Rita Ora Quotes

I'm a massive fragrance fan - I think fragrance is part of someone's hygiene, and I'm a big believer in leaving an impression through scent.

- Rita Ora

Think, Big, Through, Believer

Between sixteen and eighteen, I was singing anywhere I could, in bars or down at the pub.

- Rita Ora

Singing, Sixteen, Could, Bars

When I was a kid, I'd spray paint my hair, cut clothes up.

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Hair, Kid, Cut, Spray

Girls have always wanted to be pretty, even in Egyptian times. Cleopatra wore all that eyeliner, you know.

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Pretty, Always, Times, Egyptian

Conquering America for a U.K. artist is incredible because that's what everybody wants and dreams about. The accomplishment is dominating a market which you aren't familiar with.

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Artist, Everybody, Which, Dominating

For me, a fragrance is another way of leaving an impression on somebody.

- Rita Ora

Me, Fragrance, Another, Another Way

I don't get jealous - I get suspicious.

- Rita Ora

Jealous, Get, Suspicious

I've been going to Bicester Village since I was young. My mum and dad really loved that place, and I always used to stock up on clothes. I love the fact that it supports great British designers.

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Love, Fact, Been, Mum And Dad

I don't really remember much about Kosovo. I only remember growing up in London, where my parents had to basically start from scratch.

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Start, London, About, Scratch

The first album I bought was the Spice Girls, ha ha.

- Rita Ora

Spice, Album, Bought, Spice Girls

Madonna, Michael Jackson, Tina Turner, Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe - they were myths of greatness.

- Rita Ora

Myths, Madonna, Tina Turner, Turner

I have a few properties, some in the U.K., some in the States, some in Kosovo. It's a nice little empire - I'm trying to create something so my family can be all right.

- Rita Ora

Nice, Right, Some, Kosovo

I literally touched down in Kosovo and the president, prime minister and mayor were waiting for me to get off the plane. Apparently that's unheard of. They don't wait for nobody.

- Rita Ora

Touched, Prime, Plane, Kosovo

I used to do ballet all the time, and I do this ballet workout: it is an amazing thing called Barrecore. It is like pulsing. It turns your legs into, like, jelly, and you feel like a Bambi; you lose so much control over your body because you're pulsing so much.

- Rita Ora

Feel, Used, Your, Bambi

I love the Scottish accent; it is very sexy.

- Rita Ora

Love, Very, I Love, Scottish

My first tour sold out in Glasgow, and they were one of the loudest. I couldn't hear myself.

- Rita Ora

Myself, Glasgow, Sold, Loudest

'Glamour's always special to me; they gave me one of my first U.K. covers, and I was so excited when I found out I got a cover for it, so, I always, always have a special place in my heart for 'Glamour.'

- Rita Ora

Excited, Always, Got, Glamour

I love getting dressed up and glamorous for the red carpet. It makes me feel powerful and sexy!

- Rita Ora

Love, Sexy, Makes, Red Carpet

There was a point in school when I was, like, thirteen, that I didn't feel comfortable at all.

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School, Comfortable, Like, Thirteen

I really have paid my dues. When I get to stay in fancy hotel suites these days, I remind myself of that.

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Myself, Fancy, Really, Dues

I love eating at my dad's pub, the Queens Arms in Kilburn. It does a traditional Albanian spinach pie.

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Love, Spinach, Dad, Pub

My dad took on every job he could get. He worked like mad. But then, at some point, he had saved up enough to open his first pub.

- Rita Ora

Some, Like, Took, Pub

I'm like a dude. Jordans are my favorite. I wear them all the time for shows. I can get girly-girly when I want to, but I can't perform in heels. I would bust my face open on stage, and we don't want that.

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I Can, Wear, Shows, Dude

My dad wanted me to go down a more academic route. He is very much about sticking to the rule book and sticking to the blueprint of a successful career.

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Career, Very, Dad, Blueprint

I'm a huge Bruce Springsteen and Duran Duran fan.

- Rita Ora

Fan, Huge, Bruce Springsteen, Duran

Without my music, no doors would have opened, so I am forever grateful, and I am always going to be singing. But yeah, when the other doors open, why not walk through?

