Word? Celebrity Quotes for the Week of April 15, 2011

New quotes from Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Jamie Foxx and more!

Grace Jones - The beauty icon went into a full-blown rage about getting on a tarmac bus after a flight to London in 2005. Jones refused to leave the plane when the crew couldn't accommodate her request to take her directly to the executive lounge upon landing. She finally complied when her only options were to get on the bus or into a squad car.(Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images for IMG)

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Grace Jones - “She's inspired by me, which is very flattering. I like to be inspired by someone as well. I'm waiting for her to get to that point.” – Grace Jones on Lady GaGa(Photo credit: Jemal Countess/Getty Images for IMG)

Star Jones - “It diminishes me to talk about her. I have so many other things going on in my life." – Star Jones on NeNe Leakes(Photo credit Gregg DeGuire/PictureGroup)

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Star Jones - “It diminishes me to talk about her. I have so many other things going on in my life." – Star Jones on NeNe Leakes(Photo credit Gregg DeGuire/PictureGroup)

Halle Berry - "I wish I had known then that I was not the marrying kind. It would have saved me a lot of time, heartache and grief over the years.” (Photo credit Valerie Goodloe/PictureGroup)

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Halle Berry - "I wish I had known then that I was not the marrying kind. It would have saved me a lot of time, heartache and grief over the years.” (Photo credit Valerie Goodloe/PictureGroup)

Toni Braxton - “They don’t like my singing ‘cause it’s too masculine. They like Rihanna or Justin Bieber or Usher or something like that.” —Toni Braxton on her sons(Photo credit: Gregg DeGuire/PictureGroup)

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Toni Braxton - “They don’t like my singing ‘cause it’s too masculine. They like Rihanna or Justin Bieber or Usher or something like that.” —Toni Braxton on her sons(Photo credit: Gregg DeGuire/PictureGroup)

Lady GaGa - "I think that promoting insecurity in the form of plastic surgery is infinitely more harmful than an artistic expression related to body modification." (Photo credit: LuMar Jr./JPegFoto/PictureGroup)

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Lady GaGa - "I think that promoting insecurity in the form of plastic surgery is infinitely more harmful than an artistic expression related to body modification." (Photo credit: LuMar Jr./JPegFoto/PictureGroup)

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Gwyneth Paltrow - “I can't remember what I ate for dinner last night, but I could sing to you every single word of N.W.A's 'F--k Tha Police' or [Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock's] 'It Takes Two.' Go figure." (Photo: Evan Agostini/PictureGroup)

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Gwyneth Paltrow - “I can't remember what I ate for dinner last night, but I could sing to you every single word of N.W.A's 'F--k Tha Police' or [Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock's] 'It Takes Two.' Go figure." (Photo: Evan Agostini/PictureGroup)

Chilli - “He’s 13. I don’t think any 13-year-old should be dating. Dating for what? He can’t drive until he’s 16. Can’t nobody ride in the car but your parents. Maybe at 15 he can have a little something … talking on the phone, going to the movies.” – Chilli on her son, Tron(Photo credit: Evan Agostini/PictureGroup)

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Chilli - “He’s 13. I don’t think any 13-year-old should be dating. Dating for what? He can’t drive until he’s 16. Can’t nobody ride in the car but your parents. Maybe at 15 he can have a little something … talking on the phone, going to the movies.” – Chilli on her son, Tron(Photo credit: Evan Agostini/PictureGroup)

Kelly Rowland - “Yes, you can. I mean, it’s completely up to you. I like a Black guy just as much as I love a white guy.” – Kelly Rowland on interracial dating (Photo credit: Elisabetta Villa/Getty Images)

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Kelly Rowland - “Yes, you can. I mean, it’s completely up to you. I like a Black guy just as much as I love a white guy.” – Kelly Rowland on interracial dating (Photo credit: Elisabetta Villa/Getty Images)

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Whoopi Goldberg - Like Halle Berry, Whoopi attempted more civil measures to control the stalkerazzi. In 1996, she joined pal George Clooney in a boycott of major newsmagazine show Entertainment Tonight, until its parent company Paramount Studios agreed to stop using material provided by the paps. Since we rarely see Whoopi in the tabloids anymore ... did the plan work, or did the paps just lose interest?  (Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

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Whoopi Goldberg - "I wanted to feel normal. And it seemed to me that if I was married, I'd have a normal life. But clearly, that's not the case.” – Whoopi Goldberg on why she got married(Photo credit: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

Lil' Wayne - “This is my homie right here. And all them little things you saying, that [she's] a cougar and all that, we not with that over there.” – Lil’ Wayne on rumors he's dating his stylist(Photo credit: Jeff Daly/PictureGroup)

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Lil' Wayne - “This is my homie right here. And all them little things you saying, that [she's] a cougar and all that, we not with that over there.” – Lil’ Wayne on rumors he's dating his stylist(Photo credit: Jeff Daly/PictureGroup)

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Nicki Minaj - “Never did I think I would be rocking the Marge Simpson. But you know what? Now that I am [wearing] them I realize that she was cutting-edge and before her time. So shout-out to Marge.” – Nicki Minaj on her hair(Photo credit: Kristian Dowling/PictureGroup)

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Nicki Minaj - “Never did I think I would be rocking the Marge Simpson. But you know what? Now that I am [wearing] them I realize that she was cutting-edge and before her time. So shout-out to Marge.” – Nicki Minaj on her hair(Photo credit: Kristian Dowling/PictureGroup)

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Kobe Bryant - “What I said last night should not be taken literally. My actions were out of frustration during the heat of the game, period. The words expressed do NOT reflect my feelings towards the gay and lesbian communities and were NOT meant to offend anyone.” – Kobe Bryant on his use of a gay slur to a referee(Photo credit: Harry How/Getty Images)

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Mathew Knowles - “Remember, this is 20 years I’ve been doing this. She’s almost 30 years old, and if she says, ‘I want to run my business,’ I think she’s smart enough that she will get the right team.” – Mathew Knowles on Beyoncé (Photo credit: Claire Greenway/Getty Images)

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Mathew Knowles - “Remember, this is 20 years I’ve been doing this. She’s almost 30 years old, and if she says, ‘I want to run my business,’ I think she’s smart enough that she will get the right team.” – Mathew Knowles on Beyoncé (Photo credit: Claire Greenway/Getty Images)

Jamie Foxx - "He's gotta work on his dance moves. He's got to be able to represent America in any dance-related diplomatic situations that may arise." – Jamie Foxx on President Obama(Photo credit: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

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Jamie Foxx - "He's gotta work on his dance moves. He's got to be able to represent America in any dance-related diplomatic situations that may arise." – Jamie Foxx on President Obama(Photo credit: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

Bow Wow - “I partnered with Ice Cube and he is producing my sitcom. I told [Jermaine Dupri] when Will [Smith] had his own show, Quincy Jones did all the music, so it’s only right that he does mine.” – Bow Wow(Photo credit: Shareif Ziyadat/PictureGroup)

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Bow Wow - “I partnered with Ice Cube and he is producing my sitcom. I told [Jermaine Dupri] when Will [Smith] had his own show, Quincy Jones did all the music, so it’s only right that he does mine.” – Bow Wow(Photo credit: Shareif Ziyadat/PictureGroup)