Quotes from Queen Latifah

I realized there was racism because people thought, 'Oh, if you like roll 'n' roll, that makes you like a white kid.'

I would say I'm voluptuous. Statuesque. Definitely curvaceous.

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 have my dad's shape. No booty.

I totally want, like, 18 babies.

Always follow your own path.

I don't care how much money you have, free stuff is always a good thing.

I made decisions that I regret, and I took them as learning experiences... I'm human, not perfect, like anybody else.

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.

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.

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

Dreams become reality when we put our minds to it.

You almost have to step outside yourself and look at you as if you were someone else you really care about and really want to protect. Would you let someone take advantage of that person? Would you let someone use that person you really care about? Or would you speak up for them? If it was someone else you care about, you'd say something. I know you would. Okay, now put yourself back in that body. That person is you. Stand up and tell 'em, "Enough!

You have to stand for what you believe in and sometimes you have to stand alone.

instinct leads me to another flow

I didn't know I had it in me. There's more to all of us than we realize. Life is so much bigger, grander, higher, and wider than we allow ourselves to think. We're capable of so much more than we allow ourselves to believe.

The reality is, I like imperfection. You take away from the world when you're not yourself. Whatever is unique and special about you was designed by God. And when you try to be someone else, we don't get you. Who knows what you would have contributed to the world had you just been yourself, if you had just celebrated who you are and just walked boldly?

There's no way I can represent for everyone. I can't represent for all women or all big women or all black women. It's important for people not to make celebrities their source of who they should be in life. I can't take on the pressure of being perfect. Nobody is.

I am a strong woman with or without this other person, with or without this job, and with or without these tight pants.

there was once on set where I had the runs and I'm not talking the normal kinda shit IM talking like diarrhea with steam cause dat bitch was so hot comin out my ass. I turned around and it came pouring out hitting some of those damn kida by God!

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.

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.

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

I'm not one of those people who wake up chatting. I usually don't want to speak for the first 10 or 20 minutes. And I don't really want you to talk to me either!