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As long as I live, I know I'll have feelings. And that's what I'm passionate about.
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When you finally understand who you are, ages 6 through 60 will understand who you are. Because when they see a person that's come through all that I've come through, still standing, it's amazing.
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When life is real, it's not going to be smooth.
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I can tell you I didn't feel good when I could not articulate properly. Getting my GED was important and I want other women to feel that.
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In the inner city, there's a mentality that the government owes you something. My breakthrough came when I stopped feeling sorry for myself and took responsibility for every part of my life. No more pity parties. I've gotta love me more than anybody else loves me.
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'My Life' is soft, with notes of pear and gardenia, but still bold, with a woody base.
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My responsibility to God is to live. That's the gift he gave me.
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As a kid, I was in love with Michael Jackson, and I just knew I was going to marry him someday.
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It's OK showing yourself some love.
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Even if you feel someone has wronged you or owes you something, no one is going to give you anything for free.
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I listen to gospel music.
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When you tell your truth, you are coming from a real place, so you are automatically a leader.
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By the time I was a teenager, when I went outside the house, it was about hip-hop all the time. Nothing but hip-hop, block parties.
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It hurts when you have to smile and you don't want to smile, but the best thing to do is to smile.
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I'm on my way to a place where I'd never dreamed I'd be, and that's perfection.
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I'm from the element of the streets that says that once you've made it, it's yours. But keep it to yourself.
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My main exercise is cardio. The treadmill is fine, but running outdoors gives me the best results. I try to log 6 to 8 miles a week. I could be in the worst mood, but when I do my cardio, I feel much, much better.
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I wouldn't adopt, but what I will do is give my time and go and try to be there for people.
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If you're here right now in your life, your journey continues and you've lived to tell the story.
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When you know what pain is, and when you have to make a choice, you learn that it is a decision. People think it's a fairytale thing, love and happiness, but you have to work hard. And then - you feel it deeply.
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God comes first - if I don't love him, I can't love anybody, and if I can't love me I can't love nobody.
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I don't know. Only God knows where the story ends for me, but I know where the story begins. It's up to us to choose, whether we win or lose and I choose to win.
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I've never been a mean person.
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My first album is playful.
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