Nicki Minaj (Onika Tanya Maraj) Quotes
Sometimes you don't realize how far you've gotten until you look around at the people who are still trailing far behind you.
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Women can't be afraid to look like action heroes. It's not always pretty, but when it's on the screen, it translates well to the audience.
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Milos said, You're my first choice. From my point of view, that doesn't pay the rent. I said, Tell me what I have to do next because I'm busy painting my kitchen.
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My family loves to take me out, and we do regular things like go to the movies. My friends do that as well. At the same time, I love work and I want to be busy all the time!
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The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person.
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God doesn't know things. He is things.
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Time whizzes by when you have children. They make you aware of the passing of time, but also help keep you young.
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We've all heard of the surveys revealing that teenagers think cows lay eggs, and others where children can identify more brand logos than trees, by a staggering margin. My view is that children will form a significant part of the green fightback. They instinctively understand the value of the environment.
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Dealing with the government does not mean you have to give a bribe.
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Sometimes, whether you like it or not, people elevate you. It's real easy to fall.
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There's a difference between being posh and being rich.
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If wanted to play a sport, I played a sport. If I wanted to do things that many girls born in 1950 didn't do, I did it.
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Truth, when not sought after, rarely comes to light.
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The plastic bottle we're throwing away every day still stays there. And if we show that to people, then we can also promote some behavioral change.
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It's tricky, performing the show live. Because when you're in a big auditorium, in front of 700 people, the natural tendency is to want to talk louder. You want to project.
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My motivation and aspiration is the same, being number one or being number five. So that's the truth. And my goal is the same - it's to always be happy playing, it's to enjoy the game and improve always.
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In sailing, I single-hand, and I want to do the Horn. The Horn is the maximum expression of sailing, the way the Iditarod is the maximum expression of running dogs. It's not to write about it; it's to experience the maximum thing.
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My calling, as one imperfect human, is to celebrate and uphold life every time I get the chance.
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I was quite academic, quite geeky when I was a kid. I was more interested in going to school than I was in becoming a film star or something.
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We thought: we're poor, we have nothing, but when we started losing one after the other so each day became remembrance day, we started composing poems about God's great generosity and - our former riches.
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I think there comes a time in every persons life where they just need to go to the darkest, most dismal place.
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The idea of 'Badlands' was creating a space with sound, which is a really difficult thing to do.
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I want to be able to touch people's heart through my music. I want to bring a smile on every face. In my own humble, small way, I want to touch lives.
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Sometimes you don't realize how far you've gotten until you look around at the people who are still trailing far behind you.
