If I ran into a 19-year-old version of myself, I’d just tell her to live, full out. I might also tell her to go ahead and have a few babies and not worry about the timing of it.
QUEEN LATIFAHI made decisions that I regret, and I took them as learning experiences… I’m human, not perfect, like anybody else.
More Queen Latifah Quotes
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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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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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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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I often find it’s just the confidence that makes you sexy, not what your body looks like. It’s how you feel about yourself that makes you sexy.
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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 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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Even if you don’t have anything, even if you’ve got a quarter in your pocket, to share with someone else who has nothing really helps.
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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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I didn’t know I had it in me. There’s more to all of us than we realize. Life is so much bigger, grander, higher, and wider than we allow ourselves to think. We’re capable of so much more than we allow ourselves to believe.
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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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You can’t let fear paralyze you. The worse that can happen is you fail, but guess what: You get up and try again. Feel that pain, get over it, get up, dust yourself off and keep it moving.
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When you’re rapping, you do have to perform to a certain degree, but not every rapper is necessarily a gifted actor.
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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 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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If you try to follow everyone else’s mold, you’ll probably fail at some point because God created us uniquely for a reason.
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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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Life is so much bigger, grander, higher, and wider than we allow ourselves to think.
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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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Be bold, be brave enough to be your true self.
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I don’t care how much money you have, free stuff is always a good thing.
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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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You can huff and puff. But blow me down? I doubt it kid, or you get your ass whupped.
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I feel anger and I feel understanding. It’s a difficult position to be in.
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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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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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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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