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Queen Latifah

I’ve never wanted to be put into a box, not musically.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Limitation Music Myself
I really don’t know how to be anyone else, and whenever I try to be anyone else, I fail miserably. Or I disappoint myself. It doesn’t build my self-esteem, and it doesn’t help me grow me at all.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Disappointment Failure Growth Help Miserable Myself
I designed my whole image. That was all me. I just bought some regular clothes, threw a medallion around my neck, and that was it. The next thing I know, that’s the look.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Appearance Design Image Myself Neck Regular
Beauty is not just a white girl. It’s so many different flavors and shades.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Appearance Beautiful Flavor Self Love Shade
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.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Bad Goodness Story Yourself
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 is so much bigger, grander, higher, and wider than we allow ourselves to think.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Allow Big Life Ourselves Thinking Wide
It’s not always easy to do the right thing. But, doing the right thing makes you strong, it builds character.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Build Character Easy Myself Right Strong
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 never wanted to give up my power. I wanted to be able to make my own decisions, so that’s why I became involved in management, bottom line.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Decision Management Myself Power
I have always felt strongly about empowering women. I’m living proof that, with confidence and by believing in yourself, you can accomplish any goal.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Accomplishment Confidence Empowerment Feeling Goal Live Myself Woman
I think as far as the music industry is concerned, it’s kind of been the wild, wild West in a way with the Internet, which is not necessarily a bad thing to me.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Bad Industry Internet Myself Necessary Thinking
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
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.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Act Difficult Myself Training Transition
When I was around 18, I looked in the mirror and said, ‘You’re either going to love yourself or hate yourself.’ And I decided to love myself. That changed a lot of things.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Choice Hate Love Mirror Yourself
I am a strong woman with or without this other person, with or without this job, and with or without these tight pants.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Appearance Job Myself Person Strong Woman

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