My parents wanted me to be a lawyer. But I don’t think I would have been very happy. I’d be in front of the jury singing.
JENNIFER LOPEZYou’ve gotta do things that make you happy. As women, we tend to give away a lot. We take care of a lot of people, and we can’t forget to take care of ourselves.
More Jennifer Lopez Quotes
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If anyone can figure out how to balance my celebrity and my dual careers in music and film, it’s me. I don’t feel frightened; I feel challenged.
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When I was in my 20s I wasn’t sure of myself. Now I can really stretch. I don’t have to stay in the box. At this point I can say to myself, So what if I fall, so what? I’m going to get back up.
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You’ve gotta do things that make you happy.
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Just because you dress sexy doesn’t mean you’re a bad girl; it just means you know how to dress.
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You can’t let the fear of what people might say or think stop you from doing what you want to do or else we would never do anything.
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Until you value yourself enough and love yourself enough to know that, you can’t really have a healthy relationship.
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I like to cook Puerto Rican food. That’s what I grew up on: rice, beans, meat, some Italian-American food. I know my way around the kitchen.
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The minute I feel nervousness or anxiety or fear, I go, ‘No, no, that’s not a thought that I need to have right now. Everything’s great, everything’s good, you’re going to be fine’.
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I feel I want to grow as an actress and be better. I want to progress as a singer and songwriter, and produce movies and everything. So there’ll be no time when I feel I’ve done it all.
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Always follow your heart. Sometimes it’s gonna hurt – but you’re going to be fine.
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Once you have a lot of success, you become a target in many ways.
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I’m very comfortable with being productive. I like doing things, and I like creating things. As far as being powerful, I guess I’m comfortable with it. It’s not really how I think of myself.
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When I face myself, I go, “You have a fear of really being on your own. So you know what? That’s what we’re gonna do right now.
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I can only speak for myself, and hope people hear my words and see me on television speaking for myself. And, hopefully, they’ll be able to make their own judgment.
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You have to stand up and say, ‘There’s nothing wrong with me or my shape or who I am; you’re the one with the problem!’
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