I’m as involved as I can be. Whenever I’m asked to do something, I always tend to show up.
QUEEN LATIFAHTo 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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I write pretty often. I have a home studio. Music is what I do for fun. I never get tired of it, so to take a break from [TV and movies], I would go make some music.
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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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You do silly things for love sometimes and not-so-smart things for love.
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I do feel like I have a direct connection with God for some reason; always have since I was a little kid – I would talk to God, talk to the sky.
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Dreams become reality when we put our minds to it.
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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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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.
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I like Pirate’s Booty. Prunes and olives, too. I love hummus. I can eat that until I die. I tend to eat mostly organic food.
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We ignore our feelings a lot, I realize. Many of us have to… until they really bite us in the butt.
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There is no profession more essential than that of an educator, and it’s time for all of us to embrace and celebrate their importance and contribution to America’s children.
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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 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 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 promised my mom that if, after a year of putting 150 percent into my career it didn’t work out, I would go back to school. I never did go back.
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instinct leads me to another flow.
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