I feel anger and I feel understanding. It’s a difficult position to be in.
QUEEN LATIFAHYou 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.
More Queen Latifah Quotes
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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.
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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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Anyone who knows me knows that I’m way more of a joker than I am a serious person.
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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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There is nothing like a person with confidence, male or female, not conceitedness, but confidence. That inspires other people.
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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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A confident woman is a sexy woman, in my opinion. And I think guys find that to be the same way.
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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.
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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.
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If my brother and I wanted money in our pockets, we had to get jobs – my first was at 15, at Burger King.
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I’m as involved as I can be. Whenever I’m asked to do something, I always tend to show up.
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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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To wanna be me is to go through not just the good but the bad. You wanna share my story identically? Man, you gonna take some lumps.
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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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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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