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" 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. "

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" Running for office was definitely something I've thought about. When I was younger, I wanted to major in political science. And I've been engaged in current events since I was a kid. If I can make a difference and feel passionately and capable, then I would. Why not? "

Queen Latifah

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Make A Difference

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" I'm proud of everything I do, but I think I'm the most happy about becoming a rapper. It was my entrance into everything. That helped me get into acting. "

" I want every day to be life for the living, not just traipsing through it existing. I'm just interested in life and the world and exploring. "

" My mom was my main influence growing up, and Phylicia Rashad reminded me a lot of my mother, just the way she handled certain things, she was... not soft-spoken but smooth-spoken. Just very calm, cool, collected about things. "

" I wish every woman would love herself and embrace what she was given naturally. "

" A lot of people are crazy, cruel and negative. They got a little too much time on their hands to discuss everybody else. I have a limited amount of energy to blow in a day. I'd rather read something that I like or watch a program I enjoy or ride my damn motorcycle or throw back a couple of shots of tequila with my friends. "

" If I ran into a 19-year-old version of myself, I'd just tell her to live, full out. I might also tell her to go ahead and have a few babies and not worry about the timing of it. "

" Business is fun. Controlling your own destiny is fun. Creating an idea and turning it into a movie; finding an artist and guiding their career and bringing them to some type of status - there's joy in that. "

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

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

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

" If you can draw something from my life that helps, more power to you. "

Queen Latifah

My Life

Power

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

Queen Latifah

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" 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 want to see 10 female rappers getting regular rotation. It can't be all about a man's opinion. "

" 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. "

" 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 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. "

" I've loved car racing all my life. I watch NASCAR regularly, and drag racing because we have Raceway Park in New Jersey. I think I got it from my father. "

" 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. "

Queen Latifah

Treat

Age

" I'd say, if you want to be an artist, start with your art; start with making great music and it will, hopefully, eventually cut through all of the nonsense that is out there. "

" I know people who are twice as creative as I am, twice as smart, but they didn't do anything because they feared going into a room and opening their mouths. My parents told me to truly accomplish things in my life, there would be times I would have to stand alone. It may be scary, but that's what it requires. "

" Having Black hair is unique in that Black women change up styles a lot. You can walk down one street block in New York City and see 10 different hairstyles that Black women are wearing: straight curls, short cuts, braids - we really run the gamut. "

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

" To me, doing a gay pride show is one of the most fun things. My first show that paid more than $10,000 was in a gay club on New Year's Eve in San Francisco. "

" I enjoy going to work and having a good time. It's tough when you got to work with people who just are in a bad mood all the damn time. "

" 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. "

" I like Pirate's Booty. Prunes and olives, too. I love hummus. I can eat that until I die. I tend to eat mostly organic food. "

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

" There's the part of my life that the public and I share together. And there's the part that's mine to keep for myself. And that's mine. For me. "

Queen Latifah

My Life

Myself