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" People have often asked me, do I want to be the next Oprah - there is no such thing. Oprah is Oprah, and she's still being Oprah if anybody hasn't noticed... what I bring to TV is myself... I really think there's space in daytime TV for a whole bunch of fun, some amazing music, and some heart. "

Queen Latifah

Heart

Music

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" I was baptized a Baptist, but I'm just Christian, as far as I'm concerned. I could go in any church, doesn't matter if it's Baptist, Protestant, Episcopal, or Catholic. "

" I am not one to turn down macaroni and cheese, even late at night. I love Italian food. I love pasta... A refrigerator full of water and Gatorade? Honey, that's just not gonna happen. "

" There are times you can't really see or even feel how sweet life can be. Hopefully its mountains will be higher than its valleys are deep. I know things that are broken can be fixed. Take the punch if you have to, hit the canvas and then get up again. Life is worth it. "

" To me, I always felt like I was carrying a torch for women of any size to be themselves - it doesn't matter whether you're a size 2 or a 22, just be who you are. "

Queen Latifah

Always

Size

" Award shows, like the Grammys, were tough on us early in hip-hop, not even televising our categories or splitting them up on best male or female or any of that. We had to earn them. "

" How many crossroads are you allowed to have in life? I seem to have a lot of crossroads. I think maybe I crossed back across the same road too often. "

" As a teenager, I had big breasts for my age, and my friends cracked on me a lot. "

Queen Latifah

Age

Big

" To me, hip hop will never be right until female rappers have a stronger voice in it. "

Queen Latifah

Voice

Stronger

" Lets be clear, Dolly Parton is a rapper. Somewhere before all the country, I don't know what happens up there in the mountains when you're growing up, but she has been spitting rhymes for a very long time - 50 years I'd say. "

" 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. "

" I've hosted the Soul Train awards, the American Music Awards... and I had my own talk show. So if I can't host by now, what the hell can I do? "

" I clean up really well. I can get dolled up. "

" I support many organizations that I feel are doing the right thing, like Alonzo Mourning's foundation, Alicia Keys' foundation, the Make-a-Wish Foundation, and other well-established foundations. I kick out a lot of time and money wherever I can. "

" Church was a requirement - there was no choice in the matter; so was vacation bible school. Gospel has been in me since I was a kid. "

Queen Latifah

Kid

School

" When I'm wearing too-high heels and swaying my hips, I do that Sharon Stone kind of thing - she has the sexiest walk, a New York cool thing that throws you back. "

" 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. "

" I want to have and adopt. I always have; ever since I was 18, I wanted a baby, and I wanted to have and adopt because there are a lot of kids. I want to adopt an American baby though, you know what I mean, no offense. Just because there are so many kids here that need our help. "

" 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. "

Queen Latifah

Stand

Never

" I enjoy just being me. I don't need to be Queen Latifah, the brand, 24 hours a day. "

" I often find it's just the confidence that makes you sexy, not what your body looks like. It's how you feel about yourself that makes you sexy. "

" I'm not allowed to get a big head, I've still got to do the simple things in life. "

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

" Beauty is not just a white girl. It's so many different flavors and shades. "

" I was not born a size 2. I'm not skinny, period. I'm not willing to sleep with the director or step on somebody else's neck to get the job. "

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

" I always loved all kinds of music. I would watch musicals a lot as a kid, on TV, watch the Fred Astaire movies. I'd watch 'The Wizard of Oz.' I was a big Jerry Lewis fan, and they'd have these big bands and someone singing - some siren, or some guy singing some gorgeous song. I was always enamored of that style of music. "

" Hip-hop definitely taught me a lot. Having to create your own identity and become known and respected in a male-dominated field - it requires some guts. There are times you have to be strong, and times when you have to stand alone for what you believe in. "

Queen Latifah

Strong

Identity