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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.

Queen Latifah

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.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Myself Pay Pride
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.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Feeling Myself Queen Treatment Woman
You need to give yourself the time to think freely. I don’t know if that is political. But sometimes things are political because you observe things that are right or that are wrong and you want to speak on them.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Freedom Politics Right Thinking Time Wrong Yourself
Let your inner queen’s voice come through loud and clear. Be strong, be authentic, be you, and you’ll do her proud.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Clear Loud Proud Queen Voice Yourself
I’m not living large; I just want to live comfortably. I wanna have financial stability that is unshakable.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Comfortable Financial Live Myself
I enjoy going to work and having a good time. It’s tough when you got to work with people who just are in a bad mood all the damn time.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Enjoyment Goodness Myself Time Tough Work
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
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
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.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Improvement Life Masterpieces Motion Yourself
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
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.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Citizenship Female Myself People Teaching
When you’re rapping, you do have to perform to a certain degree, but not every rapper is necessarily a gifted actor.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Actor Gift Necessary Performance Yourself
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.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Help Ourselves People Success Talent
I don’t care how much money you have, free stuff is always a good thing.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Care Freedom Goodness Money Myself
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
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.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Adventure Chance Home Life Myself

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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