Lil Kim Quotes

I love doing things people don't expect. ~ Lil' Kim

I love to reinvent myself, and that's because I am a very free person. I do what I feel, and I love who I am. ~ Lil' Kim

I ain't acting when I'm on stage. That's why all the little love bugs who'll come and see me at Lovebox love me. They know it's the real me. ~ Lil' Kim

I like to be daring and I like to be different. You think anyone out here looks like me? It's pretty different, right? ~ Lil' Kim

I'm sayin', why spend mine when I can spend yours? ~ Lil' Kim

But this is Miami, you can't come to Miami and not show any skin. You gotta show something. If you're all covered up in this heat, you're gonna make me pass out out just to look at you. It's sweaty in Miami-but the diamonds will keep me cool. ~ Lil' Kim

I'm a girly girl. I'm strong, but I'm very timid. Very dainty. ~ Lil' Kim

Lil' Kim is my stage name and a character I use when I'm out working my livelihood. ~ Lil' Kim

How many rappers in the game have "little" in front of their name?
Lil' Wayne, Lil' Boosie it's a lil' shame
Lil' Flip, Lil' Cease, yo they not the same
Lil' Wyte, Lil' Mama, where Lil' Zane?
Little Brother, Lil' Jon, and Lil' Fame
Real hip hop, not about your lil' chain
Lil' Keke, Lil' Kim a lil' freaky
Lil' Fizz, Illegal with Lil' Maliky
Lil' Mo, Lil' Bow Wow had beef with Lil' Romeo
A lil' teenager told me so ... ~ Ed O.G.

I know I always say my occupation is not dancing, but dancing is in my heart, dancing makes me feel good. ~ Lil' Kim

Sometimes I'll be driving and a lyric will come into my head, and I will have to pull over and record it on my phone. ~ Lil' Kim

Give 'em a pussy invite. ~ Lil' Kim

All my life, men have told me I wasn't pretty enough - even the men I was dating. And I'd be like, 'Well, why are you with me, then?' It's always been men putting me down just like my dad. To this day when someone says I'm cute, I can't see it. I don't see it no matter what anybody says. ~ Lil' Kim

I am definitely the queen. I definitely see myself as the queen. ~ Lil' Kim

I have low self-esteem and I always have. Guys always cheated on me with women who were European-looking. You know, the long-hair type. Really beautiful women that left me thinking, 'How I can I compete with that?' Being a regular black girl wasn't good enough. ~ Lil' Kim

I haven't had sex in eight months. To be honest, I now prefer to go bowling. ~ Lil' Kim

Sometimes, I don't even want to put on makeup. And sometimes, I feel so unattractive and blah. ~ Lil' Kim

Betcha I wet cha like hurricanes and typhoons, got buffoons eating my pussy while I watch cartoons. ~ Lil' Kim

Honestly, I can't survive without my MAC gloss, pigment - sometimes MAC powder. But definitely my gloss and pigment and liner. I don't do mascara all the time. I do when I wear no lashes. I use the mascara, but when I wear lashes, I don't always do mascara, because it makes it real heavy sometimes. ~ Lil' Kim

My love for the female hip hop movement has always been genuine. ~ Lil' Kim

...While many who have debated the image of female sexuality have put "explicit" and "self-objectifying" on one side and "respectable" and "covered-up" on the other, I find this a flawed means of categorization. [...] There is a creative possibility for liberatory explicitness because it may expand the confines of what women are allowed to say and do. We just need to refer to the history of blues music - one full of raunchy, irreverent, and transgressive women artists - for examples. Yet the overwhelming prevalence of the Madonna/whore dichotomy in American culture means that any woman who uses explicit language or images in her creative expression is in danger of being symbolically cast into the role of whore regardless of what liberatory intentions she may have. ~ Imani Perry

I love spending time with my dog, my niece and my family. I'm very family-oriented. ~ Lil' Kim

Fake it till you become it.


