I really don’t know how to be anyone else, and whenever I try to be anyone else, I fail miserably. Or I disappoint myself. It doesn’t build my self-esteem, and it doesn’t help me grow me at all.
QUEEN LATIFAHI 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.
More Queen Latifah Quotes
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There are different flavours of sexiness.
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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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I’m not allowed to get a big head, I’ve still got to do the simple things in life.
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Look at people for an example, but then make sure to do things your way. Surround yourself with positive people.
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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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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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When I want to push myself and do intense workouts, I do that, but I’m not going to do it because anybody thinks I should look a certain way. It’s really more about how I feel and about being healthy.
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To 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.
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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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You can’t let fear paralyze you. The worse that can happen is you fail, but guess what: You get up and try again. Feel that pain, get over it, get up, dust yourself off and keep it moving.
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Life is so much bigger, grander, higher, and wider than we allow ourselves to think.
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I have always felt strongly about empowering women. I’m living proof that, with confidence and by believing in yourself, you can accomplish any goal.
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So often, you don’t get that opportunity. You only go over everything once and, the next thing you know, you’re on set.
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I didn’t know I had it in me. There’s more to all of us than we realize. Life is so much bigger, grander, higher, and wider than we allow ourselves to think. We’re capable of so much more than we allow ourselves to believe.
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I promised my mom that if, after a year of putting 150 percent into my career it didn’t work out, I would go back to school. I never did go back.
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