Queen Latifah Quotes

• My mother wouldn't allow me to speak slang when I was growing up. But when I got outside, around my friends, it was 'Yo' and 'That's the joint' and 'Yo, what's up?' So I had my game for my friends and my game for my mom.

  Queen Latifah

  Mom   Mother   Growing Up  

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• I feel very positive about Newark's future, but I know we need a lot of help. I think that starts with the education of our kids and making the streets safer.

  Queen Latifah

  Kids   Thinking   Needs  

  "Queen Latifah: The 'Joyful Noise'". Interview with Kam Williams, www.eurweb.com. January 1, 2012.

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• I just like ladies who have class... just be yourself and let your personality shine and let your individuality show. To me, that's sexier. A confident woman is a sexy woman, in my opinion

  Queen Latifah

  Sexy   Being Yourself   Class  

  "The Media’s Outing of Queen Latifah" by Irene Monroe, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 16, 2011.

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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.

  Queen Latifah

  Regret   Learning   Perfect  

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• When it came time to be a professional rapper, I wouldn't sign anything without reading it. There was no way I was going to have people make decisions for me or wake up one day and find that I was broke because I never bothered to read a contract.

  Queen Latifah

  Reading   Rapper   People  

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• My mom will make me walk the dogs or take out the trash when I go home.

  Queen Latifah

  Mom   Dog   Home  

  Interview with Alec Cawthorne, www.bbc.co.uk. January 2003.

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• When I was growing up, there were so many musicals you could watch. I like the fantasy of musicals and I love music.

  Queen Latifah

  Growing Up   Watches   Fantasy  

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• I've been giving back since I was a teen, handing out turkeys at Thanksgiving and handing out toys at toys drives for Christmas. It's very important to give back as a youth. It's as simple as helping an old lady across the street or giving up your seat on the bus for someone who is pregnant.

  Queen Latifah

  Christmas   Giving Up   Simple  

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• I write pretty often. I have a home studio. Music is what I do for fun. I never get tired of it, so to take a break from [TV and movies], I would go make some music.

  Queen Latifah

  Fun   Home   Writing  

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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.

  Queen Latifah

  Thinking   Rapper   Acting  

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• I feel strongly that women who look like me should feel great. So I am not changing.

  Queen Latifah

  Looks   Should   Feels  

  "Queen Latifah Talks Ice Age: The Meltdown". Interview with Brian B., movieweb.com. March 29, 2006.

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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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  Want   Masterpiece   Improving Yourself  

  Queen Latifah (2010). “Put on Your Crown: Life-Changing Moments on the Path to Queendom”, p.16, Hachette UK

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• When I was around 18, I looked in the mirror and said, 'You're either going to love yourself or hate yourself.' And I decided to love myself. That changed a lot of things.

  Queen Latifah

  Hate   Love You   Loving Yourself  

  "Queen Latifah Opens Up About Heartbreak, Alcohol And Using Faith To Grow A Positive Self - Image" By Hilary Miller, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 11, 2013.

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

  Queen Latifah

  Fun   Bowling  

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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, it forces you to make decisions based upon your beliefs and not what other people think. In life, and in business, you have to stand for what you believe in and sometimes you have to stand alone. But, what makes you a leader is having the courage of your convictions.

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  Leadership   Strong   Believe  

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• It's great to be able to employ people who other people wouldn't consider viable employees.

  Queen Latifah

  People   Able   Employee  

  Interview with Nathan Rabin, www.avclub.com. October 30, 2002.

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• I am not one to turn down macaroni and cheese, even late at night. I love Italian food. I love pasta... A refrigerator full of water and Gatorade? Honey, that's just not gonna happen.

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  Funny   Food   Italian  

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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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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  Practice   Training   Acting  

  "Joy to the Queen!-Queen Latifah. The "Joyful Noise" Interview". Interview with Kam Williams, www.pittsburghurbanmedia.com.

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• What would your life be like if you found out you had 3 weeks left? And you know that you had not begun to live? And you had all these dreams and all these possibilities. And all these things you wanted to do and things you wanted to say and now time's up?

  Queen Latifah

  Dream   Life Is Like   Week  

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• I have to be realistic about what I can and can't do. So whatever I do has to really be worth it. I like to master the things I do.

  Queen Latifah

  Realistic   Masters   I Can  

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• I never pictured myself as just a rapper; I always wanted to act and do whatever else I could do. I always felt like I could do a lot of different things.

  Queen Latifah

  Rapper   Different   Wanted  

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• I'm a sucker for a man who cries. It just gets to me.

  Queen Latifah

  Men   Cry   Sucker  

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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.

  Queen Latifah

  Pirate   Booty   Olives  

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• [Hiking] is not that crazy, but when you look back and you see that mountain you just climbed, you say, "I can't believe I did that."

  Queen Latifah

  Crazy   Believe   Hiking  

  Source: www.craftychica.com

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• A confident woman is a sexy woman, in my opinion. And I think guys find that to be the same way.

  Queen Latifah

  Sexy   Thinking   Guy  

  "The Media’s Outing of Queen Latifah" by Irene Monroe, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 16, 2011.

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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.

  Queen Latifah

  Cute   Sexy   My Birthday  

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• Look at people for an example, but then make sure to do things your way. Surround yourself with positive people.

  Queen Latifah

  Surround Sound   People   Example  

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• Dreams become reality when we put our minds to it.

  Queen Latifah

  Dream   Reality   Mind  

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• People have often asked me, do I want to be the next Oprah - there is no such thing. Oprah is Oprah, and she's still being Oprah if anybody hasn't noticed... what I bring to TV is myself... I really think there's space in daytime TV for a whole bunch of fun, some amazing music, and some heart.

  Queen Latifah

  Fun   Heart   Thinking  

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• There are two things I wear. One is a Curvation undergarment over my whole body, and then maybe I'll also put on some Spanx. They're so great. They have a way of smoothing everything out, and then you can just put on whatever you want. It accents you and makes you feel pretty.

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  Two   Body   Want  

  Source: www.craftychica.com

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