Jessie J. Quotes

#1. I love getting dressed up, but I want to be remembered for my singing.

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#2. Whoopie doo guys, yes, I've dated girls and I've dated boys - get over it.

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#3. We all have our moments of being fed up ... but give me your hand and I'll hold it. If you are being bullied I am thinking of you. You are not alone and it will get better. Don't let them win. It's okay not to be okay.

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#4. If I'm on a bus and someone makes my blood boil, I'll pocket those emotions and put them in a song.

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#5. 'Just Do It' is exactly what you need to hear when you're in a moment of doubt. When you're struggling, especially with sport ... just do it. Stop talking about it, stop complaining about the cellulite, or that you're not able to run fast enough for the bus ... just do it.

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#6. There are a lot of people holding on to the old Jessie J - whatever that means - but I think there's a lot more people realizing what I'm about. I think people like it.

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#7. I won't lie - when you're first bringing out music and you want people to notice, you probably overdo it, especially as a girl.

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#8. I'm glad I was faced with different cultures when I was growing up because I wasn't fazed by it. It has been a huge benefit to me; I feel comfortable wherever I go.

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#9. I had knockback after knockback before I got anywhere. After I got my first record deal I thought that was it, then Gut Records went into liquidation. I was 20. I had no idea what that meant. I had a few days to get myself out of that contract or my work would be owned by someone else.

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#10. During my stage shows, I am so energetic. It's constant! I just don't stand still. I actually got given a mic stand from my team to say 'Just calm down. Stand still for at least two songs.' But now I just pick it up and walk around with it.

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#11. I think the best way to have confidence is not to allow everyone else's insecurities to be your own.

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#12. I never stop working when I'm on stage, and that's my fitness.

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#13. You know, as a woman, it is tough to get to the top - like to get to that respected level in this industry - in any industry, I think.

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#14. The best gift a fan could give me is undeniable support.

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#15. I just wanna make the world dance, forget about the price tags.

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#16. If you don't believe in yourself nobody else will believe in you.

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#17. I love looking completely different and that my fans won't always know what I'm going to do.

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#18. Do what makes you feel good. Remind yourself of what you're good at and make sure you do that.

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#19. I like my life to be pure and clean and organised, and I like to have had eight hours' sleep a night. I honestly don't think I'd be as successful if I was a party animal. Because I don't think my personality would be as focused and open as it is.

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#20. Being perfect is boring. It's the imperfections that make us perfect.

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#21. I'm an artist, but I'm also a businesswoman, and sometimes you have to play hard.

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#22. I always imagine the world and myself above it and how minute one negative person's voice is in comparison to the amount of people that are in the world.

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#23. It's really important to me that my niece and nephews can come and see my show, as can my grandad and nan. I love spending time with my family, and music has always bonded us.

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#24. When I turned 25, something changed in me. I see children in my future 100%. Soon. I started thinking I want my kids to look back and say, 'Wasn't Mummy amazing?' I've really started thinking about what I'm leaving for them.

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#25. I know how hard it is to live your life with your wounds exposed to heal other people

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#26. When I was 10 or 11 people started saying there was something special about my voice. But when I was 15 or 16 is when I really thought my hobby could become my career.

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#27. Being bullied means you're special and that's what I want all kids to know.

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#28. I'm so hard on myself that when I'm in the studio, I'll write 10 songs and only use one. So those nine songs that are left over, I always think, 'Where could these go? Who could they be for?'

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#29. It's okay not to be okay ... Sometimes it's hard, to follow your heart but tears don't mean you're losing, everybody's bruising, there's nothing wrong with who you are.

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#30. I might put a nicer pair of heels on and a cooler outfit, but I'm still that naughty girl who likes a slice of cheesecake on my day off.

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#31. I'm the most un-diva-ish person you'll meet. I'm never rude to people and I am always on time.

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#32. I'd hate it if everyone in the world liked me, my music and what I wore. It'd make it boring, and I wouldn't have anything to work towards. It's not to everyone's taste, but I can only be me.

