Queen Latifah Quotes
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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.
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Jumping off that cliff in Jamaica.It was years ago. It was at this place called Rick's Cafe. Actually, it was two cliffs. They were pretty high, probably a good 40- 50-foot jump into the ocean. That was crazy.
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I don't eat bad food. I probably just eat too much food, and I think a lot of people do.
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Let your inner queen's voice come through loud and clear. Be strong, be authentic, be you, and you'll do her proud.
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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.
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I've never wanted to be put into a box, not musically.
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I have a drum set in my dressing room. I play drums to relax and have some fun.
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I clean up really well. I can get dolled up.
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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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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.
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Don't you want to know what's real and what's not? I remember when I was a kid, you know, this whole Cold War thing. They had us scared of the Russians. So, it's almost like, what's real and what's not?
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I came from a crew, and to me, all the guys I rapped with were better than me, so I was surprised when I was the breakout one. It was definitely a cool thing.
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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.
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I'm not allowed to get a big head, I've still got to do the simple things in life.
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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.
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I know a lot of people who really aren't beautiful because their attitudes are very nasty... Whether I make the 50 most beautiful list or not, I'm always going to feel like I'm number one most beautiful to myself... I get that from my mom, and my daddy and my friends who raised me.
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I got a few marriage proposals in my 20s. I just wasn't ready. I just knew if I committed, I would've wound up doing something wrong, messing it up. I still felt like I had some living to do.
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God is my homeboy. Jesus is my homeboy.
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I've never been the straight rapper that is going to stand in a cipher and battle all day. I started off battle rapping, but to me, making songs became more important than freestyles... I've met many rappers who can freestyle but can't make a record.
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I'm not the type that's going to sit and preach to people if they don't need it just because I've been around the block a few times.
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It was a very vulnerable time going from being insecure about my body and who I am to becoming comfortable with me. I had to tune out what the hell everybody else had to say about who I was. When I was able to do that, I felt free.
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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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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!'
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When you're rapping, you do have to perform to a certain degree, but not every rapper is necessarily a gifted actor.