Quotes

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.
-Rihanna

I did one talent show at my high school, and I won it singing Mariah Carey's Hero.
-Rihanna

You fooled me once but you can't have that ego turning.
-Rihanna

People ask me the most naive questions. Someone asked me if we have indoor toilets. I can't get upset. They just don't know.
-Rihanna

He's one of my closest friends in the industry. He makes me feel like a teenager - I have to act and think like an adult so much. He makes me feel young again.
-Rihanna

I saw just a little bit of Jay's face down the hall and I was just like, 'Oh my God!' I had never met a celebrity, and to meet a celebrity who's also the president of the label, that was crazy!
-Rihanna

Sometimes you just need your privacy. But it comes with the territory. There's no privacy when you are out in the public.
-Rihanna

My sound is really a fusion of reggae, hip-hop and R&B, with a little something different thrown in.
-Rihanna

We all chose the next single. Me, Jay-Z, Evan and Carl. There was actually a fight because there was so many second singles.
-Rihanna

Growing up, my mother was a make-up artist and I was fascinated watching her apply lip colour, blush and mascara. Now I get to be surrounded by all of my favourites from CoverGirl!
-Rihanna

If I hadn't met Evan and Carl i might have just been dreaming forever.
-Rihanna

There's nothing that I say 'I have to make this decision'. We all make our decisions together. I'm new to this industry and these are people who have experienced it and been here and seen it all.
-Rihanna

Rihanna didn't get any lap dances herself, but she was tipping the girls a lot... And she was definitely with one of the guys in her group and kissing him all night.
-Rihanna

You can't even go out with a friend who's a celebrity and have a good time without people making shit up.
-Rihanna

While in America beautiful is skinny, in Barbados it's thick - girls with huge butts and nice curves.
-Rihanna

She's Beyonce, and I'm [Jay-Z's] new protegee. When we see each other we say hi. We're not enemies, but we're not friends friends.
-Rihanna

If I hadn't met Evan and Carl I might have just been dreaming forever.
-Rihanna

I get asked about it all the time and I'm like, You're asking, but you know the answer. I don't even like to address it anymore.
-Rihanna

When I met with Jay-Z, I was so scared. I was shaking. But the minute I went into his office, he was so warm and welcoming that he really made me feel at home.
-Rihanna

I would sing in the mirror, holding a brush to my mouth like it was a microphone. The neighbors would always be complaining about how loud I was singing.
-Rihanna

I did one talent show at my high school, and I won it singing Mariah Carey's Hero.
-Rihanna

Eating icecream late at night is so bad, but I love it.
-Rihanna

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

My mother would kill me if I posed nude.
-Rihanna

They'd complain to my other neighbor, who was very close to my mom, so we always got the message: I'm to0 loud. But we didn't really care. They can't tell me what to do in my house!
-Rihanna

Genetically my legs are supposed to be huge. I can't really think about it, or I'll go crazy.
-Rihanna

People don't do them around me. I would never allow it. The people who are around me are people that I love, and I don't want to see people that I love hurt themselves.
-Rihanna

I'm a woman who has been through a whole lot. You can look at my history and see that. I would love to speak with her at any time.
-Rihanna

I worked so hard on the upcoming album. Every song means something to me. I wanted to stay true to who I am and where I'm from.
-Rihanna

I miss The Boatyard - that's my favorite club.
-Rihanna

In my mind, it's always about the next step. It's always what's happening next.
-Rihanna

Beyonce just put the level of female entertainment all the way up there. She does acting, she has a beautiful voice and that's really the person I look up to... that type of entertainer.
-Rihanna

People think, because we're young, we aren't complex, but that's not true. We deal with life and love and broken hearts in the same way a woman a few years older might.
-Rihanna

You had a good girl, good girl but didn't know how to treat her. So silly boy get out my face. Why do you like the way regrets taste?
-Rihanna

The hardest thing for me is to say no. I feel like a bitch. But sometimes I don't have a choice.
-Rihanna

The label didn't want me to do this look. But cutting my hair, it made me stand out as an artist. I don't care who likes it--this is me.
-Rihanna

Chris sounds like old news to me... [Rihanna is] a different person, back to herself. It's like Chris never existed. She seems reborn.
-Rihanna

We all chose the next single. Me, Jay-Z, Evan and Carl. There was actually a fight because there was so many second singles.
-Rihanna

I think people are always looking for something that's new, something fresh, something different!
-Rihanna

Dancing was always part of my culture growing up in Barbados! When I shot my 1st video I worked really hard with my choreographer to perfect the routines!
-Rihanna

I'm not looking to steal [Beyonce's] crown. I'm looking to get my own.
-Rihanna