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.
QUEEN LATIFAHI never really took any acting classes. I’m just a natural ham, I guess.
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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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.
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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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You have to stand for what you believe in and sometimes you have to stand alone.
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I enjoy just being me. I don’t need to be Queen Latifah, the brand, 24 hours a day.
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I’m not living large; I just want to live comfortably. I wanna have financial stability that is unshakable.
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Look at people for an example, but then make sure to do things your way. Surround yourself with positive people.
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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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Living for today will bring about dying for today. You can’t just think, ‘I’m going to die anyway,’ because that’s what’s stopping us from moving forward.
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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.
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I feel like every woman is a queen, and we should be treated as such, and we should, you know, sort of request that sort of treatment from others.
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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.
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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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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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