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.
QUEEN LATIFAHAlways follow your own path.
More Queen Latifah Quotes
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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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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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If I ran into a 19-year-old version of myself, I’d just tell her to live, full out. I might also tell her to go ahead and have a few babies and not worry about the timing of it.
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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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There are so many things I’d like to do. Like becoming a parent. To me that is the next natural progression in life.
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If there are kids who want to follow in my footsteps, I’d say that my shoes are too big for them to fill! But their shoe size is just perfect.
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I made decisions that I regret, and I took them as learning experiences… I’m human, not perfect, like anybody else.
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You just have to connect with people who believe in your vision and who will work with you and advance your cause.
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You do silly things for love sometimes and not-so-smart things for love.
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To wanna be me is to go through not just the good but the bad. You wanna share my story identically? Man, you gonna take some lumps.
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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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I’ve never wanted to be put into a box, not musically.
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I write pretty often. I have a home studio. Music is what I do for fun. I never get tired of it, so to take a break from [TV and movies], I would go make some music.
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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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I enjoy just being me. I don’t need to be Queen Latifah, the brand, 24 hours a day.
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