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#33. I do my own make-up a lot of the time, and I'm very involved in what I wear.

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#34. My attitude goes back to my childhood. I used to audition for theatrical roles, and you can't stand out in a room full of ambitious eight-year-old girls by acting the wallflower. I realised then that I couldn't do things half-heartedly.

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#35. The only thing I want to be defined by is my music and personality.

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#36. I see my music as Emotional Therapeutic Pop music that bleeds into loads of different genres.

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#37. He didn't flinch, but in his soul he did.

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#38. I think being nice and being safe is unfair to yourself when you have big dreams as a woman. I think you have to prepare yourself that not everyone in this world has the same personality ... The one thing I've chosen to be great at in my life is singing - so why not be proud that I'm great at it?

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#39. My style is ghetto chic. I love tacky jewelry, mega heels, high-waisted shorts, catsuits.

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#40. I have always been the first on the dance floor. Before fame, people thought it made me a good laugh; now, people point and call me an attention seeker! I'm very aware of the way people can view me, but I'm very aware that I have to just enjoy my life.

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#41. I have become a bit obsessed with eyebrows. I used to never have any, and then I realised big eyebrows are good, and now I'm an eyebrow fiend. Everyone comes to me to get their eyebrows done.

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#42. I love cleaning, weird but true. It really relaxes me.

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#43. You should never, ever apologize for anything that makes you happy.

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#44. Sexuality shouldn't define anyone. It doesn't define me. Love should be at the core of what you do.

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#45. Sometimes you have to be a diva. All the artists I admire from Madonna to Whitney to Mariah have all been called divas. If you are strong, if you have vision, if you are an artist, you have to do what you believe in. And if you get called a diva for it, then so what.

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#46. When I was nine, I was diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat and was prescribed beta blockers, which had the side effect of turning my skin green. Looking like Shrek's little sister at school wasn't the easiest thing.

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#47. Life isn't about winning it's about what you learn and how much you can grow.

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#48. The people who really love and care about you will always surface in time and stay in your life. Always

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#49. When I look back, I can see why people thought I was aggressive. My first single, 'Do It Like A Dude,' resulted in a lot of misconceptions about me. I'm confident - but I'm not arrogant.

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#50. It's ok not to be ok. Just be true to who you are.

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#51. As an artist, I try and be controversial, and I have been a bit offensive at times. I have a view on the burka, and I'm sure a few of the Muslim girls and their families would have a view of me on stage in next to nothing!

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#52. I also surround myself with people who make me laugh. If I'm not laughing, it upsets my day.

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#53. Trust Me. Life is not worth living feeling sad and down and lonely. Always be true to who you are.

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#54. And that's the kind of thing people think, you know, that if you sign up to be a singer-songwriter you know how to deal with people setting up hate websites, or people being obsessed with you and crying when you touch them, but you don't, and you just have to deal with.

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#55. Sexuality shouldn't define you. It should be part of who you are.

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#56. The message I want to give my fans is, always have a way to pull yourself out of the dark place. Don't sit and cry about it. Have your moment, and then get over it.

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#57. I know I've got the right friends because they understand when they haven't seen me for three months and then when I do see them, it's exactly as it was before.

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#58. I am a dork in disguise; I love doing stupid stuff.

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#59. Some of the stage outfits I've got are ridiculous. I'll lay out clothes to pack, and it'll look like Polly Pocket clothing - because it's all stretchy, it's tiny. I don't need a case when I tour; I can fit it all in my handbag.

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#60. Don't lose who you are in the blur of the stars Seeing is deceiving, dreaming is believing

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#61. I want everybody to think I'm a hard worker as an aunt, a sister, a friend, a daughter, a niece, everything. I want to be great at every role, because every role in my life is as important as being Jessie J.

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#62. I always wanted to be an artist; being a songwriter for myself was always a must but being a songwriter for others has been a bonus.

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#63. Songs lay a foundation of who I am going to be forever.

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#64. I'm not afraid to say I'm very comfortable with who I am and I love who I love.

