Nicki Minaj Quotes

But, by just being myself, I end up touching a lot more people who might never have paid much attention to a female rapper.

I don't think many people have met someone like me. I don't think the world gets to see too many women like me, and I enjoy being that woman.

It's cool to be different and just be who you are and shock people in a good way.

Being a grown-up woman doesn't mean you can't look beautiful, individual and different.

Don't try to stand out that much for prom. Be yourself.

A lot of Asian girls love being basic because it's safe. But the thing is, a lot of my fans are those girls, and they want to be bolder, but there's no one they could look up to and be like, 'It's OK to be that way.'

You just gotta be yourself and don't hold anything back just because you're a woman.

I'm in my own little lane, doing just me. I don't have to fit in.

Own your differences and don't always try to fit in. The more unique you are, the more you stand out.

The way I dress, the way I talk, the way I do things, what I say on Twitter - it's just like, that's who you are, so don't try to mask who you are just because of what other people think of you.

I want to be the biggest thing that's out because I'm different from everybody. I don't sound like nobody.

More people should stand up and not be afraid to do things that mean something to them.

I have been told too much - to talk less, to keep my opinions to myself, to not sound intelligent - all this was told to me so that I could fit in. But I never thought I fit in anyway. So if you don't fit in, at least stand out.

I'm never concerned about being first or on trend. I only want to feel like my most rad 'me.'

I've always felt like I'm Asia: I'm the first me and I'm the first Asia that's going to walk into the room, and I'm here to change the game. That's part of who I am.

You have to definitely be yourself in order to stand out.

Look, I can't dim my shine just because some people feel uncomfortable.

Embrace what makes you unique, even if it makes others uncomfortable.

The courage to be yourself is the essence of hip hop

If you can do something that's authentic to yourself, how you feel as a person, then it's gonna be different than everybody else because everybody's different.

Don't try to be anybody else, because that's what I do. I do me. I'm not trying to impress anybody. I'm not trying to please my pastor at church. I'm not trying to even please my mom, to be honest.

I've never wanted to be anybody else, and I never thought anybody else could be me more than me.

I celebrate the things that make me different, and it's worked to my advantage.

Madonna influenced me a lot. She's all about really being yourself and not giving a care in the world, and I really take after that.

I think a lot of people try to be someone else, and Young Thug really is who he is. I love his melodies, how he dresses, how he carries himself.