Word? Celebrity Quotes: Week of August 5, 2011

New quotes from Jay-Z, Drake, J.Lo, Rihanna, MJB & more!

Jennifer Lopez on ending her marriage - “To understand that a person is not good for you, or that that person is not treating you in the right way, or that he is not doing the right thing for himself—if I stay, then I am not doing the right thing for me. I love myself enough to walk away from that now."(Photo credit: WENN.com)

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Jennifer Lopez on ending her marriage - “To understand that a person is not good for you, or that that person is not treating you in the right way, or that he is not doing the right thing for himself—if I stay, then I am not doing the right thing for me. I love myself enough to walk away from that now."(Photo credit: WENN.com)

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Lance Gross on his rising career - “I can’t take the thrown yet, I’m just starting in this industry. While a lot of people may look at me and say wow he’s successful, it’s still on the first step. There are hundreds more to go. I mean I’m going to get to the top, but I’m still in motion.” (Photo credit: Paras Griffin/Landov)

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Lance Gross on his rising career - “I can’t take the thrown yet, I’m just starting in this industry. While a lot of people may look at me and say wow he’s successful, it’s still on the first step. There are hundreds more to go. I mean I’m going to get to the top, but I’m still in motion.” (Photo credit: Paras Griffin/Landov)

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LeToya Luckett on Kelly Rowland and Beyoncé - “Y’all support them, it is no beef, no hate between us. We are grown heffas, that was ten years ago. Y’all leave that alone and let us work.” (Photo credit: Mark Davis/PictureGroup)

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LeToya Luckett on Kelly Rowland and Beyoncé - “Y’all support them, it is no beef, no hate between us. We are grown heffas, that was ten years ago. Y’all leave that alone and let us work.” (Photo credit: Mark Davis/PictureGroup)

Cassie on shaving her head and being a risk taker - “My hair wasn’t a risk to me. I just did it. Loved it, still love it actually. And am I a risk taker?! You gotta live, no risk no reward. Life is boring if you paint inside the lines.” (Photo credit: Terrence Jennings/Picture Group)

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Cassie on why younger people admire her style - “I like to keep an effortless edge to everything I do. I think the kids get that, and that inspires them to do the same.” (Photo credit: Terrence Jennings/Picture Group)

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Tyler, the Creator on what his mother thinks of his success - “I think she sees her son just doing something. She doesn’t even listen to whatever any critic says or anything. She just sees her son out there having the time of his life, so she supports it.” (Photo credit: Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)

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Tyler, the Creator on what his mother thinks of his success - “I think she sees her son just doing something. She doesn’t even listen to whatever any critic says or anything. She just sees her son out there having the time of his life, so she supports it.” (Photo credit: Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)

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Royce Reed on Basketball Wives’ negative portrayal of black women.  - “I’m on the show and I definitely feel that way. That’s another reason I keep signing on. Although I am not perfect and I did fight in self-defense on National TV, I feel I try as much as I can to being some sort of intelligence.”(Photo credit: Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)

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Royce Reed on Basketball Wives’ negative portrayal of black women. - “I’m on the show and I definitely feel that way. That’s another reason I keep signing on. Although I am not perfect and I did fight in self-defense on National TV, I feel I try as much as I can to being some sort of intelligence.”(Photo credit: Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)

Jay-Z on rumored beef with Kanye West - “Kanye’s my brother… Yes, we get on each other’s nerves. We push each other to be greater. Of course, there are times when we’re in the studio and we’re yelling. I would never disrespect that man or put my hands on him.” (Photo credit: Rob Loud/Getty Images)

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Jay-Z on rumored beef with Kanye West - “Kanye’s my brother… Yes, we get on each other’s nerves. We push each other to be greater. Of course, there are times when we’re in the studio and we’re yelling. I would never disrespect that man or put my hands on him.” (Photo credit: Rob Loud/Getty Images)

Drake (@drakkardnoir)\r - Once Drake drops his next album, Take Care, you won't have to rely on Twitter to get those great words of wisdom.\r \rTWEET: "You could have the cars the clothes the jewels the sex the house...baby you could be a star. The lonely star."\r(Photo: Matt Sayles/AP)

