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I'm thinking wanting to succeed is something in my DNA I'm not like 'I've got to succeed,' I just don't think about that... I see a silver lining in everything and I see a lesson in everything.

Queen Latifah

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Queen Latifah
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: March 18
Actor
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Dana Elaine Owens
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