Top 189 Quotes & Sayings by Rita Ora - Page 3

I literally touched down in Kosovo and the president, prime minister and mayor were waiting for me to get off the plane. Apparently that's unheard of. They don't wait for nobody.

Madonna, Michael Jackson, Tina Turner, Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe - they were myths of greatness.

I love how you can look different, and it changes your mood.

If you really want something, you'll make it work.

I think music will thrive where it wants to.

To me, it doesn't matter who you are or where you're from - if you're a good person and you got my back, I got yours.

I think the good thing about Macklemore is that he is very precise about what he gets involved in. As you can tell, he's very passionate about what he puts his name on, because he talks about things people don't usually talk about, and his concepts are very, very passionate.

I don't want people to think that someone gives me something to wear, and I'll put it on.

I just want to be in a relationship.

Before every show, I have to put perfume on. I know the crowd's not necessarily going to smell me, but when I smell good, I feel like I can dominate the room.

I speak fluent Kosovan.

What I'll remember about New York is growing up really fast.

It took me a while to understand that I do have a voice, and I can use it to help people.

When you perform, you can convey emotions differently, and your look can reflect each of those emotions.

I've been going to Bicester Village since I was young. My mum and dad really loved that place, and I always used to stock up on clothes. I love the fact that it supports great British designers.

Sometimes I see people writing the most ridiculous things about me.

The music industry is very small.

Fashion is this obsessive narrative that people don't understand but they can't stop looking at.

I mix my fragrances with body oils - I love body oils, so that's my little trick.

I'm scared of a lot of things.

To me, British fashion has a story. It has history, and I feel it's very much about our culture.

If I'm not working and getting my makeup done, that's my chance to do a hair mask and a face mask and my plucking and waxing and all of that.

Streetwear for me is what I was raised wearing in London, and my style influences growing up were always people who wore streetwear.

My beauty icons - and this sounds cheesy - have a beauty that comes from inside.

Growing up in London was the best.

My dad took on every job he could get. He worked like mad. But then, at some point, he had saved up enough to open his first pub.

Every girl, without fail, loves to look at a sexy picture of herself.

It was my dad's idea to change my name from Sahatciu to Ora. He said it would be easier to pronounce.

I love how music and fashion are so similar. We need each other.

A steamer is like an inhaler, so you can inhale this oil or frankincense or eucalyptus. Before I go onstage, I spend half an hour taking in that steam, and it saves my life!

A New Yorker is anyone who has the guts to really live in the city.

I don't feel like myself without the red lip. I feel like I'm taking a risk or something without it.

There are bigger queens of the selfie, but I'm up there.

You should communicate with your other one. Understanding what they are on about is pretty key.

I can't cook.

I have a few properties, some in the U.K., some in the States, some in Kosovo. It's a nice little empire - I'm trying to create something so my family can be all right.

I always remember smelling Chanel No. 5 at home - my mum used to literally pour it, and she rocked it.

I was always that girl who loved music and thought of music as an escape route.

One day I will settle down, when I have achieved everything I wanted.

Without my music, no doors would have opened, so I am forever grateful, and I am always going to be singing. But yeah, when the other doors open, why not walk through?

Girls have always wanted to be pretty, even in Egyptian times. Cleopatra wore all that eyeliner, you know.

If I can help one person, why wouldn't I?

I try to do one thing a day that makes me proud of myself.

I will always love red lips.

My childhood was great, my family was great. I wasn't in a mansion, but we made it work.

Everyone wants a love song you can dance to.

I wouldn't want to do an average fashion line. I'd want it to be an amazing piece of art.

I love the Scottish accent; it is very sexy.

I never think too hard about a look. When you consider an outfit too much, that's when it goes wrong.

Being a Mum is a big job.

When people come to my shows, they're like, 'I can't believe you can actually freaking sing!'

When I record music I like to be in one place and kind of have a base to keep going back to.

Stand naked in front of the mirror and say, 'I'm f–king sexy.' That's where it starts.

I'd like to be the Princess. But I want a nice black crown, not a pink crown because I hate pink. I wanna be the naughty Princess from Roc Nation.

Everyone thinks their mom is a superhero, and l feel like I want to be just like my mom. A superhero. She’s a very strong lady.

Everything evolves naturally in life. It's not limited to beauty or music. The more experience you get, the more you find out about yourself. Everything becomes more and more an expression of the real you. I can play different characters. Sometimes I feel tomboy or glam or playful. When you perform, you can convey emotions differently, and your look can reflect each of those emotions.

I’ve always tried to be independent. It’s just my personality. I’ve always been the type to motivate the camp. I’ve always wanted to be the fuel for something—for music, the fuel for my family, the fuel for my best friend. Helping someone with what I’m doing.

My spirit animal... probably like a turtle, because I have no concept of time.

True beauty is knowing who you are and believing in yourself. Happy people know their purpose, have courage to fight for it and strength to keep going.

It's hard to balance all my projects because you don't really get to see a lot of family and friends. You have to sacrifice your social life and also a lot of sleep. You have to learn how to sleep off no sleep. It's like, what do you want in life? I always ask myself that. "What do you want to do when you're 40?" I don't want to work forever when I'm 40. I want to just be able to chill when I'm old. It's always been a dream of mine to have kids and make sure that they're all right.