Nicki Minaj (Onika Tanya Maraj) Quotes
I think one of the things I was shocked about was how interested the world is in 'American Idol' and how people, writers, they write about 'Idol' all the time, and I guess I didn't expect that.
Quotes to Explore
-
I think I've had the longest career of strength, focus, and still being able to sell records. I think I'm that guy. I'm still blessed with the opportunity to make music and pass out a message like, 'Life is good,' to the world.
-
If there was less sympathy in the world, there would be less trouble in the world.
-
In many parts of the world, more people have access to a mobile device than to a toilet or running water.
-
I'll never forget the first time... I got a Blackberry smartphone, and I'm playing with it and I'm going, 'This is really important because my email, my contacts, my calendar. Everything is here and it's synced up with that computer. It's synced up with my assistant's computer.'
-
As I'm writing, certain things become clear to me and certain things begin to feel right and make sense. The pieces start to fall into place.
-
I want girls to know that equality exists in this world. You can do anything you want.
-
My autobiography is a digressive illustration and exemplification of what race has meant in the world in the 19th and 20th centuries.
-
I actually spend very little time listening to any new music.
-
The death of chief justice Rehnquist and the president's nomination of John Roberts raises the stakes for the court and the American people exponentially.
-
I think Delhiites know how to party, but Kolkata has people who know how to celebrate. I think that's the main difference.
-
Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.
-
Normally, most writers don't say, 'I'm going into a mild hypnotic trance.' Typically, they don't know how they do it. Most people, when they have a good experience writing, they're well placed in that state, which is also sometimes called a 'flow state.' If you don't have trouble, you don't have to think about it.
-
'American Horror Story' is dark, so you shouldn't be expecting too much happiness.
-
I have seen periods of progress followed by reaction. I have seen the hopes and aspirations of Negroes rise during World War II, only to be smashed during the Eisenhower years. I am seeing the victories of the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations destroyed by Richard Nixon.
-
I never felt the need to introduce all the obstacles in my past when I say, 'Hello, my name is Nate.' But at the same time, I've never hidden from it.
-
I would like to do something to help people and help the world.
-
People don't blame the act of driving for auto accidents.
-
Most people figured I'd be in jail. I've been proving people wrong my whole life.
-
On second marriage: It took me by surprise, too, because overnight, we totally changed. I think one day we had just nothing in common. And it's scary but I think it can happen when you get involved and you don't know yourself yet.
-
I like 'Unsung' but I'd rather have a 'Behind the Music' while I'm still breathing.
-
We are all so busy and so frantic that we don't take the time to appreciate the stuff that surrounds us.
-
When I started making dances in the '60s, narrative dance was sort of off the radar screen. What was important at the time in the avant-garde was minimalism.
-
I think one of the things I was shocked about was how interested the world is in 'American Idol' and how people, writers, they write about 'Idol' all the time, and I guess I didn't expect that.
