Word? Celebrity Quotes: Week of January 13, 2011

New quotes Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Rihanna and more.

Beyoncé and Jay-Z’ s statement about the birth of their daughter  - “Hello Baby Blue! We are happy to announce the arrival of our beautiful daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, born on Saturday, January 7, 2012. Her birth was emotional and extremely peaceful, we are in heaven.” (Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

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Beyoncé and Jay-Z’ s statement about the birth of their daughter  - “Hello Baby Blue! We are happy to announce the arrival of our beautiful daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, born on Saturday, January 7, 2012. Her birth was emotional and extremely peaceful, we are in heaven.” (Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

Brandy - Brandy looked super-cute in these long, rough-cut bangs and braided headband, with baby pink lips and sun-kissed cheeks.(Photo: Gregg DeGuire/PictureGroup)

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Brandy on rumors she avoided Kim Kardashian while filming The Marriage Counselor  - “I never saw Kim because we didn’t have any scenes together, not because I cleared the way for her not to be around me." (Photo: Gregg DeGuire/PictureGroup)

Tia Mowry - "The Color Purple.  I loved this movie— it was beautiful. I love the bond and the sisterhood it depicted. You had characters that were passive (Celie) and then later on they came together, as Oprah Winfrey’s character (Sophia) did, and finally stood up for themselves. I’ll never forget that, I’ll never forget those moments. I was young when I first saw that movie and it’s still in my mind."(Photo: Albert L. Ortega/PictureGroup)

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Tia Mowry on her relationship with Game co-star Pooch Hall  - “Pooch and I are also like brother and sister. If I have something in my teeth, if I have something in my nose, he’ll take it out. It’s that kind of relationship and we translate that to our characters.” (Photo: Albert L. Ortega/PictureGroup)

Wendy Williams on Fantasia’s relationship with Antwaun Cook  - "Fantasia, you knew he was married, and unavailable to you, when you started sleeping with him. A separated man does not make a single man. This wasn't even a down-low relationship ... because we all saw you all celebrating your...love." (Photo: Rob Loud/PictureGroup)

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Wendy Williams on Fantasia’s relationship with Antwaun Cook  - "Fantasia, you knew he was married, and unavailable to you, when you started sleeping with him. A separated man does not make a single man. This wasn't even a down-low relationship ... because we all saw you all celebrating your...love." (Photo: Rob Loud/PictureGroup)

Michelle Williams on getting her own reality show:  - "I am very thrilled about this opportunity, to extend into television… with this series."(Photo: Dave Hogan/Getty Images)

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Michelle Williams on congratulating Beyoncé for giving birth   - “Let’s get one thing straight…. I do not have to say congrats to someone when they’re not on Twitter…especially when I talk or email them all the time…”(Photo: Dave Hogan/Getty Images)

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Janet Jackson on Paris Jackson getting into acting  - “Me, I’d prefer for her to wait… I think she should enjoy her youth.” (Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

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Janet Jackson on Paris Jackson getting into acting  - “Me, I’d prefer for her to wait… I think she should enjoy her youth.” (Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

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Anthony Hamilton on the lack of respect for real R&B   - “Just some of the awards shows. They don’t have enough R&B on the Grammys. I’m not talking about that pop stuff. I’m talking about real R&B. They always throw us some kind of, “We’re gonna honor somebody,” and then they’ll wait for them to be gone.”(Photo: Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Big 'O' Youth Educational Dream Foundation)

Photo By Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Big 'O' Youth Educational Dream Foundation

Chad Ochocinco: January 9 - The football player, once known as Chad Johnson, turns 34.

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Chad Ochocinco on rumors his engagement to Evelyn Lozada was put on pause  - "We don't pause around these parts. It's called 'Buffering.'" (Photo: Gregg DeGuire/PictureGroup)

Jim Jones vs. Christopher R. Liggio  - Music producer Christopher R. Liggio filed suit against rapper Jim Jones in a New York Federal court for sampling a song without permission. Although Liggio was credited in the liner notes for the track "Changing the Locks," which sampled one of his tracks, he said he was never asked for permission. (Photo:  Scott Gries/PictureGroup)

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Jim Jones on proposing to Chrissy  - "I've been looking at the ring and showing it to everybody." (Photo: Scott Gries/PictureGroup)

Cynthia Bailey - @CynthiaBailey10: Congratulations Beyonce and Jay Z on your baby! Love, blessings, and prosperity from my family to yours :)(Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

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Cynthia Bailey on marriage  - “If you decide, a year down the road that… I made a mistake. This is not the person I really wanted to be with, then that’s the time to get off the train when you get to the next stop.” (Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Steve Harvey Foundation)

Photo By Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

No Malice on changing the direction of his music: - “I think we did it too well and I think some people walked away with the wrong message from that, especially seeing our friends, manager and people that we considered family get locked up. It was definitely an eye opener, and I really don't want to glorify that [lifestyle] like that any longer."(Photo: John Ricard/BET)

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Malice on the secret to the success of his 20-year marriage.  - “Faith and forgiveness lay the ground rules… It’s just a big part of it and I think that as… and I got to choose my words carefully...”(photo: John Ricard / BET)