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.
QUEEN LATIFAHThere 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.
More Queen Latifah Quotes
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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 have always felt strongly about empowering women. I’m living proof that, with confidence and by believing in yourself, you can accomplish any goal.
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Sometimes I pray when I really feel like I need God to help me with something, and sometimes we just have conversations. We just kick it.
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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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It’s not always easy to do the right thing. But, doing the right thing makes you strong, it builds character.
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I don’t care how much money you have, free stuff is always a good thing.
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Beauty is not just a white girl. It’s so many different flavors and shades.
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Don’t you want to know what’s real and what’s not? I remember when I was a kid, you know, this whole Cold War thing. They had us scared of the Russians. So, it’s almost like, what’s real and what’s not?
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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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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.
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I enjoy going to work and having a good time. It’s tough when you got to work with people who just are in a bad mood all the damn time.
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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.
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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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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’m not allowed to get a big head, I’ve still got to do the simple things in life.
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