Aaliyah Quotes

I had that laser focus, identified what I wanted when I was a kid, and never let anything get in my way. If you look on paper at who I am and what I sound like, and what I look like, you wouldn't say, 'Go into broadcasting.' It's just what I wanted to do - I knew that I could do it, and I never let anyone tell me that I couldn't.

The older I get, the more I'm starting to believe in myself.

I believe in myself. I always have and I always will.

My will power has always been very strong. If I want something, I'll get it. I've had no trouble keeping my head on my shoulders, nor do I have any chips on there.

I think I've also grown a little bit in that I'm not so easily dissuaded if I really believe something.

No one is going to pay much attention to the person who has no confidence in himself.

Once you have been through a certain amount of things in life, you definitely grow more comfortable with yourself. To persevere and hang in there and believe in yourself.

I know there is a stereotype that I am naive, but I know what I want, and I know what I'm doing to get there.

I know I've got to learn to believe in myself.

I think I was born strong-willed. That's not the kind of thing you can learn. The advantage is, you stick to what you believe in and rarely get pushed out of what you want to do.

I always knew I would be successful. So there was no element of surprise.

I've been fortunate enough to be headstrong, to be full of self-belief, and those things have never wavered for me.

Nobody needs to cry for me. I'm going to be great.

I've been strong and determined all my life about many things I've wanted.

I was definitely different from the other kids... I was more ambitious. I knew what I liked and what I wanted, and I worked really hard. I was a very serious kid.

I'm more confident now than I've ever been. As you get older, you have to be.

I'm a very strong woman.

You have to have confidence in where you're going. Don't live and die by the fans' tweets.

When a woman makes up her mind, she gets what she wants.

I don't fear anyone. I just concentrate on giving my best.

I'm always going to be confident in myself.

I've always believed in myself, and it's such a long competition over two days, you can't worry about what anyone else is doing.

I'm very confident on my feet.

I'm attracted to men who know what they want and go after it.

My mother has taught me to be self-reliant, independent and ambitious. She has taught me to chase my goals even though nobody believes in you, you need to believe and you need to fly.