Pepa Quotes

I've always said, if you treat yourself like a queen, you'll attract a king.

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Treat, Always, Like, Yourself

We need to say to ourselves 'I'm talented, loved, worthy, and valued.'

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Loved, Need, Valued, Worthy

Peter Jennings came to us and said to make a PSA, 'Let's Talk About AIDS.' But I was naive about how the virus is contracted - until Magic Johnson came out. I'd stereotyped it, thinking it was a gay disease, a white man's disease.

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Magic, About, Johnson, Contracted

Ladies, you have to love yourself... you don't always have to have a man.

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Love, Love Yourself, Always, Ladies

I'm gonna be in miniskirts at 50. Tina Turner.

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Tina Turner, Gonna, Tina, Turner

Our trademark asymmetrical hairstyle came about by accident. My sister was trying to get her beautician's licence, and I was her guinea pig. She permed my hair and didn't wash out one of the sides properly, so the whole right side of my hair was eaten out. After she washed it, I was half bald.

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About, Half, Guinea Pig, Eaten

A lot of guys don't get their recognition, all the good men out there.

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Men, Get, Lot, Good Men

The women like us because we're the first real women rappers, and the men like us because we're strong. We're not some soft little rappers with soft little voices. The men who see us end up going, 'Hey! They're kickin' it!'

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Strong, Some, Like, Real Women

We had fashion errors that became hits. We were bold with our colors and tights and being very sexy and the assymmetrical hairstyle.

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Sexy, Very, Became, Errors

For girls who want to get their waistline down a little bit and don't have any weights in the house, they can actually use a broom and put it behind their necks, lap over it and twist and squat. I do all of that if I don't go to the gym.

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Behind, Over It, Use, Squat

Be empowered as a female, as a woman. Don't apologize. Don't lose yourself in another person's life.

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Woman, Lose, Person, Apologize

It's tough, with the iTunes and all the downloads... You've really got to make an impact to be heard and be unique and different.

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Tough, Impact, Got, iTunes

Music has changed. You can just throw songs out on iTunes song by song; you don't have to do a whole album.

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Music, Song, Throw, iTunes

There was a time when we had a nice little run: Eve, Lil' Kim, Queen Latifah, Missy Elliott, Lauryn Hill, Remy Ma, Da Brat - it goes on. But what I noticed is that a lot of talented females in hip-hop came out of a male camp.

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Queen, Run, Had, Camp

I want to reach everyone, but I have a dedication to women. Being that I'm a woman myself, and with the things that I've gone through, I've dealt with a lot of women that are in the dark and blind about relationships who depend on men for their happiness, emotionally and financially.

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Woman, Blind, Through, Financially

If I'm on a date, I don't want to talk business right away. Let it feel like a date. I don't want to talk about my job right then.

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Business, Date, Away, Right Away

The guys love us - they think we're sexy - but the girls take us seriously... I've always said that when I was a teenager growing up, I wish I had girls like Salt-n-Pepa to look up to. If I'd had someone I could relate to, a lot of things would probably be different.

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Love, Wish, Had, Teenager

I grew up with park jams. That's how I knew about rap... The local MCs would grab the mic and start rapping. I just used to be so in awe and fascinated and like, 'Wow, this is amazing!' But I would never, ever touch the mic. Heck no.

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Used, About, Mic, Wow

Some things I see on television, I think, 'Oh my gosh, they're showing that now?' wow.

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Think, Some, I Think, Wow

Every group has its time. Nobody reigns forever, except Michael Jackson. So, you've gotta be ready for that - and be wise about what you're doing.

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Doing, Gotta, About, None

Parents need to sit down with their boys and girls and tell them how to carry themselves and tell the boys how to respect women and respect yourself and know who you are.

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Need, Tell, Them, Sit

We've been in the game for so long, it's great to be honored for our contributions to the game of hip-hop and be told that we're not forgotten about, that our music is timeless.

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Game, Been, About, Hip-Hop

For a long time, we got no respect. People thought we just got lucky. They said we were a one-record wonder.

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Thought, Lucky, Got, No Respect

Fans make you understand it was more than music to them. It was a movement, a voice they felt they didn't have that we expressed for them.

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Voice, Understand, More, Expressed

We've always been into God. We feel we are blessed. That's part of our success. I mean, apart from the chemistry and the talent, we are blessed. I don't think it can happen without God.

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Think, Chemistry, Always, Apart

'Push It,' to me, was very pop. And back then, you were called 'sell-out' to be pop.

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Very, Pop, Were, Push

We'll be in our 60s performing 'Push It' somewhere. Good old 'Push It.' I don't know what it is about that song.

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Song, Old, Performing, Push

We've been fortunate. 'Push It' will never die.

