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 LATIFAHTo me, doing a gay pride show is one of the most fun things. My first show that paid more than $10,000 was in a gay club on New Year’s Eve in San Francisco.
More Queen Latifah Quotes
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I already enjoy cooking. I like different flavors and putting different things together and really like taking normal recipes to a higher level.
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There are different flavours of sexiness.
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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 enjoy just being me. I don’t need to be Queen Latifah, the brand, 24 hours a day.
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You can huff and puff. But blow me down? I doubt it kid, or you get your ass whupped.
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Beauty is not just a white girl. It’s so many different flavors and shades.
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Always follow your own path.
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For me, it might sound cliche, but beauty for me really does start on the inside. It’s like a state of mind, a state of love if you will. Then, whatever you can do on the outside is all like a bonus.
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There is nothing like a person with confidence, male or female, not conceitedness, but confidence. That inspires other people.
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I decided early on that I was going to put on my crown and rule my world by acting right and treating myself like a queen.
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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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We ignore our feelings a lot, I realize. Many of us have to… until they really bite us in the butt.
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If you try to follow everyone else’s mold, you’ll probably fail at some point because God created us uniquely for a reason.
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As a teenager, I had big breasts for my age, and my friends cracked on me a lot.
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Anyone who knows me knows that I’m way more of a joker than I am a serious person.
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