Queen Latifah Quotes
Top 91 wise famous quotes and sayings by Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah Famous Quotes & Sayings
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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.
I try to only commit myself to things that I think I can accomplish and commit myself to 100 percent. I try not to bite off more than I can chew.
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.
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.
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!
I want every day to be life for the living, not just traipsing through it existing. I'm just interested in life and the world and exploring.
I think I'd be a great mom, honestly. I don't think I'll have any problem giving them all the love in the world. Discipline will be the hard part.
You just have to connect with people who believe in your vision and who will work with you and advance your cause.
I realized there was racism because people thought, 'Oh, if you like roll 'n' roll, that makes you like a white kid.'
My house borders horse farms, and I can look out my window and see the horses and the new colts. It's really peaceful.
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.
I'm not living large; I just want to live comfortably. I wanna have financial stability that is unshakable.
I was not born a size 2. I'm not skinny, period. I'm not willing to sleep with the director or step on somebody else's neck to get the job.
There's the part of my life that the public and I share together. And there's the part that's mine to keep for myself. And that's mine. For me.
So often, you don't get that opportunity. You only go over everything once and, the next thing you know, you're on set.
Some people observe life naturally and sometimes you just have to let things out and think about it later.
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.
I do feel like I have a direct connection with God for some reason; always have since I was a little kid - I would talk to God, talk to the sky.
The more you push the budgets up, the more you make records cost $20, the more you make records last 4 and 5 minutes on the radio.
Let your inner queen's voice come through loud and clear. Be strong, be authentic, be you, and you'll do her proud.
To wanna be me is to go through not just the good but the bad. You wanna share my story identically? Man, you gonna take some lumps.
I don't feel like I need to share my personal life, and I don't care if people think I'm gay or not. Assume whatever you want. You do it anyway.
I feel like I've set the example for loving your body no matter what size it is, but I also can set the example for being healthy as well.
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.
I've hosted the Soul Train awards, the American Music Awards ... and I had my own talk show. So if I can't host by now, what the hell can I do?
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.
The movie I've seen a million times is 'Steel Magnolias,' directed by Herbert Ross, starring Sally Field and Julia Roberts.
I made decisions that I regret, and I took them as learning experiences ... I'm human, not perfect, like anybody else.
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!'
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.
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.
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.
I believe that the kids, young people should have an opportunity to have Oscar nominated actors in their movies too.
Look at people for an example, but then make sure to do things your way. Surround yourself with positive people.
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.
How many crossroads are you allowed to have in life? I seem to have a lot of crossroads. I think maybe I crossed back across the same road too often.
When my body feels good, I feel more energized and alive, and that's sexy. I'm taking care of this body God gave me.
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.
Church was a requirement - there was no choice in the matter; so was vacation bible school. Gospel has been in me since I was a kid.
The good thing about movies is that they're subjective. You can connect to different themes depending on your own perspective.
If you try to follow everyone else's mold, you'll probably fail at some point because God created us uniquely for a reason.
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.
I am a strong woman with or without this other person, with or without this job, and with or without these tight pants.
Most people don't have so much talent that they can become a success all their own. We all need people to help us and lift us up.
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.
When you're rapping, you do have to perform to a certain degree, but not every rapper is necessarily a gifted actor.
We ignore our feelings a lot, I realize. Many of us have to ... until they really bite us in the butt.