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.
Quotes to Explore
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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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You read about somebody, and it doesn't really matter whether or not they really exist - the point is that you get into them like real characters.
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If doing what ought to be done be made the first business and success a secondary consideration--is not this the way to exalt virtue?
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I do miss the rhythms of comedy. And I've never been able to perform very well without an audience. The sitcoms I've done had them. It was like doing a little play.
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Common sense is strengthened by joy.
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There are some people who want me and my husband to stay where it is safe and draw a paycheck every week instead of what we are doing (which is creating and sharing our art with others). The truth is that there are people in this world - Dave and I being two - who would die a slow painful death if stuck in an office and made to do the kind of work that we are not made to do.
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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.
