Queen Latifah Quotes
I learned early that I had to work harder than the white kids and harder than the boys.
Quotes to Explore
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I have said this many times, that there seems to be enough room in the world for mediocre men, but not for mediocre women, and we really have to work very, very hard.
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It is obvious that the monetary union among 17 very different European countries does not work. As an economist, I know that the Eurozone is not an optimum currency area, as defined in economic theory.
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I love boxing, MMA, and hiking with my dog. I work out 3 times a week, and on my off days, I do yoga to keep my body relaxed and to stretch.
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Appropriate assessments are a crucial part of effectively educating students. But they only measure a narrow segment of what kids need to learn.
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All of my books are based in some way on my personal experiences, or the experiences of members of my family, or the stories kids would tell me in school.
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You can't get emotional about your work.
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Some things is made by destiny, yes, other things by hard work, but quality you don't learn. Quality you are born with.
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What's better, a poetic intuition or an intellectual work? I think they complement each other.
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I've always been a feminist, and what I love in my work is being able to explore a full-sided woman and not patronize her.
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Everything that you read is an influence on everything you write, and you want to draw as many elements into your work as you can.
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My wife and I have a tradition of popcorn and videos with our kids on Friday evenings.
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I want to know that I gave my 100 percent, and even if it doesn't work, you know that you gave everything, and you don't have to look at it and say... I could have gave more - that would break my heart.
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I want to play in as many theatres as possible, work with as many brilliant people as possible, but definitely do a new play.
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I learned about M&A and how to value assets and work with investment bankers.
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I married my high school sweetheart, and I do have two kids.
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I've been working on the screen right from childhood and am completely in love with my work. And this experience has taught me that ultimately, it's a good script, good work that matters, whether in Bollywood or in the South.
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I had no album title, and the album is like a journey in that it's a complete body of work. It's not just a couple of catchy songs and filler, so I felt that I needed to capture the essence of the album.
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The illusion is that most of my work is simply about past events: a point in history and nothing else.
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I became a sales manager at Digital Equipment, promoted from within the sales team. My peers were less than excited that I had gotten the job, especially one of my male peers who said he just wasn't going to work for a woman.
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Talking to each other instead of talking about each other is not some kind of nicey-nice (ph) idea. It's the difference between societies falling apart and societies getting something wonderful done.
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Obviously, exercise is an important part of my life, and I think taking care of yourself is an important part of every individual's health care.
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I have always said that, more than 'big bang' reforms, it is every day what is happening, changing on the ground.
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There is a universal reality in ourselves that aligns us with a universal reality that is everywhere.
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I learned early that I had to work harder than the white kids and harder than the boys.
