"I want to keep growing and living life to the fullest for as long as I'm on this planet."
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"Just because I'm presented life in a certain way doesn't mean I do all these things. It's just something I choose to express."
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"I came to the realization that a strong female is frightening to everybody, because all societies are male-dominated, black societies, poor people, rich people, any racial group, they're all dominated by men. A strong female is going to threaten everybody across the board..."
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"Honestly, I don't read newspapers, magazines, whatever. They're just not part of my lexicon. I don't want to be manipulated, or manipulated about other people's work."
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"I'd like to think I am taking people on a journey; I am not just entertaining people, but giving them something to think about when they leave."
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"We learn our lessons; we get hurt; we want revenge. Then we realize that actually, happiness and forgiving people is the best revenge."
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"New York wasn't everything I thought it would be. It did not welcome me with open arms. The first year, I was held up at gunpoint. Raped on the roof of a building I was dragged up to with a knife in my back, and had my apartment broken into three times. I don't know why; I had nothing of value after they took my radio the first time."
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"A good relationship is a competition of generosity."
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"I'm not a reluctant pop star. I'm very grateful and happy for everything that I have and for things when they go well. On the other hand, I've had enough of the other side to know that if it doesn't, I will survive that and life goes on."
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"It is difficult to believe in a religion that places such a high premium on chastity and virginity."
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"I'm not particularly fond of kissing strange men-contrary to popular belief."
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"There's no borderline for the things that I can say, do, and create."
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"I've always been under scrutiny. But I used to just not really pay attention to what people said."
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"The idea of service to humanity, putting yourself in situations where people have much less than you do, puts life in perspective."
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"If you're not comfortable with a strong woman you're not comfortable with your own feminine instincts. You're not comfortable, period. You're going to be threatened by everything that's not exactly like you are ... and that is the measure any man."
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"I don't think about my old stuff. I just move forward."
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"I wanted to be famous, I wanted everybody to love me. I wanted to be a star. I worked really hard, and my dream came true."
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"Art can heal it if art is allowed to exist. And if art is slowly wiped off the face of the planet, then what tools do we have to reach people, to appeal to them and all of their senses?"
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"Nothing lasts forever. Should I?"
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"I think lines are meant to be crossed anyways. The entire time I was singing on the cross, there's numbers flipping over my head. You know, starting at one and going up to 12 million."
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