Nicki Minaj (Onika Tanya Maraj) Quotes
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I like being from a city that is not entrenched in show business. When you're in New York City or Los Angeles, even if you're not dealing with show business, there's still this sense that it's the center of the universe.
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It's true that I run a multi-national group but I have no interests in India. So please tell me, what should my identity be?
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I have been to Canada several times. It was autumn when I visited Vancouver, and I will always remember the colour of the trees in British Columbia were stunning.
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'Obvious' is the most dangerous word in mathematics.
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I want to do roles that take women a step farther. I don't want to be slotted into anything. But if I get a brilliant role which requires me to be a mother, then I will do it. But I want people to see that a woman could be anything at whatever age, even if she is married or has two kids.
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I don't want to be known as an item dancer. I want to be known as an actress only.
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I always wanted to do things on my own terms, and unfortunately in this industry, that's not something that is easily given. You're at the mercy of other people, but then you still have that drive to continue on. That's an equation for a lot of heartbreak.
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I married the first man I ever kissed. When I tell this to my children, they just about throw up.
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I never come away from a film thinking I nailed it.
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It's very good for you, riding. You know how every model is like, 'I do yoga.' Well, I find horses to have the same effect, in that you have to put your ego aside and concentrate on making the horse do the things you want it to do, and move in the way you want it to move - particularly if you're doing dressage.
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One of the most important roles of our journalists is to be watchdogs.
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I remember a specific moment, watching my grandmother hang the clothes on the line, and her saying to me, 'you are going to have to learn to do this,' and me being in that space of awareness and knowing that my life would not be the same as my grandmother's life.
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I am slightly fascinated by the question of whether humanity is capable of change. I may have come to the conclusion that we're not, but we keep trying.
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I would wish for any one of my colleagues to have the experience of working with Martin Scorsese once in their lifetime.
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My defensiveness in life really helps me as a driver.
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It was the best route to get folks to understand segregation fast. Civil rights and women's rights had a clear history. Making the transition to rights for people with disabilities became easier because we had the history of the other two.
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As a child, I would put on shows in my neighborhood with friends and perform Barbra Streisand songs for my classmates.
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You don't have to be dowdy to be a Christian.
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Some smart man once said that on the most exalted throne in the world, we are seated on nothing but our own arse.
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I never want my kids to feel like I'm just some housewife who was just kicking it with my husband, because that's not the kind of woman that I am.
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You have to captivate and entertain if you want your message to get across.
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Being a big fan of 'Glee,' I want to do the show justice.
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I want to make films that cater to the world audiences.
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I know you want it, boy. I see you tryin. Just keep on pushin, I'm a let you slide in.
