Queen Latifah Quotes – Empowering Words from the Queen of Hip-Hop

I don’t want to be just the African-American spokesperson. I want to be the spokeswoman for women all around the world. – Queen Latifah

Life is too short to waste any amount of time on wondering what other people think about you. In the first place, if they had better things going on in their lives, they wouldn’t have the time to sit around and talk about you. What’s important to me is not others’ opinions of me, but what’s important to me is my opinion of myself. – Queen Latifah

You’re not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can’t face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who says it. – Queen Latifah

If you think big, then it’s going to be big. – Queen Latifah

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

It’s not a highlight reel. It’s your life. – Queen Latifah

I don’t care what anyone says about me. My skin is brown. I’m gorgeous. – Queen Latifah

I think sometimes we put too much emphasis on girl power and not enough on the power of women. – Queen Latifah

I’m no longer accepting the things I cannot change… I’m changing the things I cannot accept. – Queen Latifah

I think women should start to embrace their age. What’s the alternative to getting older? You die. I can’t change the day I was born. But I can take care of my skin, my body, my mind, and try to live my life and be happy. – Queen Latifah

I’m the kind of woman who, when I’m standing at a high cliff at sunrise, I hear music. – Queen Latifah

I was taught from a young age that many things in life are temporary. The one thing I was always encouraged to hold onto was my education. Without it, I would have never been able to achieve the things that I believed were possible for me. – Queen Latifah

I know that love is unconditional. But I also know that it can be unpredictable, unexpected, uncontrollable, unbearable, and strangely easy to mistake for loathing. – Queen Latifah

I’d like to be known for more than being a great basketball player. – Queen Latifah

I think the thing about that was I was always willing to work; I was not the fastest or biggest player but I was determined to be the best football player I could be on the football field and I think I was able to accomplish that through hard work. – Queen Latifah

In my family, the world stopped for the Olympics. – Queen Latifah

I’m a very private person. I like staying home and doing my gardening and stuff like that. – Queen Latifah

I’m definitely a people person. I love meeting new people and making new friends. – Queen Latifah

I was taught from a young age that many things in life are temporary. The one thing I was always encouraged to hold onto was my education. Without it, I would have never been able to achieve the things that I believed were possible for me. – Queen Latifah

Life is too short to waste any amount of time on wondering what other people think about you. In the first place, if they had better things going on in their lives, they wouldn’t have the time to sit around and talk about you. What’s important to me is not others’ opinions of me, but what’s important to me is my opinion of myself. – Queen Latifah

You’re not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can’t face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who says it. – Queen Latifah

If you think big, then it’s going to be big. – Queen Latifah

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

It’s not a highlight reel. It’s your life. – Queen Latifah

I don’t care what anyone says about me. My skin is brown. I’m gorgeous. – Queen Latifah

I think sometimes we put too much emphasis on girl power and not enough on the power of women. – Queen Latifah

I’m no longer accepting the things I cannot change… I’m changing the things I cannot accept. – Queen Latifah

I think women should start to embrace their age. What’s the alternative to getting older? You die. I can’t change the day I was born. But I can take care of my skin, my body, my mind, and try to live my life and be happy. – Queen Latifah

I’m the kind of woman who, when I’m standing at a high cliff at sunrise, I hear music. – Queen Latifah

I was taught from a young age that many things in life are temporary. The one thing I was always encouraged to hold onto was my education. Without it, I would have never been able to achieve the things that I believed were possible for me. – Queen Latifah

I know that love is unconditional. But I also know that it can be unpredictable, unexpected, uncontrollable, unbearable, and strangely easy to mistake for loathing. – Queen Latifah

I’d like to be known for more than being a great basketball player. – Queen Latifah

I think the thing about that was I was always willing to work; I was not the fastest or biggest player but I was determined to be the best football player I could be on the football field and I think I was able to accomplish that through hard work. – Queen Latifah

In my family, the world stopped for the Olympics. – Queen Latifah

I’m a very private person. I like staying home and doing my gardening and stuff like that. – Queen Latifah

I’m definitely a people person. I love meeting new people and making new friends. – Queen Latifah

I was taught from a young age that many things in life are temporary. The one thing I was always encouraged to hold onto was my education. Without it, I would have never been able to achieve the things that I believed were possible for me. – Queen Latifah

Life is too short to waste any amount of time on wondering what other people think about you. In the first place, if they had better things going on in their lives, they wouldn’t have the time to sit around and talk about you. What’s important to me is not others’ opinions of me, but what’s important to me is my opinion of myself. – Queen Latifah

You’re not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can’t face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who says it. – Queen Latifah

If you think big, then it’s going to be big. – Queen Latifah

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

It’s not a highlight reel. It’s your life. – Queen Latifah

I don’t care what anyone says about me. My skin is brown. I’m gorgeous. – Queen Latifah

I think sometimes we put too much emphasis on girl power and not enough on the power of women. – Queen Latifah

I’m no longer accepting the things I cannot change… I’m changing the things I cannot accept. – Queen Latifah

I think women should start to embrace their age. What’s the alternative to getting older? You die. I can’t change the day I was born. But I can take care of my skin, my body, my mind, and try to live my life and be happy. – Queen Latifah

I’m the kind of woman who, when I’m standing at a high cliff at sunrise, I hear music. – Queen Latifah

I was taught from a young age that many things in life are temporary. The one thing I was always encouraged to hold onto was my education. Without it, I would have never been able to achieve the things that I believed were possible for me. – Queen Latifah

I know that love is unconditional. But I also know that it can be unpredictable, unexpected, uncontrollable, unbearable, and strangely easy to mistake for loathing. – Queen Latifah

I’d like to be known for more than being a great basketball player. – Queen Latifah