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I really don't know how to be anyone else, and whenever I try to be anyone else, I fail miserably. Or I disappoint myself. It doesn't build my self-esteem, and it doesn't help me grow me at all.

Queen Latifah

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Queen Latifah
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: March 18
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