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 LATIFAHI 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.
More Queen Latifah Quotes
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Every woman is a queen, and we all have different things to offer.
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Dreams become reality when we put our minds to it.
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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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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 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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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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I’m proud of everything I do, but I think I’m the most happy about becoming a rapper. It was my entrance into everything. That helped me get into acting.
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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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So often, you don’t get that opportunity. You only go over everything once and, the next thing you know, you’re on set.
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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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Look at people for an example, but then make sure to do things your way. Surround yourself with positive people.
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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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You have to stand for what you believe in and sometimes you have to stand alone.
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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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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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I feel anger and I feel understanding. It’s a difficult position to be in.
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I often find it’s just the confidence that makes you sexy, not what your body looks like. It’s how you feel about yourself that makes you sexy.
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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 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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I enjoy just being me. I don’t need to be Queen Latifah, the brand, 24 hours a day.
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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 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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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.
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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 try to only commit myself to things that I think I can accomplish and commit myself to 100 percent. I try not to bite off more than I can chew.
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