54 Rihanna Quotes
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Rihanna quotes
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If I wasn't a singer, I think I'd be studying to be a psychologist.
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I admire my mother ; she's given me a lot of strength and made me the person I am today.
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I want to have my first child by 25. I want to have five kids.
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I'm a tall girl, I am five nine
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It wasn't that [my management or the label] told me what to do, It was more of what I couldn't do. I couldn't wear red lipstick. I couldn't wear my hair in a ponytail; all kinds of stupid things. Being 'Rihanna' wasn't natural. So I rebelled. I'm doing me. Now, Robyn (Rihanna's first name) and Rihanna are much more similar.
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I own a farm in Barbados. I plan to raise ostriches when I retire.
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Jay-z featured on my single was like a dream come true.
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Bad is not sleazy. Bad has its own term to every individual and in my case it just means I've gotten a little rebellious on the album, broken out of my shell and I'm taking risks... Michael Jackson 'bad' kind of way. (about her Good Girl Gone Bad album)
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I used to listen to a lot of reggae music and when I move to America, I was exposed to different types of music. It made me want to try everything and that's why my songs now are a fusion of so much.
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Dancing was always part of my culture growing up in Barbados! When I shot my 1st video I worked really hard with my choreographer to perfect the routines!
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When I did that Metallic stuff for my Umbrella video, I didn't do it to show my body. I didn't do it for people to like me. I did it because it was a cool visual, unexpected and I looked hot. I just find myself leaning towards stuff that only Madonna can pull off.
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My sound is really a fusion of reggae, hip-hop and R&B, with a little something different thrown in.
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When I purchase an album, I like an album where I don't have to skip any songs. That's the kind of album I tried to make. There's something on there for everyone
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I wouldn't have wanted to date white guys before but they're killin' it right now, Justin Timberlake, Orlando Bloom, Paul Walker..Every hot guy I see is white
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I saw just a little bit of Jay's face down the hall and I was just like, 'Oh my God!' I had never met a celebrity, and to meet a celebrity who's also the president of the label, that was crazy!
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I'm not looking to steal Beyonce's crown. I'm looking to get my own.
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If I hadn't met Evan and Carl I might have just been dreaming forever.
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I'm terrified of going under the knife. Because of the pain, the complications - not to mention the fact that it's utterly unauthentic. 'If my t*ts aren't feeling big one day, too bad. I'll get a good bra. 'I like my body and I work out as hard as I can to make it as perfect as possible. But at the end of the day there's always people who criticise your weight, your hairstyle and what you're wearing. I just get on with it.'
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I want to give people a taste of the Caribbean, and show them the fun side of me.
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'I'm only 19. My mother would kill me if I did!' (About posing nude)
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I LOVE Toronto. I also really love Japan tough. My fans are so supportive and enthusiastic over there. (Answer on the question where Rihanna's favorite places were)
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Eating icecream late at night is so bad, but I love it
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I would sing in the mirror, holding a brush to my mouth like it was a microphone. The neighbors would always be complaining about how loud I was singing.
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We all chose the next single. Me, Jay-Z, Evan and Carl. There was actually a fight because there was so many second singles
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When I was younger I took jazz, but the teacher yelled at me and I never went back, ever again!
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Success for me isn't a destination it's a journey. Everybody's working to get to the top but where is the top? It's all about working harder and getting better and moving up and up.
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Everytime I come to New York, I get tempted to do something weird, like getting a piercing or a tattoo.
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A lot of people don't get to tell me. They always say I know you're going to do what you want to do, but I'm telling you what my concerns are.
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The audition definitely went well. They (Def Jam) locked me into the office - till 3am. And Jay Z said, 'There's only two ways out. Out the door after you sign this deal. Or through this window...' and we were on the 29th floor. Very flattering.
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You can't even go out with a celebrity and have a good time without people making s**t up.
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You don't want to live your life and then meet someone. You want to share your life with someone. That's what I'm missing right now.
You dont want to live your life and then meet someone. You want to share your life with someone. Thats what I'm missing right now.
If you sexy and you know it and you ain't afraid to show it. Put a candle on my motherfu*king back baby blow it.
If you sexy and you know it and you aint afraid to show it. Put a candle on my motherfu*king back baby blow it.
Never underestimate a man's ability to make you feel guilty for his mistakes.
Remember how you did it? Remember how you fit it? If you still wanna kiss it, come, c-come and get it.
Once you're back on your feet - if you ever make it back on your feet - that's the ultimate achievement. I remember I was in New York at the Trump Hotel and I woke up and I just knew I was over it. It was a different day. I felt different. I didn't feel lonely. I felt like I wanted to get up and be in the world. That was a great, great feeling.
Cheers to the freakin' weekend. I drink to that, yeah yeah.
I know that he knows I'm unfaithful and it kills him inside to know that I am happy with some other guy. I can see him dying...
It's every girl's dream to be a cover girl!
The hottest bitch in heels right here.
I always listen to music no matter what I'm doing. Music is definitely always something that drives the mood and creating and helps you lock that in and escape to a whole other world.
I can compensate for all my weaknesses with my fashion.
I stand up for what I believe in and a lot of the time that can be against people's opinions.
The most important thing is to be happy and true to yourself. I don't want to look back at this in 30 years from now and say, 'I did it all to make them happy and I didn't enjoy.'
I'm really looking forward to seeing what life brings to me.
You know it was a good night when you wake up and run to your BFF's room like...How did I get in my bed? Did I walk? Stumble? Get carried?
I'm friends with the monster that's under my bed; get along with the voices inside of my head. You're trying to save me, stop holdin' your breath, snd you think I'm crazy.
If someone is right for you, you'll know it.
Im open to love but guys should have to earn it because the minute they get it, they want something else. Men are like hunters; they like the chase. So you have to keep them guessing.
Only one party sticks out in my mind as a kid. It was the best party ever. I was 5 years old, and my mom dressed me up in a church dress and stockings to go to the party and park.
While you getting your cry on, I'm getting my fly on.
Now hes no longer living. So Imma bout to leave town...
Turn up the music, and I feel just a little now. Turn up the music, don't turn me down.