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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.

Queen Latifah

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.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Capability Life Myself Realization Thinking
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.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Accomplishment Confidence Empowerment Feeling Goal Live Myself Woman
There is nothing like a person with confidence, male or female, not conceitedness, but confidence. That inspires other people.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Confidence Inspirational People Person
If my brother and I wanted money in our pockets, we had to get jobs – my first was at 15, at Burger King.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Family Job Myself
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.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Appearance Design Image Myself Neck Regular
Even if you don’t have anything, even if you’ve got a quarter in your pocket, to share with someone else who has nothing really helps.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Help Myself Poor Share
I’m not allowed to get a big head, I’ve still got to do the simple things in life.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Allow Head Life Myself Simplicity
Living for today will bring about dying for today. You can’t just think, ‘I’m going to die anyway,’ because that’s what’s stopping us from moving forward.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Day Death Live Move Stop Thinking Yourself
I enjoy just being me. I don’t need to be Queen Latifah, the brand, 24 hours a day.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Brand Day Enjoyment Myself Need
You can huff and puff. But blow me down? I doubt it kid, or you get your ass whupped.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Children Doubt Inspirational Myself Power
We ignore our feelings a lot, I realize. Many of us have to… until they really bite us in the butt.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Betrayal Body Feeling Ignorance Myself
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.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Failure Fear Feeling Move Worst Yourself
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.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Act Difficult Myself Training Transition
To me, I always felt like I was carrying a torch for women of any size to be themselves – it doesn’t matter whether you’re a size 2 or a 22, just be who you are.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Carry Woman Yourself
instinct leads me to another flow.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Flow Leadership Myself
There is no profession more essential than that of an educator, and it’s time for all of us to embrace and celebrate their importance and contribution to America’s children.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Children Education Embrace Ourselves Professional

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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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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