“I felt like, 'How do I fit in'? I'm battling. But then I never fit in!...” — Missy Elliott Quote

“I felt like, 'How do I fit in'? I'm battling. But then I never fit in!'... I thank God for somebody like Pharrell who stayed in my ear. For him, at that time, 'Happy' was everywhere; he didn't have to share anything with me.”

“Before, you only had one Public Enemy and one Rakim and one Salt 'N' Pepa. Now, people have got the formula, and some of them are just doing it for the cheque. It's kind of watered down.”

“You have to be ready to sing and perform at any time.”

“I have spent 25 years battling to tell people that business is important. People aren't prepared to understand that it's a complex piece of machinery.”

“I have no problem with battling for a position. I have no problem trying to beat somebody out. It's a sport, competition, so I'm used to it.”

“We are really battling, today in the U.S., keeping science education in the forefront at the elementary level, and that's where the research shows that kids get interested.”