LisaRaye McCoy-Misick Quotes

• I learned from my mistakes, I was able to accept the things that were my fault and to be able to grow from that. You have to be able to see growth from your experiences and I've done that.

  LisaRaye McCoy-Misick

  Mistake, Growth, Done

  "EXCLUSIVE: LisaRaye Talks Single Ladies Season 2 and You-Know-Who Leaving". Interview with Kelley L. Carter, www.ebony.com. March 20, 2012.

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• Some men are afraid of women who challenge them and demand respect and answers. That's who I am and will always be.

  LisaRaye McCoy-Misick

  Men, Who I Am, Challenges

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• I make no apologies for loving the finer things in life or the men I choose to date. I don't feel bad about the person I am. Now, I do have an edge, rawness and realness, and I can tell you I'm going to keep that.

  LisaRaye McCoy-Misick

  Apology, Men, Things In Life

  "First Lady LisaRaye McCoy-Misick: 'I'm Going to Get Through This'". Essence Interview, www.essence.com. December 16, 2009.

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• It is much easier to fight through this thing called life with someone, as opposed to fighting alone. I absolutely want to be a wife and to come home to somebody who I know adores me.

  LisaRaye McCoy-Misick

  Home, Fighting, Wife

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• I'm one of those women who's not to be messed with. I'm very opinionated and boisterous at times. I'm also kind and humble. I know when to fold and when to hold and that's important. If my edge scares you, then you have a choice to remove yourself.

  LisaRaye McCoy-Misick

  Humble, Choices, Scare

  "First Lady LisaRaye McCoy-Misick: 'I'm Going to Get Through This'". Essence Interview, www.essence.com. December 16, 2009.

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• I want to know what it is to build the foundation of the friendship for real, to have my best friend and not because we're just intimate, but because we're mentally intimate. So I'm waiting for that person to come into my life.

  LisaRaye McCoy-Misick

  Real, Waiting, My Best Friend

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• I want to start dating the man that I’m gonna marry. I want to start having some fun with someone that I know I’m gonna be with. I don’t play any games. I’m too old for that. I’ve been there, I’ve been around the block.

  LisaRaye McCoy-Misick

  Fun, Block, Men

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• I'm a talkative person because I like to get to know a person and I like you to get to know me.

  LisaRaye McCoy-Misick

  I Like You, Get To Know Me, Talkative

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• I grew up on the Southside of Chicago. What people don't realize is that my father was a multimillionaire who owned 12 hotels, motels, a steel mill, a radio station, a club, nursing home, and a law office. So I think it's safe to say I'm a little above middle class and I'm a daddy's girl.

  LisaRaye McCoy-Misick

  Girl, Father, Home

  "First Lady LisaRaye McCoy-Misick: 'I'm Going to Get Through This'". Essence Interview, www.essence.com. December 16, 2009.

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• I have very few friends. I'm an associate of everybody and friend of none.

  LisaRaye McCoy-Misick

  Few Friends, Associates

  "LisaRaye McCoy On ‘Single Ladies’ Season 2, Duane Martin, & ‘The Real McCoy’" By Brennan Williams, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 21, 2012.

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• I've got to be able to get my time off whether it's just enjoying my house or the peace and quiet of my family and being there and cooking for them. I love doing that. I also love doing leisure things. I ride horses. I love to shop. I love to drive!

  LisaRaye McCoy-Misick

  Horse, House, Cooking

  "Designer Q&A: LisaRaye on PZI Jeans". Interview with Elliana Placas, www.essence.com. October 4, 2011.

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• I'm not into younger men. A couple of years younger, maybe, but I'm not a cougar. I'm not a panther either.

  LisaRaye McCoy-Misick

  Couple, Men, Years

  "EXCLUSIVE: LisaRaye Talks Single Ladies Season 2 and You-Know-Who Leaving". Interview with Kelley L. Carter, www.ebony.com. March 20, 2012.

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• Growing up, I stayed in a child's place. My father was murdered when I was 20. I was a model and never had a real job and my parents took care of me.

  LisaRaye McCoy-Misick

  Jobs, Children, Growing Up

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• I intimidate a lot of men, because I've done a lot. I'm established. I'm successful.

  LisaRaye McCoy-Misick

  Successful, Men, Done

  "EXCLUSIVE: LisaRaye Talks Single Ladies Season 2 and You-Know-Who Leaving". Interview with Kelley L. Carter, www.ebony.com. March 20, 2012.

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• I know how to play comedy when it's needed. So even when it's really not there, my facial expressions are really great. I have a lot of facial expressions in my face, you know.

  LisaRaye McCoy-Misick

  Expression, Play, Faces

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• I've got girlfriends who call me 'Raye' or 'L. Raye', but when somebody calls me 'Lisa', it's like, 'You've got two more times to say that and then I think you're disrespecting me and I'm going to have to cut you!'

  LisaRaye McCoy-Misick

  Girlfriend, Cutting, Thinking

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• When I was younger, I thought LisaRaye sounded so country, but I've come to really appreciate my family-given name. I was named after my father, David Ray McCoy, and I'm totally a daddy's girl.

  LisaRaye McCoy-Misick

  Girl, Country, Father

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