Quotes from Rihanna

Nothing in life comes easy. Everything comes with a sacrifice

I don't do things for the response or for the controversy. I just live my life.

My body is weird. I wake up when the sun comes up, and it's hard for me to go to sleep. My thoughts just take over.

If I ever go to West Africa, it would probably be for a free concert. I would want to do something for the people there. Maybe we can make a whole event, the way Bob Marley would have done it. Just for the people. And if they climb over the gate, let them climb over the gate.

I want to give people a taste of the Caribbean, and show them the fun side of me.

I can't make a song for a particular person or demographic. If I love it, I'm gonna do it. I have to perform it for the rest of my life. A song is like a tattoo - you can never get away from it.

I'd love to date somebody cool, fun, funny.

I am a child but I have to think and act like a woman, this business forces you to.

Let go of the things that make you feel dead. Life is worth living!

Attention is something I've learned to ignore. This is what I do: I live my life and they document it.

I found the one, he changed my life, but was it me that changed?

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but chains and whips excite me.

I'm really looking forward to seeing what life brings to me.

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.

Whatever I'm feeling, whatever I'm going through, whatever mood I'm in... If I'm feeling like dancing or clubbing, then it will be reflected in the music. If I'm feeling dark and vulnerable, then it will reflect in the music, too.

I have a lot of other stuff to accomplish before I get to kids. Whenever the time is right, I'll just know. If I had a girl, she'd probably be really rebellious. She would be like a bundle of karma. I would love to bring them up in Barbados.

If I cry, it's because I'm very angry and I can't do anything about it because I've run into a dead end. That's when the tears would come down.

I think women want freedom. They want to be empowered. They want hope. They want love; they want all the things that I want, and I'm not afraid to say those things and act on them, and I think that's why they identify with me.

The stylish kids on the street, they're the ones that set the trends. The designers see what they're doing and go and design their line and sell it back to the same kids, and it's like, why not go directly to the source?

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.

I am a child but I have to think and act like a woman, this business forces you to.

Single life is so overrated. It sucks.

When I see myself as an old woman, I just think about being happy. And hopefully, I'll still be fly.

If you don't live your life, then who will?