I learned to use criticism as fuel for improvement. - Missy Elliott

"I learned to use criticism as fuel for improvement."

Missy Elliott Perseverance

Hip Hop Rapper Singer American Born 1971 (age 55)

More from Missy Elliott

"I'm not a role model. I'm a business woman."

"You gotta keep pushing forward, no matter what obstacles are in your way."

"Don't let anybody tell you what you can't do."

"I've always been myself, and that's what I bring to my music."

"Perseverance is the key to success."

"Don't give up on what you believe in."

"I've been through worse."

"You learn to live with the pain."