Nicki Minaj is a favorite among kids and grown folks on the block in Central-Cocoanut. Here are some great quotes by Nicki – no wonder she has so many fans!

“The point is, everyone is not black and white. There are so many shades in the middle, and you’ve got to let people feel comfortable with saying what they want to say when they want to say it.” – Nicki Minaj, quoted in Out Magazine.

“I just embrace all people of all lifestyles and I don’t tell them they are bad people.” — Nicki Minaj, quoted in Vibe Magazine.

“I say girls are beautiful … and they need to be told that, and if they don’t have anyone to tell them that and mean it, I’m gonna tell them that.” — Nicki Minaj, quoted in Vibe Magazine.

“I want people—especially young girls—to know that in life, nothing is going to be based on sex appeal. You’ve got to have something else to go with that.” — Nicki Minaj, quoted in Interview Magazine.

“True confidence leaves no room for jealousy. When you know you are great, you have no need to hate.” – Nicki Minaj, source unknown

“Greatness is what we on the brink of.” – Nicki Minaj, lyrics from Moment for Life

Here at the Sarasota Community Studio we use the IGNITE approach to spread the love of our Central-Cocoanut neighborhood with the following 20 sentence stems. You are welcome to try this out in your own neighborhood too!

1. Hello! I am…

2. This is my block…

3. These are some other people on my block who are also coming together because we love our neighborhood. Here is the first person…

4. Here is another person…

5. Here is another person…

6. These are some places we love in our neighborhood. Here is the first place. It is great because…

7. Here is another place we love in our neighborhood. It is great because…

8. Here is another place we love in our neighborhood. It is great because…

9. These are some of the people in other parts of our neighborhood who are also coming together because we love our neighborhood. Here is the first person…

10. Here is another person…

11. Here is another person…

12. Here are some things we hope will stay the same about our neighborhood. Here is one thing…

13. Here is another thing…

14. Here is another thing…

15. Here are some things we hope will change about our neighborhood. Here is one thing…

16. Here is another thing…

17. Here is another thing…

18. Some things we will always remember about living in this neighborhood are…

19. We hope people will always remember US as neighbors who are…

20. So there you have it. Thanks & goodbye!