As Rihanna continues to celebrate the release of her album ANTI we decided to compile 25 Rihanna Quotes That Might Make You Fall in Love With Her. The pop/R&B star has been a hit on the mainstream music scene selling out shows worldwide and even broke into the fashion scene. She has become one of the biggest music icons and continues to rise up the charts.
Rihanna was born and raised in Barbados and got her start like many breakout artists, through demo tapes. After signing with Jay Z’s ROC Nation Rihanna blossomed into one of the most talked about and streamed artists today. She’s a global talent whose island vibes can be heard in some of her tracks like the recently released “Work.”
ANTI hit 1 million downloads in 14 hours upon it’s release and was seen as one of the most highly anticipated albums of 2016. Rihanna is also enjoying a pretty successful career in fashion. She has her own collaborative line with Puma and was named Contributive Creative Director of Stance Socks. She is continuing to set the bar high for other artists who are coming up and doesn’t seem to pay too much attention to what the media says about her. You can check out our 25 Rihanna Quotes That Might Make You Fall in Love With Her below.
“When I am putting looks together, I dare myself to make something work. I always look for the most interesting silhouette or something that’s a little off, but I have to figure it out. I have to make it me. I think that’s the thrill in fashion.”
“I don’t do things for the response or for the controversy. I just live my life.”
“I happen to think like a man, and do certain things guys like to do. I grew up around boys.”
“I want to be the black Madonna.”
“When I was fourteen and first started going out, I always wanted to be the opposite of everyone else. So I would go to the club in a polo T-shirt and pants and sneakers and a hat on backward, just so I would not be dressed like other girls.”
“You don’t want to live your life and then meet someone. You want to share your life with someone. That’s what I’m missing right now.”
“I think a lot of people are afraid of being happy because of what others might think of it.”
“Alcohol is the devil and I need Chinese food.”
“Over the holidays, and even during filming, I realized that I actually like my body, even if it’s not perfect according to the book. I just feel sexy. For the first time, I don’t want to get rid of the curves. I just want to tone it up. My body is comfortable, and it’s not unhealthy, so I’m going to rock with it.”
“People think, because we’re young, we aren’t complex, but that’s not true. We deal with life and love and broken hearts in the same way a woman a few years older might.’
“I’m crazy and I don’t pretend to be anything else.”
“My story is definitely going to be a happily ever after, no matter what.”
“They’re gonna keep knocking away until all this comes crashing down. But I’m not gonna ever crash. I’m in control.”
“You just want something else that someone else has, but that doesn’t mean what you have isn’t beautiful, because people always want what you have, and you always want what they have – no one is ever 100 percent like, ‘Yes, I’m the bomb dot com – from head to toe!'”
“You know how to love me hard. I won’t lie, I’m fallin’ hard. Yep, I’m fallin’ for you, but there’s nothin’ wrong with that.”
“You always find the wrong sh*t when you go looking.”
“I never know what day it is. Never, ever, ever.”
“To me, sex is power. It’s empowering when you do it because you want to do it.”
“You have to just accept your body. You may not love it all the way, but you just have to be comfortable with it, comfortable with knowing that that’s your body.”
“Everything has to be calculated, because I feel everyone is watching me. I want to enjoy my life and not think about it.”
“I’m waiting for the man who’s ballsy enough to deal with me. I’m going to wait though.”
“When you realize who you live for, and who’s important to please, a lot of people will actually start living. I am never going to get caught up in that. I’m gonna look back on my life and say that I enjoyed it – and I lived it for me.”
“Keep your eyes on the finish line and not on the turmoil around you.”
“When you’re not with the person you want to be intimate with, a picture is the next best thing. Well, Skype is safer. But a picture lasts a long time.”
“Sometimes I’ll wear something and think, I’m going to get so much flack for this tomorrow, but if I want to wear it, I will. If I dress too sexy, then I’m a slut; if I dress sophisticated, then I’m a grandma. At the end of the day, I just wear what I want to wear.”