For me, it might sound cliche, but beauty for me really does start on the inside. It’s like a state of mind, a state of love if you will. Then, whatever you can do on the outside is all like a bonus.
QUEEN LATIFAHTo 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.
More Queen Latifah Quotes
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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 don’t have any regrets. If I could have talked to my 19- or 20-year-old self, I would have said, ‘You’re going to be fine. It ain’t that serious!’
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You do silly things for love sometimes and not-so-smart things for love.
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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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There is nothing like a person with confidence, male or female, not conceitedness, but confidence. That inspires other people.
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I don’t care how much money you have, free stuff is always a good thing.
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Life is so much bigger, grander, higher, and wider than we allow ourselves to think.
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Dreams become reality when we put our minds to 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 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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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 as involved as I can be. Whenever I’m asked to do something, I always tend to show up.
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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’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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If there are kids who want to follow in my footsteps, I’d say that my shoes are too big for them to fill! But their shoe size is just perfect.
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