Nicki Minaj (Onika Tanya Maraj) Quotes
The people that are inclined to hate are also inclined to belosers. A loser could never congratulate a winner – it’s not in them
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My father passed away when I was very young, so I was head of household for a very long time. Whether it came to cooking food or having to braid hair to get kids out of the door for school, I've been one that has - with the help of my mother - has been a father figure for a lot of young ladies.
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I'm just a black hole for stuff. No one should ever hand me anything, because I get so easily distracted. I'll be like, 'Oh, look, something shiny!' I'm glad I never learned how to drive. I would be really dangerous.
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Letters are like wine; if they are sound they ripen with keeping. A man should lay down letters as he does a cellar of wine.
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I like to look at 'A Place in the Sun' every now and get inspired by it.
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It's a good thing I don't read everything Eddie says, or I'd be up in arms and not enjoying my life.
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I'm always shy when I meet people I admire so I wouldn't be able to say anything rather than, 'How do you do? Love you! Bye!'
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I like to be underdressed rather than overdressed. For an event or a premiere, it's fun to dress up more - then I like to experiment.
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I want to keep a thread between the studio and the stage, and I want to flow more easily from one to the other.
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Entrenched scriptural literalism is, in my opinion, completely out of touch with reality.
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I have never taken myself that seriously as an actor.
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World War II has always been of great interest to me. I've known for decades that it was just one more war the politicians suckered us into.
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I just always wanted to be left alone to go into a creative space.
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If I'm confirmed, I'll be myself.
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Let the path be open to talent.
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'Runaround Sue' was a big record for me, as well as the music video for it.
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I believe that life is a journey towards God, and that no one has the right to insist that you go a certain road.
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The more research you do, the more at ease you are in the world you're writing about. It doesn't encumber you, it makes you free.
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People are not happy with women in actual power, yet we seem to be happy to take women on as figureheads, objects, like queens. It's a powerful yet politically powerless role.
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People are used to being coddled.
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I was shy talking about certain things, and I was shy with being honest because I didn't want people to judge me talking about fatherhood and how somebody should have my child around me.
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Who you work with is even more important than who you hang out with because you spend a lot more time with your workmates than your friends.
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The seeds of a redwood are released from cones that are about the size of olives. The heartwood of the tree is a dark, shimmery red in color, like old claret. The wood has a lemony scent and is extremely resistant to rot.
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We all are just people, and something happens, and we make a decision as a result when something happens, and it could be a poor choice or a good choice or anywhere in between. But we make that decision in the moment, and we live with the consequences.
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The people that are inclined to hate are also inclined to belosers. A loser could never congratulate a winner – it’s not in them
