Queen Latifah Quotes
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.
Quotes to Explore
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I won't allow myself to have tremendous fear.
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What other grown-up gets told how to do their job so often as a writer?
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Growing up on a farm was the best. I remember loving that expanse of space. The sky at night was so clear, I could see every star.
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The best revenge is to live on and prove yourself.
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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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So as I was growing up, my father was always in the middle of making a film or preparing a film. It was a full-time, all-consuming type of operation.
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The first time you win, nobody picks you; the last time you win, nobody picks you. You've just got to pick yourself.
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I want to have fun. It's a beautiful life. You learn, you win, you lose, but you get up.
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Some musical directors have more chutzpah. They pick up the phone and talk people into giving. I prefer to call and say 'thank you' after the money has been contributed.
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Decisions are made by those who show up.
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I grew up kind of a tomboy and I used to fight with all the neighborhood boys.
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I need about three seats lengthwise to sleep on a plane. It's not easy for me to curl up.
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I think once you're in the public eye, whether you're a boss, a teacher or whatever you do, that you're automatically in the position of role model. You have people looking up to you, so whether you choose to accept it or not is a different question.
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I think, my own personal view is there should be higher and higher levels of autonomy; government should not interfere in setting up colleges, in running colleges. The market, the society will decide which is a good university, which is not a good university, rather than government mandating.
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The comfort zone is the great enemy to creativity; moving beyond it necessitates intuition, which in turn configures new perspectives and conquers fears.
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Our pain hides beneath these fluttering, random thoughts that run through our heads in an endless loop. But there's so much freedom in getting to know what's under there, the bedrock.
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Children do not give up their innate imagination, curiosity, dreaminess easily. You have to love them to get them to do that.
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Don't worry about never having time to write. Just write what you can in the time you do have and give yourself a big clap on the back, followed by a double latte and a blueberry muffin.
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The biggest challenge or biggest crisis knocking on the doors of humankind is fear and intolerance.
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'Returnless risk' is not how you prepare for a decent retirement.
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I'm a tooth person... I like quirky teeth. My husband has little teeth with spaces in between them. He hates them and I love them. I like people with buckteeth, and I like it when they crinkle a bit. It's very charming.
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Creativity is all around us, and some of the funniest, most beautiful, and touching moments happen when you least expect it.
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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.