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Die, Never, Been, Push

We brought fashion, fun, and femininity to hip hop.

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Hip Hop, Brought, Hop, Femininity

Lack of communication is the key to any successful relationship going wrong.

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Communication, Going, Any, Key

My kids used to see me crying and depressed all the time, and that can affect kids as well.

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See, Crying, Affect, Depressed

Onstage, we're very dominant and aggressive. But we laugh and play a lot, too.

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Play, Very, Lot, Aggressive

There are good men out there. There are guys who have their priorities straight, who take care of their kids, who respect their mothers.

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Good, Respect, Out, Good Men

We feel we're setting a trend. Other girl groups watch our style and see how we rap. And there are some male rappers I feel we've overthrown.

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Some, Other, Rap, Rappers

We opened the door for women rappers.

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Women, Door, Opened, Rappers

We never said we were hard-core or that we didn't want our music crossing over or being popular.

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Want, Over, Being, Popular

I tried snowboarding before, and I suck at it.

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Tried, Before, Snowboarding, Suck

Women come up to us all the time and give us the most amazing compliments, like, 'Salt-N-Pepa was the soundtrack of my life.' They remind us that we meant so much to them. Sometimes artists don't really grasp that. But when you talk to fans, you get in touch with your legacy.

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Legacy, My Life, Sometimes, Remind

I was a loudmouth rock star when I was still in college. Purple hair this week, green hair next week, blond hair the week after. I was doing that fashion before it was really cool.

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College, Rock Star, Next, Blond

I wasn't from the streets, but I was in the streets. I had a good family, nice home - you know, I can't say I grew up with nothing... but I chose to hang in the streets.

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Streets, Hang, Good Family, Chose

We're not just three dumb girls from the ghetto who got lucky.

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Dumb, Lucky, Just, Ghetto

We try to keep our audience involved. It is a show, but we want to make sure that everybody - us, them - has a good time.

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Audience, Everybody, Sure, Good Time

When I see a cutie in front at a concert, I say, 'Ohhh, you're so cute! What's your name?' But I wouldn't do that in real life.

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Concert, Say, I See, Real Life

Nowadays, everyone has a stylist - we were raw, wearing 8 ball jackets with kente hats and spandex. It's a quintessential look that everyone loved.

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Everyone, Quintessential, Stylist

Don't rationalize or internalize abusive behavior, because love doesn't hurt.

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Love, Behavior, Because, Hurt

Girls are our biggest fans, I tell you. I mean women; I mean even the big ones. They say things like, 'You inspired me!'

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Big, Tell, Like, They Say

We're always going to party and have fun. We'll always be pushing it and leaving you with something to remember.

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Remember, Always, Going, Leaving

AC/DC 'Back in Black' - Those were my punk rock days.

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Rock, Punk, Were, Punk Rock

We've never been political, and our fans like us that way. Music is supposed to be fun. But we do drop a positive message.

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Drop, Like, Been, Message

If you feel good about yourself, there's nothing wrong with showing your stuff.

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Nothing, Feel, About, Showing

We all have little sisters and cousins who look up to us, and we see what they go through. So we have to be an example. A lot of artists come into this business and they don't see things that way. But as you get older - and now that we also have children - your conscience starts working on you.

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Through, Conscience, Your, Starts

A lot of our fans, they always say Salt-N-Pepa and Spinderella was the soundtrack to their lives.

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Always, Lot, Lives, Soundtrack

I'm spiritual, too, but 'Gitty Up' is a great song, know what I mean?

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Song, Mean, Too, Great Song

I'm not ashamed to speak about anything. And what I'm telling you is real; it's from the heart.

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Speak, Telling, About, Ashamed

I like to look good. I'm well-respected, and I demand that - and I don't mind showin' off!

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Mind, Look, Like, Demand

I do like performing 'I'll Take Your Man,' because that was a hard song.

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Song, Like, Take, Performing

There is nothing that you can't overcome. So it's never too late for happiness.

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Late, Never, Too Late, Overcome

Kids started coming to my concert, and I realized that I had sense of responsibility.

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Responsibility, Concert, Realized

At the end of the day, your life is on the line when you're dealing with abusive men, and your life is more important than any man.

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End Of The Day, More, Line, Dealing

Not everyone's role model material, but we do have a sense of responsibility because kids listen more to us than they would their parents.

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Role Model, Everyone, Role, Material

We've always been for women and for biggin' up their self-esteem. That's why we do songs like 'Independent.'

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Self-Esteem, Always, Been, Independent

We're just not going anywhere. Our songs are here to stay.

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Here, Going, Songs, Anywhere

There is a business side to me and a spiritual side.

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Business, Me, Side, Spiritual

Don't waste your time with a good-for-nothing man.

- Pepa

Time, Man, Your, Waste

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