I don't turn to anyone for advice. I do what I want.

Your problems with me are not my problems, those are your problems.

Black culture is cool, but black issues sure aren't, huh?

I don't want to be nice. Nice girls can only get what they're offered.

Sometimes I feel like I float in and out of different personalities.

The Grammys are supposed to be awards for artistic excellence… Iggy Azalea’s not excellent.

Ketchup I'm hot, dog Frankfurters, you're Nathan But relish hatin'

Why does the UN need to raise money for ebola? Can't the gov just print the damn dollars themselves and get this done already.

No offence to Nicki Minaj, but her career has essentially been a Lil’ Kim tribute

I have never felt the pain of not being white the way I've felt it since I've been a public figure/part of this entertainment industry.

If you're mad at someone for being excited and inspired by your art then you're doing it wrong.

I feel as if I had been born dead underAmerican bombardment.

Discipline must be maintained.

Our children are extensions of ourselves in ways our parents are not, nor our brothers and sisters, nor our spouses.

I am fun. I do have a good time. I have a good heart. I'm not all jokes. I'm a pretty serious person sometimes. I'm very very hardworking. I'm very academic.

I really enjoy the lattitude I have with being a private citizen. I can get a lot done. I am good with that.

Truth uncompromisingly told will always have its ragged edges.

It is unlikely that you'll have anything emerge from MEF (Major Economies Forum) by way of detailed programmatic specificity.

Free speech is not just free speech for people you admire. It's also for people who you think of as reprehensible.

Friends are the most important ingredient in this recipe of life.

On the streets of the city They have taken my Who-I-Am As well as my What-I-Was And now I am desperate for them both Again