I have a no-die clause in every movie. The black people can't be dying all the time.
Queen LatifahRead
Life's not about sitting at home in front of the TV waiting for your life to begin. Get out there and take some chances.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Life is about taking action and embracing opportunities rather than waiting idly.
Queen Latifah's quote emphasizes the importance of actively engaging with life instead of being passive. It encourages individuals to step out of their comfort zones and seize opportunities, thereby enriching their experiences and personal growth.
Themes
LifeOpportunityActionRiskAdventure
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech to inspire young adults to pursue their dreams.
More from Queen Latifah
All quotes βI don't have any regrets. If I could have talked to my 19- or 20-year-old self, I would have said, 'You're going to be fine. It ain't that serious!'
Queen LatifahRead
Putting on your crown is really like accepting the fact that you are a queen. You're a great woman. Wherever you are in life, just keep on that path, and so for me, sometimes as women, we forget - we forget that about ourselves. So, putting on your crown is sort of reminding yourself that, hey, I'm a queen, and I can do what I want in this life and take it.
Queen LatifahRead
There was always music in our home. My mom and my dad loved music. I remember when we were kids we would have these great parties at the house with congas and bongos and African drums, and it was amazing. It wasn't until years later that I found out that they were actually Black Panther meetings.
Queen LatifahRead
It was a very vulnerable time going from being insecure about my body and who I am to becoming comfortable with me. I had to tune out what the hell everybody else had to say about who I was. When I was able to do that, I felt free.
Queen LatifahRead
People say I'm going to be the next Oprah. But I say no, because Oprah is still Oprah. I'll be the next me. I feel like there's always a lane for me as long as I'm true to myself.
Queen LatifahRead
Similar quotes
My best skill was that I was coachable. I was a sponge and aggressive to learn.
Michael JordanRead
... all things are possible if you are willing to put yourself on the line. You cannot stand back and hope for the best. You have to act.
Elizabeth EdwardsRead
I fall, I stand still... I trudge on. I gain a little... I get more eager and climb higher and begin to see the widening horizon. Every struggle is a victory.
Helen KellerRead
There will be those who will tell you that you can't make it because of how you look, because of the way you talk. We all have heard that - I almost listened.
Douglas WilderRead
Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive because your words become your behavior. Keep your behavior positive because your behavior becomes your habits. Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values. Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny.
Mahatma GandhiRead
What We want is to make it possible for our unfortunate people to live a life of industry for it is by steady work alone that we hope for our physical and moral rehabilitation. For this reason above all we have undertaken to rally our people around our ideal.
Theodor HerzlRead