Business is fun. Controlling your own destiny is fun. Creating an idea and turning it into a movie; finding an artist and guiding their career and bringing them to some type of status – there’s joy in that.
QUEEN LATIFAHI’ve never wanted to be put into a box, not musically.
More Queen Latifah Quotes
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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.
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I’ve never wanted to be put into a box, not musically.
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You have to allow your mind to create and then if you want to censor something and bring it down or point it in a different direction, then you can do it.
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I am a strong woman with or without this other person, with or without this job, and with or without these tight pants.
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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.
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Every woman is a queen, and we all have different things to offer.
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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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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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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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Most people don’t have so much talent that they can become a success all their own. We all need people to help us and lift us up.
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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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instinct leads me to another flow.
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You have to stand for what you believe in and sometimes you have to stand alone.
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I already enjoy cooking. I like different flavors and putting different things together and really like taking normal recipes to a higher level.
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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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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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No one ever got ahead by going through the motions. You have to constantly be improving yourself. Make your life the masterpiece you want it to be.
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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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Life’s not about sitting at home in front of the TV waiting for your life to begin. Get out there and take some chances.
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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 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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Sometimes I pray when I really feel like I need God to help me with something, and sometimes we just have conversations. We just kick it.
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I learned you really do have to make sure you enjoy life.
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You do silly things for love sometimes and not-so-smart things for love.
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Life is so much bigger, grander, higher, and wider than we allow ourselves to think.
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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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