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You Know, Equality Is A Myth, And For Some Reason, Everyone Accepts The Fact That Women Don't Make As Much Money As Men Do. I Don't Understand That. Why Do We Have To Take A Backseat? I Truly Believe That Women Should Be Financially Independent From Their Men. And Let's Face It, Money Gives Men The Power To Run The Show. It Gives Men The Power To Define Value. They Define What's Sexy. And Men Define What's Feminine. It's Ridiculous.

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You Know, Equality Is A Myth, And For Some Reason, Everyone Accepts The Fact That Women Don't Make As Much Money As Men Do. I Don't Understand That. Why Do We Have To Take A Backseat? I Truly Believe That Women Should Be Financially Independent From Their Men. And Let's Face It, Money Gives Men The Power To Run The Show. It Gives Men The Power To Define Value. They Define What's Sexy. And Men Define What's Feminine. It's Ridiculous.

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I'll Put On A Song That I Really Like And Do Bicep Curls With Two Kilo Weights The Whole Song.

I'm Over Being A Pop Star. I Don't Wanna Be A Hot Girl. I Wanna Be Iconic.

I Love The Backstreet Boys! I Think They're Very Talented And I Think Their Harmony Is Wonderful.

I'm Always Happy When I'm Surrounded By Water, I Think I'm A Mermaid Or I Was A Mermaid. The Ocean Makes Me Feel Really Small And It Makes Me Put My Whole Life Into Perspective… It Humbles You And Makes You Feel Almost Like You’ve Been Baptized. I Feel Born Again When I Get Out Of The Ocean.

One Of The Things That Kept Me Out Of Trouble Was Doing Something Creative - Creativity Can't Be Judged.

Everyday We See Your Heart And Character, Inspiring All Of Us To Give More Of Ourselves.'you Are The Leader To Take Us From Where We Are To Where We Need To Be.

So I'm Very Happy If My Words Can Ever Inspire Or Empower Someone Who Considers Themselves An Oppressed Minority. We Are All The Same And We All Want The Same Things: The Right To Be Happy, To Be Just Who We Want To Be And To Love Who We Want To Love.

When I Hear A Great New Record, Especially When It's By Someone That I Respect And Admire, Then A Part Of Me Is Like, Why Didn't I Think Of That? Why Didn't I Write That Record? It Makes You Sick, But In A Way It Can Be A Great Thing. It Makes You Want To Go Back To The Lab And Start Writing Again. Maybe It Will Inspire You To Try A Little Harder.

We All Have Special Numbers In Our Lives, And 4 Is That For Me. It's The Day I Was Born. My Mother's Birthday, And A Lot Of My Friends' Birthdays, Are On The Fourth; April 4 Is My Wedding Date.

I Work Closely With A Number Of Charities From Food Pantries To Drug Rehabilitation To Natural Disaster Relief To Preventing Sexual Exploitation Of Young Girls. It Is One Of The Most Rewarding Things I Do.

I Was So Shy And When My Sister Was Born I Found It Hard. I Was Really Strange And Kind Of Too Quiet.

Just Because You Become A Mother, It Doesn't Mean You Lose Who You Are.

I Wrote "bootylicious" Because, At The Time, I’d Gained Some Weight And The Pressure That People Put You Under, The Pressure To Be Thin, Is Unbelievable. I Was Just 18 And You Shouldn’t Be Thinking About That. You Should Be Thinking About Building Up Your Character And Having Fun And The Song Was Just Telling Everyone Just Forget What People Are Saying. You’re Bootylicious. That’s All. It’s A Celebration Of Curves And A Celebration Of Women’s Bodies.

I Love A Pair Of Sexy Heels With Jeans, A Nice Jacket, Or A Little Dress.

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