“Ritie, don't worry 'cause you ain't pretty. Plenty pretty women I seen digging ditches or worse. You smart. I swear to God, I rather you have a good mind than a cute behind.”
Source: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
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Song lyrics, Knocked Out Loaded (1986), Brownsville Girl (with Sam Shepard)

“I ain't saying you treated me unkind
You could have done better but I don't mind”
Song lyrics, The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963), Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
Context: I ain't saying you treated me unkind
You could have done better but I don't mind
You just kinda wasted my precious time
But don't think twice, it's all right.

Jennifer Lopez shades A-list actress peers in resurfaced interview https://nypost.com/2019/09/25/jennifer-lopez-shades-a-list-actress-peers-in-resurfaced-interview/, by Nadine DeNinno, New York Post, September 25, 2019.

“Damn, you have no idea what I have been through today."
"Actually I have a pretty good idea.”
Source: The Fiery Heart

Conversation: Elon Musk on Wired Science (2007)