My parents wanted me to be a lawyer. But I don’t think I would have been very happy. I’d be in front of the jury singing.
JENNIFER LOPEZWhenever it feels uncomfortable to tell the truth, that’s often the most important time to tell it.
More Jennifer Lopez Quotes
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By nature I am not tough, believe it or not.
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You can’t take life for granted.
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I have my own high standards for what I want in a partner and how I want to be treated. I bring a lot to the table. I’m not talking about material things but what I have to offer as a person – love and loyalty and all the things that make a good relationship.
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I honestly wear myself out walking around, fixing this and fixing that. Maybe that’s why I like to work so much – so I can just get to that moment where I’m like, “Whoa.” I have to be super tired and knocked out to stop!
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It’s a shame to call somebody a ‘diva’ simply because they work harder than everybody else.
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You mirror what the world mirrors to you.
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If you kiss on the first date and it’s not right, then there will be no second date. Sometimes it’s better to hold out and not kiss for a long time. I am a strong believer in kissing being very intimate, and the minute you kiss, the floodgates open for everything else.
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I just knew that was what I wanted to do. I was going to perform as a singer; I was going to perform as a dancer, and I was, you know, going to do movies and be an actress. I was going to do it or die trying. That’s what my life was.
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If you don’t love yourself, you can’t love anybody else. And I think as women we really forget that.
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The truth is, everything that’s happened was supposed to happen. That doesn’t mean I don’t look back and think, God, I wish I hadn’t had to go through some of those things.
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People equate sexy with promiscuous. They think that because I’m shaped this way, I must be scandalous – like running around and bringing men into my hotel room. But it’s just the opposite.
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You have to stand up and say, ‘There’s nothing wrong with me or my shape or who I am; you’re the one with the problem!’
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I have to work, for my soul.
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I feel I want to grow as an actress and be better. I want to progress as a singer and songwriter, and produce movies and everything. So there’ll be no time when I feel I’ve done it all.
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I like to cook Puerto Rican food. That’s what I grew up on: rice, beans, meat, some Italian-American food. I know my way around the kitchen.
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