Niecy Nash Quotes
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I'm not a perfect mom, but I'm perfect for my kids.
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Although my marriage left me with three beautiful children, it also left me with a healthy dose of self-doubt, low self-esteem, and an extreme desire to be loved again. I was operating on empty, expecting to be paid in full.
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There's nothing wrong with having a collection, but it becomes a problem when it overwhelms your space. When you're not displaying it properly, you're not enjoying it and it turns into clutter.
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I don't need to do a reality show to make my mark in this world.
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I joined church by myself in a borrowed suit at 13. I had my neighbor's bible. So my walk and my faith have always been very real.
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I decided to become an actor at five. I saw the most gorgeous woman that I had ever seen in my five years of living on television. She had on a long, red dress and her eyelashes looked like butterflies and I said, "Grandmamma, who is that?" She said, "Baby, that's Lola Falana." I said, "That's it right there. I want to be black, fabulous, and on TV."
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We are bred to compare ourselves to the next person, to what they have and what they have accomplished.
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The most valuable insight on choosing whom to love is to be honest with yourself about the man standing before you.
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As women, we often think we have to be all things to all people, all at the same time. As a wife, mother, actress and businesswoman, I definitely feel the pressure to perform well in all areas.
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I feel like love is the thing we were created for, yet it's the place we struggle the most.
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I feel like it's better to see a sermon lived than it is to hear one preached.
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I didn't start out about weight loss. I was very tired and my energy was low. This is my second go-around in love, so I want to make sure I'll be around to enjoy it.
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If there is someone in your life who is not serving you or making you better, give yourself permission to move on.
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I don't have a desire to do reality. Because my truth is not what people are responding to. My truth is funny; I laugh with my husband every day.
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I'm a Gucci girl all the way.
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People who can make you laugh can make you cry.
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If you make your best friend and your significant other the same person, you don't have to disconnect to go tell your girlfriend everything.
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No family should have to endure the loss of a loved one at the hands of a previously convicted violent criminal.
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Celebrate your child's achievement, then rotate it when the next mini-masterpiece comes along. Then chuck the old picture. Don't worry that you're throwing away a memory. Your children will remember your praise more than they will remember the picture with macaroni and glitter glued on it.
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I didn’t get into this business for other people to know my name.
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I was always funny, but I didn't know being funny was a gift.
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There's a lot of women out there, some of whom are my age who've never been married and some who have been married and would like to be married again but think their ship has sailed, and I'm like, 'Oh no, honey, let Miss Niecy show you it is never too late for love!'
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I have an extra set of eyelashes because you never know. I could cry or laugh, or it could be windy, and I'll need a standby pair.
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The truth is black celebrities are not as sought after in the press as white celebrities, and that is comforting.
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I don't wear my faith on my sleeve, but I definitely do walk with it every day in my heart.
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People recognize me from everything and as soon as I think I know where they know me from, I'm always wrong.
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Don't go telling yourself you're in love with the man he could be; you gotta love the man standing in front of you right now. Simply put, love the person not the potential! Otherwise, he will always be disappointing to you. And whose fault is that?
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In one day, I got mistaken for three different actresses: Wendy Williams, Sherri Shepherd, and Star Jones.
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The old adage is true, people will only be as good to you as you are to yourself. They will follow your example, and those who don't will be left by the wayside.
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I was in a very fancy, high-end boutique where the sales associates stand around like mannequins. I walked in and the first thing they said was, "Ooh it smells like booty in here" because they knew me from Scream Queens.
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