- Rita Ora

Grateful, Through, Always, Why Not

I love masculine cuts with suits and chunky jewellery. My hair is so glam, it balances it out, and it's comfy!

- Rita Ora

Love, Suits, Glam, Balances

I mix my fragrances with body oils - I love body oils, so that's my little trick.

- Rita Ora

Love, Trick, I Love, Oils

I don't know how 'X Factor' works. I was only there as a guest judge for a day. But I watched 'The Voice' a lot; I respected how it came across on TV, and I love the freedom we get as coaches to do what we want.

- Rita Ora

Love, Voice, TV, Factor

I don't think I could do a reality show, no.

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Think, Show, Could, Reality Show

American Apparel does great colourful basics that you can customise.

- Rita Ora

American, Basics, Does, Apparel

I am normally the manly-ish girl on the planet.

- Rita Ora

I Am, Planet, Am, Normally

You know what a wifey means? It's like your other half. Like when you get married, like, that's your wife!

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Other, Means, Half, Get Married

I really admire people who have long-distance relationships. It's an incredible achievement. I couldn't do it.

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Achievement, Relationships, Long-Distance

I think the good thing about Macklemore is that he is very precise about what he gets involved in. As you can tell, he's very passionate about what he puts his name on, because he talks about things people don't usually talk about, and his concepts are very, very passionate.

- Rita Ora

Passionate, I Think, Very, Precise

I was in Boots buying contact lens solution, and my mobile went off. It was Jay-Z's partner at Roc Nation asking me what I was up to. He asked if I'd been to America, and I said, 'No.' Then he said, 'I'm putting you on a flight to New York tomorrow.'

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Flight, Been, Putting, Boots

I'm really excited to be chosen as a VEVO LIFT artist. It's a great opportunity to reach millions more music fans with my sound and let them see the real Rita.

- Rita Ora

Artist, Excited, Music Fans, Great Opportunity

Gwen Stefani's style and flow I just love. She is so cool to me!

- Rita Ora

Love, Cool, She, Flow

Daphne Guinness was amazingly comfortable in her skin, and she has an amazing collection in fashion that I wish I could just touch.

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Skin, I Wish, Could, Guinness

Twitter... can ruin your life.

- Rita Ora

Life, Twitter, Your, Ruin

I'm very spontaneous. I go with my gut.

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Go, Gut, Very, Spontaneous

Eyebrows are really important because they structure the face. In school it was funny because I was always the one walking around with tweezers plucking my girlfriends' eyebrows. I was really good; eyebrow tweezing runs in my family - my mother used to do mine, and I picked it up.

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Good, Used, Around, Runs

You can be forgotten very quickly. So I am aware that I need to stay current, keep connecting, and keep bringing things to the table... Otherwise, you can just disappear.

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Need, Very, Otherwise, Table

A steamer is like an inhaler, so you can inhale this oil or frankincense or eucalyptus. Before I go onstage, I spend half an hour taking in that steam, and it saves my life!

- Rita Ora

My Life, Like, Half, Steam

Social media is so influential now.

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Now, Social, Influential, Social Media

I don't really have that many judgements on things, or crazy statements that I feel like I have to put across.

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Feel, Like, Statements, Judgements

The album is never finished until it's on the shelves!

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Never, Album, Finished, Shelves

I think music will thrive where it wants to.

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Music, Think, I Think, Thrive

I'm most scared of failing, of disappointing people.

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Most, Failing, Disappointing, Scared

I think people take the word 'feminist' really seriously, and I think people are scared to use that word.

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Think, I Think, Take, Scared

I'm scared of a lot of things.

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Things, Lot, Scared

When your time comes, you need to grab it with both hands.

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Hands, Need, Your, Grab

If I'm not working and getting my makeup done, that's my chance to do a hair mask and a face mask and my plucking and waxing and all of that.

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Makeup, Chance, Done, Mask

It was so much fun working with Rimmel. We're inspired by many of the same things: fashion, color, sounds, style, life in general, and London in particular.

