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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.

Queen Latifah

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
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
You just have to connect with people who believe in your vision and who will work with you and advance your cause.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Advance Believe Connection People Vision Yourself
I’m not allowed to get a big head, I’ve still got to do the simple things in life.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Allow Head Life Myself Simplicity
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.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Connection Direction Reason Sky Talk
I made decisions that I regret, and I took them as learning experiences… I’m human, not perfect, like anybody else.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Decision Experience Human Learning Myself Perfection Regret
I’m as involved as I can be. Whenever I’m asked to do something, I always tend to show up.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Involve Myself
A confident woman is a sexy woman, in my opinion. And I think guys find that to be the same way.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Confidence Myself Opinion Way Woman
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 learned you really do have to make sure you enjoy life.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Enjoyment Learning Life Myself
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
Beauty is not just a white girl. It’s so many different flavors and shades.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Appearance Beautiful Flavor Self Love Shade
I’ve never wanted to be put into a box, not musically.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Limitation Music 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
As a teenager, I had big breasts for my age, and my friends cracked on me a lot.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Age Appearance Body Myself Teen
I feel anger and I feel understanding. It’s a difficult position to be in.
QUEEN LATIFAH

Angry Difficult Feeling Myself Position Understand

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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