I was taught from a young age that many people would treat me as a second-class citizen because I was African-American and because I was female.
QUEEN LATIFAHEvery woman is a queen, and we all have different things to offer.
More Queen Latifah Quotes
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I never wanted to give up my power. I wanted to be able to make my own decisions, so that’s why I became involved in management, bottom line.
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Don’t you want to know what’s real and what’s not? I remember when I was a kid, you know, this whole Cold War thing. They had us scared of the Russians. So, it’s almost like, what’s real and what’s not?
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When I was around 18, I looked in the mirror and said, ‘You’re either going to love yourself or hate yourself.’ And I decided to love myself. That changed a lot of things.
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Beauty is not just a white girl. It’s so many different flavors and shades.
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I’m not living large; I just want to live comfortably. I wanna have financial stability that is unshakable.
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I am a strong woman with or without this other person, with or without this job, and with or without these tight pants.
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Even if you don’t have anything, even if you’ve got a quarter in your pocket, to share with someone else who has nothing really helps.
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No one ever got ahead by going through the motions. You have to constantly be improving yourself. Make your life the masterpiece you want it to be.
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Life’s not about sitting at home in front of the TV waiting for your life to begin. Get out there and take some chances.
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I enjoy going to work and having a good time. It’s tough when you got to work with people who just are in a bad mood all the damn time.
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When you’re rapping, you do have to perform to a certain degree, but not every rapper is necessarily a gifted actor.
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To me, I always felt like I was carrying a torch for women of any size to be themselves – it doesn’t matter whether you’re a size 2 or a 22, just be who you are.
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I’m as involved as I can be. Whenever I’m asked to do something, I always tend to show up.
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I think as far as the music industry is concerned, it’s kind of been the wild, wild West in a way with the Internet, which is not necessarily a bad thing to me.
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You have to stand for what you believe in and sometimes you have to stand alone.
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