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Drake on Stevie Wonder - "He helped me out with a lot of the music, just came and sat with me, listened to my music, told me where I could add a couple things to make it more sonically appealing, and not only that but we actually are writing together, which is an incredible experience..."\r \r(Photo credit: AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

Raekwon on Cee Lo’s role in the biopic C.R.E.A.M. - “Cee Lo Green [is] playing my pops in the film. Cee Lo is gon’ play Raekwon’s ol’ dad!  [He’s] a good friend of mine. When I called him and told him about it he was just overwhelmed. He’s just one out of the greats that’s gonna be on the project.” (Photo credit: Ben Hider/PictureGroup)

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Raekwon on Cee Lo’s role in the biopic C.R.E.A.M. - “Cee Lo Green [is] playing my pops in the film. Cee Lo is gon’ play Raekwon’s ol’ dad!  [He’s] a good friend of mine. When I called him and told him about it he was just overwhelmed. He’s just one out of the greats that’s gonna be on the project.” (Photo credit: Ben Hider/PictureGroup)

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Kelly Rowland on fellow X-Factor judge Simon Cowell’s opinion of Here I Am - "I love the record, so if Simon loved it or not—I love Simon, but I don't care."(Photo credit: Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Moet)

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Kelly Rowland on fellow X-Factor judge Simon Cowell’s opinion of Here I Am - "I love the record, so if Simon loved it or not—I love Simon, but I don't care."(Photo credit: Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Moet)

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Arsenio Hall on a possible late night talk show comeback - "It's pretty crowded out there. I'm not sure if it's too crowded for a 55-year-old guy to re-emerge, but if they give me a little daylight I'm gonna slide into it." (Photo credit: Alexandra Wyman/Getty Images for ESPY)

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Arsenio Hall on a possible late night talk show comeback - "It's pretty crowded out there. I'm not sure if it's too crowded for a 55-year-old guy to re-emerge, but if they give me a little daylight I'm gonna slide into it." (Photo credit: Alexandra Wyman/Getty Images for ESPY)

Fantasia: June 30 - The former American Idol champion celebrates her 27th birthday.(Photo credit: Scott Gries/PictureGroup)

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Fantasia announcing pregnancy - "For a while I walked around figuring out what will they say and what will they think about me.  But now I tell you I don't live my life for folk. This child that I am carrying...God has given me this child.  And I don't have to hide it from none of y'all." (Photo credit: Scott Gries/PictureGroup)

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Best:The Oprah Winfrey Show Ends - After 25 years on the air, Oprah Winfrey finally quit her day job. The lifestyle queen took her final curtain call on May 25, and simultaneously launched her own network, OWN. Turns out, there may be such a thing as too much Oprah. OWN has been floundering since it went on the air, and hopes to find its audience in the new year when it doubles down with, essentially, a new version of Oprah's cornerstone show.(Photo: Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images)

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Oprah on her new run as CEO of OWN - “I will say this; it's 10 times harder than doing my daily show. Doing that show felt like breathing everyday. Now I'm in so many meetings I sometimes have to step out and catch a breath. But I see every challenge as an opportunity. So no shortage of opportunities here.”(Photo credit: Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images)

Mary J. Blige on The Help - “It was a balanced movie. It wasn't just woe is me, slave master stuff. As much racism as there was, there was so much good to counter it." (Photo credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Mary J. Blige on The Help - “It was a balanced movie. It wasn't just woe is me, slave master stuff. As much racism as there was, there was so much good to counter it." (Photo credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Rihanna on how honesty has helped her fame - “I think honesty is the ultimate liberation in life. People want to shy away from the truth and keep sweeping it under the rug. But after a while, you pick up the rug and there’s just way too much dirt, so you might as well just be up front about it.” (Photo credit: Jeff Daly/PictureGroup)

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Rihanna on how honesty has helped her fame - “I think honesty is the ultimate liberation in life. People want to shy away from the truth and keep sweeping it under the rug. But after a while, you pick up the rug and there’s just way too much dirt, so you might as well just be up front about it.” (Photo credit: Jeff Daly/PictureGroup)