Explore Quotes by Janelle Monae

I just think my own ambition would not allow me to sit on the gifts that my creator had given me. And so that's when I realized that I could actually go away.

I'm about women's empowerment. I'm about agency. I'm about being in control of your narrative and your body.

When I was growing up, both my grandmothers would play the organ, and we would all sing.

I always think about the next generation and creating a different blueprint for them. That's my goal: to let them know there's another way.

I believe that imagination inspires nations. It's something that I live by.

Even if it makes others comfortable, I will LOVE who I am

When you realize it's your responsibility to be a leader and create the world that you want to see, you have to do it.

I really just want to encourage and inspire people to use their freedom in a positive way and in a way that is inspiring to other people. I want to continue to pass down the seeds of change within the world. I think that it can start with just one person. Just like a rumor can get carried on, so can inspiration.

I believe it's time that women truly owned their superpowers and used their beauty and strength to change the world around them.

I believe it's time that women truly owned their superpowers and used their beauty and strength to change the world around them. Becoming a CoverGirl is truly and honor and a gift: it opens up a new platform for me to inspire women to feel stronger, braver and more beautiful inside and out.

Don’t get high off praises, and don’t get too low on critiques.

Perfection is often the enemy of greatness.

Embrace what makes you unique, even if it makes others uncomfortable. i didn't have to become perfect because I've learned throughout my journey that perfection is the enemy of greatness.

People don't ask Jay-Z to take his shirt off when he rhymes.

I wanna scream and dream and throw a love parade / Is that okay?

I was made to believe there's something wrong with me.

Embrace what makes you unique, even if it makes others uncomfortable.

I will not be a slave to my image, nor will I be a slave to anyone else's interpretations of me.

People in my family and camp who grew up listening to rap music love 'We Are Young.' I've heard it play at weddings. I've heard it in graduation parties. It's a big idea and big song.

You are only as beautiful as the many beautiful things you do for others without expectation.

Honestly, I don’t believe in menswear. I focus on what pieces are most timeless, transcendent, match my lifestyle, remain remarkable, and command intriguing attention across the room at an art gallery.