Queen Latifah Quotes

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Queen Latifah

Profession : Musician

Birth : March 18, 1970

My mom has always been my champion. She was very smart and grounded. She said, 'Save your money. Pay your taxes. Don't put everything in one basket,' but she let me explore and be creative.

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If we focus on our health, including our inner health, our self-esteem, and how we look at ourselves and our confidence level, we'll tend to be healthier people anyway, we'll tend to make better choices for our lives, for our bodies, we'll always be trying to learn more, and get better as time goes on.

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Fear can be good when you're walking past an alley at night or when you need to check the locks on your doors before you go to bed, but it's not good when you have a goal and you're fearful of obstacles. We often get trapped by our fears, but anyone who has had success has failed before.

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I often go to bed in my birthday suit. But I like teddies and cute little undies that match. I like a sexy bra and panty set, or little shorts.

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I made decisions that I regret, and I took them as learning experiences... I'm human, not perfect, like anybody else.

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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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Every woman is a queen, and we all have different things to offer.

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I don't have to take a trip around the world or be on a yacht in the Mediterranean to have happiness. I can find it in the little things, like looking out into my backyard and seeing deer in the fields.

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Having Black hair is unique in that Black women change up styles a lot. You can walk down one street block in New York City and see 10 different hairstyles that Black women are wearing: straight curls, short cuts, braids - we really run the gamut.

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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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Dreams become reality when we put our minds to it.

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Hip-hop definitely taught me a lot. Having to create your own identity and become known and respected in a male-dominated field - it requires some guts. There are times you have to be strong, and times when you have to stand alone for what you believe in.

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I am a strong woman with or without this other person, with or without this job, and with or without these tight pants.

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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.

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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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Bowling, I like bowling. I've been getting into this bowling thing. It's kinda fun.

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

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Dolly Parton made me chicken and dumplings. That Tennessee woman can burn some pots! And we know that I am not necessarily shy to a fork!

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Racism is ignorant. And it's stupid. And it's old. And it's played out. So beat it already with that, you know what I mean? 'Let's all get along' - I'm so tired of that damn sentence, but it's true.

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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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