My first Argentine tango was with Lil' Kim, and again, I was completely learning it as I went along. Now it's become one of my favorite dances to do. Whenever people say to me, "You're such a great choreographer," or I look at my Emmy learning it in my apartment, I remind myself that I came into DWTS with no experience, no education in many of these dances, and certainly no clue how to teach anything to anybody. I simply committed to learning them and then taught them to my partners. I drew upon how I had been taught and what I thought my partners would respond to. I felt my way along, just as they did, till I became the teacher I wanted to be.
I threw myself into the effort without hesitation because I had no choice. There were only two options: I could go out there and throw my hands up and say, "Just kidding! I'm a phony," or get it done. I couldn't let myself or my partners down.
This was the stage I was given, and I always want to be the best at whatever I'm doing. I never wanted my partners to feel they couldn't rely on me. I had to go in there and make it happen. With that mentality, I found a way. ~ Derek Hough

It was a very emotional dinner ... Everyone shared personal stories about her and gave her words of encouragement and inspiration. Everyone tried to remain positive. ~ Lil' Kim

I was excited to play Lil' Kim and I wanted to do the role justice. I worked really hard on that role, whether it was performing the rhymes, studying the dialect, her swagger and her stage performances. I wanted people to see my range and stretch my wings as an actress. ~ Naturi Naughton

Money talks. This is the thing, at the end of the day, I do what I have to do, and I'mma keep doing what I have to do. ~ Lil' Kim

I think people have a misconception of me, period. My life has been a whirlwind sometimes, but it's different to what people think. I definitely feel like there's a misconception about me and who I am. ~ Lil' Kim

From being in the industry as a teenager, I'm so used to getting makeup done all day. ~ Lil' Kim

One thing about me is that I'm very much like the Black Madonna. I love to reinvent myself and that's because I am a very free person. ~ Lil' Kim

I am blessed to have so many great things in my life - family, friends and God. All will be in my thoughts daily. ~ Lil' Kim

In the beginning, yes I did go back ... (but) I learned that if it's continued abusive, you just can't stay there. When guys are young, they make mistakes. Nobody's perfect, but, if they do it more than once, then it's definitely a habit ~ Lil' Kim

Don't jump to conclusions over first impressions.

They're often dead wrong. When I first met Mark, I thought he was spoiled. When I met Shirley, I assumed she was tough as nails. But getting to know them both as a member of their family, I saw how wrong I was. Shirley is a teddy bear, a caring, loving person who would do anything for me. And Mark? I think of him as a brother, in every sense of the word. I've learned to make a special effort to get to know the people who put up walls and seem cold or tough. It's like an onion; you have to peel back the layers. I'm sure some of my DWTS partners made an assumption about who I was the first time they worked with me. They probably thought I was a tough taskmaster and cursed me out for putting them through this! But anyone who truly knows me will tell you, I'm harder on myself than I am on anyone else. And I'm a softie who loves to goof around. But to see that side of me, you need to move past the first impression. What's the lesson here? Dig a little deeper. Get to know people and what makes them tick. Don't make an assumption till you know someone a lot better. Think of all the people you might have dismissed who could have been great friends, mentors, or allies, if you'd only given them the chance.
Perfect example: dancing with Lil' Kim on DWTS. She had recently spent time in jail and I remember thinking, Oh my gosh, I'm afraid I'm going to get shanked in the middle of the dance! Then I realized I was judging her ~ Derek Hough

A lot of people let me down ... A lot of people I thought were my friends turned on me. ~ Lil' Kim

Can't wait to show my girls he sucked the piss out of my pussy. ~ Lil' Kim

The streets made me. They stay at me. There's nothing that's gonna take away from my legacy. I'm sorry. It is what it is. I'm dying this way. With the crown on my head, nobody can take nothing away from me. It is what it is. I am who I am. Bottom line. ~ Lil' Kim

