school life. What they were picking on I don't even understand.

For me, bomber jackets are smart, but they are also street and have a lot of attitude.

If I hadn't gone through some of the painful experiences in my life, I would not be me.

I felt like it was time to set up my future, so I set a goal. My goal was independence.

Baby it's you. You're the one I love. You're the one I need. You're the only one I see.

I get to thinking about my life, and it sometimes makes me want to make it interesting.

With songs, I've always pledged to be honest. I write my songs because I've lived them.

I didn't come here to run for President. I really just came here to play rock and roll.

We're all human at the end of the day, making mistakes. But learn from them is the key.

I am my own sanctuary and I can be reborn as many times as I choose throughout my life.

I'd rather people love me or hate me than have no opinion of me. Indifference is scary.

You have to be careful about how much you reveal to people that look up to you so much.

I never intended for the Monster Ball to be a religious experience, it just became one.

I was a strange, loud little kid who could sit at the piano and kill a Beethoven piece.

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