Quotes from Nicki Minaj

In the history of the hip hop world...there has been one, single, solitary human being in the history of the world. One female rapper to sell more albums than me in the first week.

And I call Saks Fifth Ave-y home. That is where a real bad Barbie roam.

Might let him take it home and slaughter that/ He got friends for all of my friends/ They ain't leaving 'till we say when/ And we gon' hangover the next day.

Defend my honor - Protect my pride

I graduate with honors. I balled Nead O'Connor. I did a free style then I got a shoutout from Obama.

Defend my honor protect my pride the good advice i always hated but looking back it made me greater .. u make me laugh u make me hoarse from yelling at you and getting at u.

Your victory is right around the corner. Never give up.

I'm in my dressing room about to play to a sold-out crowd at the O2 arena in Ireland. Name a female rapper who's ever done that and I will give you $100,000.

Sometimes I want to just pull the off switch, but you can't because if you go outside, you have to give people your all. You can't say, 'Oh, you know what? I'm not feeling good today.' No. No one's trying to hear that. When a woman comes up to you and says, 'Hey, my daughter's your biggest fan. Can we have a picture?' - you can't say no.

How could it be little me had the power to be The best 'B' in the league yeah inevitably

But had I accepted the pickle juice, I would be drinking pickle juice right now.

True confidence leaves no room for jealousy. When you know your are great, you have no need to hate.

Lavender is the new pink. I'll never stop wearing pink but I wanted to venture out.

The animated bug has bitten pop culture. It makes me feel happy and free. When you don't act seriously, you can make up your own rules.

Respect your haters. They're the only ones who think you're better than them.

Maybe your weird is my normal. Who's to say?

I've always been intrigued by color and by interesting hair. I was one of those weird little girls doing my own hair at the age of 9. I was, like, getting weird gels and new brushes and cornrow holders. I would tweak and perm at the age of 13.

When people see my makeup, they think all types of crazy things that I'm doing to my skin, but it's makeup. It's the weirdest thing. They'll see contouring and think you had surgery on your nose. No. No. No. Look at 'RuPaul's Drag Race' and you'll see... you can make your nose look... what ever shape you want it.

I don't mind being called a weirdo.

I don't mind being called a weirdo. There are a lot of people in hip-hop who are probably never going to get what I do. But, by just being myself, I end up touching a lot more people who might never have paid much attention to a female rapper.

Still I rise Still I fight Still I might crack a smile Keep my eyes on the prize See my haters tell em hi

Life is a prize, but to live doesn't mean you're alive

May the Lord protect me as the world gets hectic. My voice projected, my life reflected.

I want to show little girls that the possibilities are endless. That's my goal - to not only do it for myself, but to show them I can do whatever I put my mind to.