I'm blessed enough to been in the game for a while and still have my beautiful fans and still have the respect. That's something that gets me going. I'm also fortunate enough to take vacation and take a little hiatus. ~ Lil' Kim

One of the things that makes me most happy about music is that I can look at a picture and see Da Brat, Missy, Lil Kim, Left Eye, and I know Aaliyah is a singer, but to see them all in one photo together hugging and laughing and really having genuine love for each other ... I want to feel that with my hip hop sisters. ~ Lil' Mama

I love reinventing my music and myself as well, and that's something my fans love about me. ~ Lil' Kim

Throughout my life, I have always lived with adversity and will continue to have faith and do good for my family, friends and fans. ~ Lil' Kim

There are some people who still don't understand. But I know by the end of my fulfillment they will. ~ Lil' Kim

Personally, I don't do certain things. I read articles and they'll pit me against Lil' Kim like I'm going to smash them down. I never said any of that; I never said I didn't like Kim or Foxy [Brown]. ~ Jean Grae

Like, I get along with everybody. I respect everybody, but at the same time, I carry myself with an aura that demands respect, too. ~ Lil' Kim

The artist I wanna be like is Michael Jackson. I'll get the house with the roller coaster and the rides and a disco, and I'll invite all my friends and just stay at home. ~ Lil' Kim

Cruise the diamond district with my biscuit. ~ Lil' Kim

When you are a real artist who is serious about your craft, you love good music. Period. ~ Lil' Kim

I always go to church on Sundays and Bible study on Tuesdays. ~ Lil' Kim

My fan mail is what keeps me going. ~ Lil' Kim

It's 2009, things change. I'm a creature of habit, so in the beginning I wanted it to be as much like the original as possible, but that's not reality. And reality is, this is a new generation, and people want to see 'Witch Mountain' again. ~ Kim Richards

Oops, I said on my d-ck. I aint really mean to say on my d-ck. But since we talking about my d-ck, all of you haters say hi to it. ~ Lil' Wayne

Even when you are feeling down, you have to live your life positively, that way, happy days and happy feelings will come to you some day. ~ Kim Hyun-joong

When I first started to write poetry, I used to feel as if my tongue would go numb. ~ Kim Hyesoon

The current coastline of Labrador, or Norway, or for that matter southern Chile. Elsewhere on the map, western Antarctica was an archipelago somewhat resembling the Philippines. ~ Kim Stanley Robinson

My tough and grotesque images were thrown on the roads and were stepped on by my critics, and I was talked about with scorn. I felt regret that readers only seemed to like something they were accustomed to. ~ Kim Hyesoon

Then I'll find another solution. You and I are alrunes, Lil Falcon. You'll never lose me. ~ Ednah Walters

I kept climbing
past another telkhine, who was so startled he dropped his Lil' Demons lunch box. I left him alive
partly because his lunch box was cool, partly so he could raise the alarm and hopefully get his friends to follow me rather than head toward the engine room. ~ Rick Riordan

Love conquers all," murmured Kim. "I heard it in a song, so it must be true. ~ Simon R. Green

We will never end poverty if we don't tackle climate change. ~ Jim Yong Kim

Unexpectedly, she took several trotting steps and then threw in a couple of feeble attempts at bucking! She felt good enough to try and play! ... Instead of slowing down, she broke into a very awkward canter, punctuated by all sorts of goofy attempts to throw her heels up. I couldn't help but laugh out loud at her faltering display of joyful rejuvenation. ~ Kim Meeder

You mean he thinks I'm going to get MORE offers?" Kim said, appalled.
"He doesn't seem to be the only one that thinks so." Mairelon said. "Aunt Agatha mentioned it to me yesterday afternoon. Is there anyone, or would you rather I turn the lot of them away?"
Kim shook her head. "There isn't anyone."
Except you. ~ Patricia C. Wrede

Nina looked up, her eyes fixing on mine with such ferocity I could almost see the undead vampire in them.
"There is something under here," she said, and I shivered.
"Yeah, we know, dirt nap," Jenks said.
"Rachel already told us. ~ Kim Harrison

