My mom has always been my champion. She was very smart and grounded. She said, 'Save your money. Pay your taxes. Don't put everything in one basket,' but she let me explore and be creative.
Queen LatifahI am a strong woman with or without this other person, with or without this job, and with or without these tight pants.
Queen LatifahWhen you're rapping, you do have to perform to a certain degree, but not every rapper is necessarily a gifted actor.
Queen LatifahRoxanne Shantรฉ was kind of the first female to really come out and get respected by dudes, because she went at dudes real hard and battled them and freestyled a lot, and really came off the head a lot.
Queen LatifahYou almost have to step outside yourself and look at you as if you were someone else you really care about and really want to protect. Would you let someone take advantage of that person? Would you let someone use that person you really care about? Or would you speak up for them? If it was someone else you care about, you'd say something. I know you would. Okay, now put yourself back in that body. That person is you. Stand up and tell 'em, "Enough!
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