I can compensate for all my weaknesses with my fashion. Rihanna More Quotes by Rihanna More Quotes From Rihanna Sometimes you just need your privacy. Rihanna privacysometimesneeds In the first two years of my career, there were a lot of restraints on what I could do. I couldn't wear certain colors of lipstick, like bright pink, dark pink or red; [my lips] had to be natural. Eventually, I stopped communicating with certain people at the label, and did exactly what I wanted to do. And that was to cut my hair, dye it black, change my clothes, change my sound. Really to just express myself. Rihanna cuttingdarkhair I have friends from rock stars to Rastas; I don't even know what an unexpected friend is. Rihanna rastarocksstars I hate going to the gym and doing it the old-fashioned way. I hate anything that's too straightforward, too routine, too familiar. I get bored really, really quickly. Rihanna routineboredhate I am a child but I have to think and act like a woman, this business forces you to. Rihanna forcechildrenthinking Lipstick can glam up a whole look, especially in red. Rihanna glamredlooks I wouldn't want to promote teenage girls having sex. But the reality is, it's happening, and they're just a little too young to understand how careful they need to be. That's a big battle with me, because I'm 23, and a lot of my fans are eight years younger than I am, so there's a bit of a tug-of-war there. I want to set the right example and, at the same time, live my life. Rihanna teenagegirlsex Even if people don't love it, I made exactly the piece of art that I wanted to make. It's super fearless - which is exactly how I feel right now. I am in a really good place. Rihanna fearlesspeopleart I hate drama. But at the same time, nothing bothers me more than when life's perfect. And that's the sick part. I just love a challenge, whether it's a relationship, my career, clothing. Rihanna careershatedrama I have always loved kids. They are little adults with so much personality, and it is fun to work with that. Whether that means donating school supplies or medication, or [using my celebrity] to get them a bone marrow transplant, I want to help. Rihanna funmeanschool If I'm wearing a top, I don't wear a bra. If I'm wearing a bra, I just wear a bra. Rihanna brasifs The more I swear I'm happy the more I'm feeling alone Rihanna feeling-aloneswearfeelings I drink a lot of coconut water. It balances out all the other toxic stuff I put into my body. Rihanna toxicbalancewater There's not any religion or any culture or any race or any generation that cannot get AIDS or HIV. We all have to take responsibility for ourselves and get tested to know our status, and spread the word. Rihanna hivraceresponsibility HIV/AIDS has been a big epidemic for my generation, it's been around for as long as I've been alive. Rihanna hivepidemicslong It started off really…claustrophobic. I feel like I was really really protected. Really guarded with myself. I feel like they [Def Jam] were giving me the blueprint and I couldn’t get with that Rihanna blueprintsjamgiving If you want to do something for Jah, then dont associate with people who do nothing Rihanna associateswantpeople Sticks and stones may break my bones, but chains and whips excite me. Rihanna dry-bonesuseless-lifebullying I always keep my guard up with guys and I guess that can get in the way sometimes. I can make them go through hell. Rihanna guysometimesway If I wasn't a singer, I think I'd be studying to be a psychologist. Rihanna singersstudythinking
