Rihanna 33rd Birthday: 10 Inspiring Quotes By RiRi To Kickstart The Celebrations

International pop icon and Grammy winner Rihanna, known for her hit tracks like "Don't stop the music," "Love the way you lie," and "Umbrella" celebrates her 33rd birthday Saturday.

Robyn Rihanna Fenty, internationally recognized as Rihanna, was born on Feb. 20, 1988, in Saint Michael, Barbados, to accountant Monica and warehouse supervisor Ronald Fenty. She debuted at the young age of 16 and is now recognized as a Barbadian singer, actress, businesswoman, and one of the biggest pop superstars in the world.

The record-breaking heartthrob also has her own fashion brand named 'Fenty.' Her net worth is estimated to be around $550 million.

Here are 12 inspirational quotes from RiRi to kickstart her birthday, courtesy Brainy Quotes and Goalcast -

• "Keep your eyes on the finish line and not on the turmoil around you."
• "If you don't live your life, then who will?"
• "Let go of the things that make you feel dead! Life is worth living!"
• "It’s tougher to be vulnerable than to actually be tough."
• "I always believed that when you follow your heart or your gut when you really follow the things that feel great to you, you can never lose, because settling is the worst feeling in the world."
• "Nobody can understand what you’re feeling unless they burn the way you burned."
• "When you realize who you live for, and who’s important to please, a lot of people will actually start living. I am never going to get caught up in that. I’m gonna look back on my life and say that I enjoyed it – and I lived it for me."
• "Sure, you wish you did some things differently. But there is no sense in becoming burdened with regret over things you have no power to change."
• "I stand up for what I believe in, and a lot of the time that can be against people’s opinions."
• "The minute you learn to love yourself you won’t want to be anyone else."
• "You have to just accept your body. You may not love it all the way, but you just have to be comfortable with it, comfortable with knowing that that’s your body."
• "I take risks because I get bored. And I get bored very easily."