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#65. The journey is more important than where you end up.

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#66. We all make mistakes. It's human. Just learn from them. Repeating them and being aware of it is the dangerous bit.

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#67. I'm not afraid to have no make-up on and no hair. I just want to be stripped back.

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#68. We're flying free like birds in the sky, because we're ALIVE.

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#69. I think confidence is the sexiest thing to have.

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#70. It's healthy to admit you're not ok. 'It's ok not to be ok' it's brave. But don't let it win. Be sad. Have your moment, your day or week. Then do something about it and be happy. For yourself.

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#71. They're not bullying you because of you,they're bullying you because of how they are

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#72. I've been in dance schools since I was four. I went to the Brit school. I did adverts and plays.

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#73. I guess karma comes back around 'cause now I'm the one that's hurting

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#74. Look after yourself; remember that you only consist of your being, so make the best of what you have and look after it. Put good things into your body; eat well.

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#75. My style is constantly evolving. Style has been something that I think has been the hardest thing for me to come to terms with.

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#76. I feel like a lot of the industry and media portray this image of what beautiful is, or how you should dress, or how you should look, and I don't think it's healthy.

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#77. And I definitely do that very British thing of, take things with a pinch of salt, stiff upper lip, you know what I mean?

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#78. It's weird because when you initially write a song, you write it with no understanding that the world is maybe going to hear it one day. So when you go into the studio, you don't see the hundreds of people at a gig or the viewers on TV, you just write a song without any inhibitions or boundaries.

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#79. Do good. Inspire. Set an example to yourself and others. Have faith. Make your actions loud. Have fun. Be nice. Love strong.

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#80. I think if I wasn't a singer I'd probably do make-up and beauty and hair and something creative like styling; I really enjoy it.

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#81. I can play the air guitar really, really well.

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#82. But I love singing live. Nothing beats the feeling of going out on stage and going, 'I can really sing.'

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#83. Why is everybody so obsessed? Money can't buy us happiness

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#84. I like stripper shoes. I like being tall because I'm claustrophobic.

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#85. I started to look like a cartoon character with the fringe and the catsuits. Yes, I want to change and mix it up. I want to change my hair, change my style. I want to be allowed to grow.

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#86. I want young people to know that they can belong - whatever your culture, your religion, your sexuality - that you can live life how you want to live it and feel comfortable how you are.

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#87. The rollercoaster has its ups and downs, loops and twists but enjoy the ride. We are all on it together.

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#88. I'm someone who'd never base how happy I am on how much money I have, or how good a restaurant is because of how posh it is.

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#89. I have calmed down my look. Is it really necessary to wear all that jewelry and makeup at 7 A.M.? When you're tired, you start to over-compensate by wearing too much bling.

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#90. I wasn't always someone who was talented. It was more that I was loud and loved a challenge.

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#91. I've grown up a lot, and I've realized that what I need to make myself happy is the people around you.

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#92. The way I look at it, a footballer wouldn't play in flip-flops or dip their feet in acid and then expect to get to David Beckham's level. My voice is my living, so I'll be looking after it.

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#93. I'm not really the party person. I don't 'become myself' once I'm drunk. I don't use alcohol to be happy.

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#94. I'd love to have a fashion range; I've been dressed by the amazing Vivienne Westwood, and fashion is something I'm a huge fan of.

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#95. I never complain that I'm tired, because I know as soon as I get a good nine hours' sleep, I'm cool.

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#96. Never expect, never presume, always work hard and always be true to who you are.

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#97. I was obsessed with the Spice Girls! I always wanted to be Sporty. Or Posh, but I wasn't pretty enough.

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#98. If I did meet somebody, I would only ever make room for someone that loved me how I deserved to be loved. Until then ... I've got my shoes, I've got my album, my dog.

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#99. I used to live in a gap jumper, tracksuit bottoms and a fake flower in my hair. Shocking.

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#100. I'm glad I've had to struggle. It's made me the artist I am now.

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