- Rita Ora

Color, London, Same Things, So Much Fun

Clothes are fun. The designers have so much fun making them, you should have fun wearing them, too.

- Rita Ora

Have Fun, Making, Designers, So Much Fun

When you're involved with someone for a while, and they decided to express their feelings to the public - that's not my personal way of therapy, but I guess everyone takes split-ups differently.

- Rita Ora

Everyone, Express, Therapy, Feelings

A music video is so different to doing a movie.

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Music, Doing, Movie, Music Video

When I was younger, I did my first audition at 'Eurovision.' I was about 17. After my first audition, I blacked out; I was just like, 'I can't do this.' I'm not knocking it or anything - it's been around for years. I'm just very, very happy I made that decision myself. I think that's one of the best decisions I've ever made.

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Been, I Think, Very, Knocking

When it comes down to the music, it's just you and the microphone. It's not you and the record execs.

- Rita Ora

Music, Down, Record, Microphone

I speak fluent Kosovan.

- Rita Ora

Speak, Fluent

To me, it doesn't matter who you are or where you're from - if you're a good person and you got my back, I got yours.

- Rita Ora

Good Person, Matter, Back, Yours

I don't know what flirting is, really. Sometimes in women, friendliness comes across as flirting. That is not what it is.

- Rita Ora

Sometimes, Know, Across, Friendliness

My mum and my dad are the sweetest couple.

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Couple, Mum, Dad, Sweetest

I've loved music. It was my first everything, but fashion and clothes is just the next step.

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Music, Loved, Next, Next Step

You should communicate with your other one. Understanding what they are on about is pretty key.

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Communicate, Pretty, Other, Key

I'd love to be the female Kanye. I think he's so cool and effortless.

- Rita Ora

Love, Think, Effortless, Kanye

Unfortunately, being a brand is really important nowadays.

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Important, Unfortunately, Brand

I have always liked the contrast between being blonde and having dark features.

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Always, Features, Having, Between

When you perform, you can convey emotions differently, and your look can reflect each of those emotions.

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Emotions, Reflect, Convey

One time I tried to use the bathroom in the dark, and I missed the toilet, and I fell on the floor.

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Missed, Use, Fell, One Time

There are bigger queens of the selfie, but I'm up there.

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Bigger, Up, Queens

I was always that girl who loved music and thought of music as an escape route.

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Music, Always, Route, Escape

I am committed to glamour.

- Rita Ora

I Am, Committed, Am, Glamour

It's a terrible feeling being lonely.

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Lonely, Feeling, Being, Terrible

I was always getting told off by my choir teacher for, you know, riffing when I shouldn't.

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Always, Off, Getting, Choir

I'm the weirdest person.

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Person, Weirdest

My beauty icons - and this sounds cheesy - have a beauty that comes from inside.

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Beauty, Cheesy, Sounds, Icons

Chanel is my ultimate weakness.

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Weakness, Ultimate, Chanel

I always remember smelling Chanel No. 5 at home - my mum used to literally pour it, and she rocked it.

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Always, Mum, Literally, Chanel

I love my pop music.

- Rita Ora

Love, Pop, I Love, Pop Music

I'm often mistaken for Spanish or Latin descent.

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Often, Descent, Spanish, Latin

I walked into this industry blond with red lips, and I will leave this industry blond with red lips. Mark my words.

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Words, Will, Industry, Blond

Every girl, without fail, loves to look at a sexy picture of herself.

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Sexy, Fail, Loves, Herself

If I could live in a cabaret, I would. If I could live in 'Moulin Rouge,' I would.

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Could, Would, Cabaret, If I Could

Beyonce is this massive star, but she's incredibly humble. But it's weird because even though I love her, she's my boss's wife.

- Rita Ora

Love, Humble, Boss, Beyonce

Listen, sharing my life with people is just part of my daily routine.

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My Life, Routine, Part, Sharing

'Roc The Life' is a song I wrote with The Dream, who made 'Umbrella,' 'Single Ladies' and loads more.

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Song, Umbrella, Made, Ladies

In this industry, all the heads of labels are men, but every artist has to prove themselves, regardless of their sex. I have always been very vocal about the women sticking together.

