I don’t have any regrets. If I could have talked to my 19- or 20-year-old self, I would have said, ‘You’re going to be fine. It ain’t that serious!’
QUEEN LATIFAHLife is so much bigger, grander, higher, and wider than we allow ourselves to think.
More Queen Latifah Quotes
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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 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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There are different flavours of sexiness.
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I designed my whole image. That was all me. I just bought some regular clothes, threw a medallion around my neck, and that was it. The next thing I know, that’s the look.
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Beauty is not just a white girl. It’s so many different flavors and shades.
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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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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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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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Life is so much bigger, grander, higher, and wider than we allow ourselves to think.
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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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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 think it’s important to raise your kids, start ’em early. Teaching them the values and morals, so when they get out there on their own, you know they have it. They just have to remember to use it, but they have it.
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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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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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I feel like every woman is a queen, and we should be treated as such, and we should, you know, sort of request that sort of treatment from others.
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