He's eating like a Neanderthal," Emilia whispered to her mother. "Do men usually regress while in the wild?" Amusement danced in her golden-brown eyes. Just to mess with her, I groaned even louder and shoved the last third of the burger in my mouth all at once. Kim grinned. "Don't worry. I don't think it's permanent. Once he's back in his man-lair, he'll be guzzling beer and watching Darth Vader on Star Trek in no time." Emilia and I both turned to her, aghast at her blatant error - every nerd's nightmare. Kim held up her hands in surrender. "Kidding! ~ Brenna Aubrey

Hardcore groups were singing songs about Ronald Reagan. I wasn't interested in this and preferred to sing about the darkness shimmering beneath the shiny quilt of American pop culture. I suppose you could say that Sonic Youth was always trying to defy people's expectations. ~ Kim Gordon

Acting? No, it is not for me. I would be terrible. ~ Kim Carnes

Family always gonna be there. ~ Lil' Romeo

Canada is the homeland of equality, justice and tolerance. ~ Kim Campbell

It's too bad we only had the courage to live our lives fully in dreams. ~ Kim Stanley Robinson

I would rather exercise than read a newspaper. ~ Kim Alexis

It's always an uphill battle to defeat a Supreme Court nominee, but this is a fight worth having. ~ Kim Gandy

Teaching an adolescent pixy and teenage gargoyle how to make explosives might not be such a good idea. But hell, he'd learned when he was five. ~ Kim Harrison

I don't look for signs. But when things happen, I say, 'OK, something must be right.' Or 'OK, something must be wrong.' ~ Lil' Wayne

Jacob smiled from ear to ear when he shook the man's hand on stage. The man then handed him a trophy. "Tell the audience about your book."
My little brother confidently walked up to a microphone his height and beamed to the crowd. "I wrote about the person I love the most, my older brother, Noah. We don't live together so I wrote what I imagine he does when we're not together."
"And what is that?" prodded the stout man.
"He's a superhero who saves people in danger, because he saved me and my brother from dying in a fire a couple of years ago. Noah is better than Batman." The crowd chuckled.
"I love you, too, lil' bro." I couldn't help it. To see him standing there, still worshipping me like he did when he was five … it was too much.
Jacob's smile reached a whole new level of excitement. "Noah!" He pointed right to me. "That's Noah. That's my brother, Noah!" Ignoring his foster parents, Jacob flew off the stage and ran down the middle aisle.
Joe lowered his head and Carrie rubbed her eyes. Jacob raced into my arms and the crowd erupted into applause.
"I've missed you, Noah." Jacob's voice broke, bringing tears to my eyes. I couldn't cry. Not in front of Jacob and not in front of Mrs. Collins. I needed to be a man and stay strong.
"I've missed you, too, bro. I'm so proud of you." ~ Katie McGarry

My first day at MGM they decided to bring this lion out, male, and it was not the best time for him to see me. All of a sudden he thought I was in heat and this lion went into the dressing room, which was just a trailer on the sound stage, and went crazy. ~ Kim Novak

There is a difference between idiot and stupid, the idiot is stupid but stupid can not be an idiot. ~ -Hyoungha Kim

An eternity of wisdom and life lies waiting for discovery by those who are willing to embark on the mystical adventure. All of our resources are within us. All we need is our heart, our mind and the will to be something better than we are. ~ Kim Chestney

I stick to the script, I memorize the lines, cause life is movie that I've seen too many times. ~ Lil' Wayne

For the rest of his life, he realized, he would be torn like this, aware of Phoebe's awkwardness, the difficulties she encountered in the world simply by being different, and ye propelled beyond all this by her direct and guileless love. By her love, yes, and, he realized ... by his own new and strangely uncomplicated love for her. ~ Kim Edwards

The days are gone forever when our enemies could blackmail us with nuclear bombs. ~ Kim Jong-un