If my brother and I wanted money in our pockets, we had to get jobs – my first was at 15, at Burger King.
QUEEN LATIFAHYou have to stand for what you believe in and sometimes you have to stand alone.
More Queen Latifah Quotes
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I don’t care how much money you have, free stuff is always a good thing.
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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.
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I learned you really do have to make sure you enjoy life.
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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 never really took any acting classes. I’m just a natural ham, I guess.
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I’ve never wanted to be put into a box, not musically.
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I do feel like I have a direct connection with God for some reason; always have since I was a little kid – I would talk to God, talk to the sky.
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You have to stand for what you believe in and sometimes you have to stand alone.
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To step into acting was not that difficult a transition to make. What was difficult was the work and the practice that went into becoming good at it, because I hadn’t had any training.
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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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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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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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Let your inner queen’s voice come through loud and clear. Be strong, be authentic, be you, and you’ll do her proud.
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I like Pirate’s Booty. Prunes and olives, too. I love hummus. I can eat that until I die. I tend to eat mostly organic food.
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I feel anger and I feel understanding. It’s a difficult position to be in.
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