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Always, Been, Very, Heads

Anytime I go on Twitter, there's always the good but the bad as well.

- Rita Ora

Bad, Always, Twitter, Anytime

Women love an honest man. An honest man that isn't afraid to say, 'Men get hurt too.' And a lot of men don't admit that.

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Love, Say, Lot, Hurt

I love the idea of being part of a campaign that captures the spirit of New York and the stories of women here, passionate about their dreams.

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Love, New, Here, Campaign

Jessie J is a great, great girl. I'm a friend and have always been a fan of hers. I'm happy to see her doing her thing.

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Doing, Always, Been, Hers

Roc Nation is such an incredible, unique team, especially in the music industry. Everyone genuinely loves and cares about each other.

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Nation, Other, Cares, Music Industry

The music industry is very small.

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Music, Small, Very, Music Industry

It was my dad's idea to change my name from Sahatciu to Ora. He said it would be easier to pronounce.

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Change, Idea, Dad, Easier

Nothing comfortable is worth wearing to the Met Ball.

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Comfortable, Nothing, Ball, Met

People like Prince don't have to care about anything, but they care because they want music for the future to be great.

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Music, Future, Like, Prince

I was completely shocked that Prince would even know my name.

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Name, Would, Even, Prince

Some people may look at you almost like a fantasy at times, you know; some people don't think you're real. Because people forget that celebrities are humans too, sometimes.

- Rita Ora

Think, Fantasy, Some, Some People

Every person has a signature. Just some people don't know it yet.

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Person, Signature, Some, Some People

Streetwear for me is what I was raised wearing in London, and my style influences growing up were always people who wore streetwear.

- Rita Ora

London, Always, Raised, Wore

A New Yorker is anyone who has the guts to really live in the city.

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City, New, Anyone, Yorker

I admire Rihanna.

- Rita Ora

Admire, Rihanna

It took me a while to understand that I do have a voice, and I can use it to help people.

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Voice, Help, Took, Help People

I don't feel like myself without the red lip. I feel like I'm taking a risk or something without it.

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Myself, Feel, Like, Risk

I never think too hard about a look. When you consider an outfit too much, that's when it goes wrong.

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Think, Goes, About, Wrong

My childhood was great, my family was great. I wasn't in a mansion, but we made it work.

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Work, Childhood, Made, Mansion

I will always love red lips.

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Love, Red, Always, Lips

I wouldn't want to do an average fashion line. I'd want it to be an amazing piece of art.

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Art, Amazing, Average, Fashion

Fashion is this obsessive narrative that people don't understand but they can't stop looking at.

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Understand, Stop, Narrative, Fashion

To me, British fashion has a story. It has history, and I feel it's very much about our culture.

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Feel, Very, About, Fashion

I love how music and fashion are so similar. We need each other.

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Love, How, Similar, Fashion

I watched 'Kill Bill,' like, three times.

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Like, Times, Bill, Watched

I like to call myself a 360-degree artist. I'm a musician, but I have other things I do, too.

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Other, Call, Like, Musician

It's nice to always make an effort when you get photographed.

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Effort, Always, Get, Photographed

I dyed my hair blonde when I was 14. My mom was not happy. But I love being blonde.

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Love, Hair, I Love, Blonde

The worst thing is when a guy just looks awkward. It's not attractive.

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Looks, Worst Thing, Awkward

Before every show, I have to put perfume on. I know the crowd's not necessarily going to smell me, but when I smell good, I feel like I can dominate the room.

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Crowd, Going, Before, Perfume

To me, I have my friends who I've known my whole life, and I can count them on one hand. They're people I went to school with, my mum's friends' daughters. You know?

- Rita Ora

Count, Mum, Whole, Daughters

Everyone wants a love song you can dance to.

- Rita Ora

Love, Song, Everyone, Dance

I just love pretty things, whether it is art, a song or a pair of shoes.

- Rita Ora

Love, Song, Pretty, Pretty Things

I think I've always been fine on stage - though I get nervous beforehand. But once I'm on stage, all of that goes out of the window.

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Think, Always, Been, Window

All I can do is take influences from where I was raised.

