Nicki Minaj (Onika Tanya Maraj) Quotes
People's expectations of what I'm capable of doing are very low. People have been used to hearing little one-liners and me play around.
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I see my daft surname as a positive thing. It first dawned on me that I had a comical name when someone called me 'Fishface' on my first day at school. I've heard all the fish jokes since then, many times over.
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You are important enough to ask and you are blessed enough to receive back.
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I don't care much about hardware. Nintendo games are some of the best games in the world, and from a more graphical standpoint, the Wii can't do what a PS3 or 360 can do.
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Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant.
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Linda Hunt is so good and so sweet. She is a Tony Award nominee and won an Oscar. Pearls just come out of her mouth.
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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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The reason a poet is a poet is to write poems, not to advertise himself as a poet.
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We ignore slow environmental changes unless they are crisis-driven, such as hurricanes in Florida.
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The biggest rival I had in my career was me. I couldn't control Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Tom Watson or Lee Trevino. The only person I could control was me.
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It was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder and said, 'Remember, my son, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm.'
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I love the color pink. It makes a bold statement.
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My father taught me many important giving lessons, but two stand out. First, always give as much as you possibly can. And second, give equally from among your resources - your time, your mind and your capital. These are principles I live by.
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I think everybody should focus on inner beauty.
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Leaving sex to the feminists is like letting your dog vacation at the taxidermist.
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It vexes me when they would constrain science by the authority of the Scriptures, and yet do not consider themselves bound to answer reason and experiment.
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My career is playing the guys who go, 'Boo.' That's what I do.
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The closer a Negro got to the ballot box, the more he looked like a rapist.
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Sainthood is acceptable only in saints.
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I like writers who seem to write because they have to. You get the feeling of this burning desire to tell a story. I find it in Peter Carey, Nicola Barker, Ali Smith and David Foster Wallace.
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To be free means to be independent, not to be influenced by what others think and say.
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When I'm in the city, I like to go to different events and get introduced to different people. That's what New York is all about. There is great diversity, and there are people from all over the world who have done amazing things. That's my favorite thing to do: meet new people.
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I'm used to performing. I'm comfortable in front of people. I'm never the one who's fighting for attention, but I've always been comfortable.
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People's expectations of what I'm capable of doing are very low. People have been used to hearing little one-liners and me play around.