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I Was Raised, Raised, Take, Influences

Know yourself; keep your circle tight. Keep your friends and your work circle tight.

- Rita Ora

Work, Know Yourself, Keep, Circle

I think it's a big deal to have a great soundtrack for a movie.

- Rita Ora

Think, Big, Soundtrack, Big Deal

To save your own hair, wigs are literally the way forward.

- Rita Ora

Hair, Forward, Literally, Wigs

I have 20 wigs at home that I play with.

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Home, Play, Wigs

When I perform, I usually wear wigs because I love them.

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Love, Perform, I Love, Wigs

Music expresses - you express yourself with music.

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Music, Yourself, Express, Expresses

I was signed at 18 and had to grow up quickly.

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Grow, Grow Up, Quickly, Signed

I used to wait in line for Jordans. That's how much of a freak I was.

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Wait, How, How Much, Freak

I'm basically just a normal girl from West London who speaks from her heart and who loves music.

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London, Normal, Loves, West

The best thing Jay-Z ever taught me was patience.

- Rita Ora

Me, Taught, Ever, Jay-Z

You have to take care of your body.

- Rita Ora

Take Care, Your, Take, Your Body

You have to come to terms with loving your body.

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Loving, Come, Terms, Your Body

Women love an honest man.

- Rita Ora

Love, Man, Honest, Honest Man

I think that if you've got a great support system around you, and a great family, and a tight team around you, I think you don't get lost.

- Rita Ora

Team, Think, I Think, Tight

Kerastase and Bed Head have really good products.

- Rita Ora

Good, Bed, Head, Products

I've always been into looking different.

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Different, Always, Been, Looking

When people come to my shows, they're like, 'I can't believe you can actually freaking sing!'

- Rita Ora

Believe, Like, Come, Sing

I'm not going to have a baby until I'm around 30-something.

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Going, Around, Until, Baby

I'd love to do a whole soundtrack to a movie.

- Rita Ora

Love, Movie, Whole, Soundtrack

I just wanted to be an artist. I didn't care how or what; I just wanted to express my artistic integrity, and I wanted the world to have a vision of what I was seeing in my mind.

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Mind, Artist, Express, Artistic

You always have to sacrifice something when you want to achieve something.

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Want, Achieve, Always, Something

I feel like I'm a character already, as in, like, I love dressing up.

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Love, Character, I Love, I Feel Like

I don't ever use dancers, and when I do, it's literally, like, four break dancers.

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Like, Break, Ever, Dancers

I'm too busy for relationships.

- Rita Ora

Busy, Too, Relationships

I got obsessed with makeup and makeup artists when I was young, with people like Kevyn Aucoin.

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Makeup, Young, Artists, Obsessed

I'm a real goof-ball deep down. It's always been my thing to make people like me.

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Deep, Always, Been, Deep Down

You can tell an honest artist from one who's just given all their songs.

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Artist, Songs, Given, Honest

I get so nervous, I get belly pains before I go on stage.

- Rita Ora

Stage, Before, Belly, Nervous

Growing up in London was the best.

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Best, Growing Up, Growing, London

I can't cook.

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Cook

People always ask me: 'Do you have black in you? Do you have Spanish in you?'

- Rita Ora

Me, Ask, Always, Spanish

One day I will settle down, when I have achieved everything I wanted.

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Will, One Day, Wanted, Settle

I'm just very good at pretending.

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Good, Just, Very, Pretending

I love how you can look different, and it changes your mood.

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Love, How, I Love, Changes

Sometimes I see people writing the most ridiculous things about me.

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Sometimes, See, Most, Ridiculous

I'm very private.

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Very, Private

I end up doing selfies 'cause I am so sad.

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Sad, I Am, Doing, Cause

The public's not stupid.

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Public, Stupid

Being a Mum is a big job.

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Job, Big, Being, Mum

I don't know what it feels like not to have a great family support system - I was lucky to have that.

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System, Like, Feels, Lucky

What I'll remember about New York is growing up really fast.

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Remember, Growing, New, Fast

I don't vocalise things that don't deserve attention.

- Rita Ora

Attention, Things, Deserve

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