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You have to allow your mind to create and then if you want to censor something and bring it down or point it in a different direction, then you can do it.

Queen Latifah

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Queen Latifah
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: March 18
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Newark
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Dana Elaine Owens
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My mother wouldn't allow me to speak slang when I was growing up. But when I got outside, around my friends, it was 'Yo' and 'That's the joint' and 'Yo, what's up?' So I had my game for my friends and my game for my mom.
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I love riding, even if it's just my Vespa. You just zip and do your thing. I find there's a different awareness when I ride it connects me to my senses and to God.
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I've never been the straight rapper that is going to stand in a cipher and battle all day. I started off battle rapping, but to me, making songs became more important than freestyles... I've met many rappers who can freestyle but can't make a record.
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So often, you don't get that opportunity. You only go over everything once and, the next thing you know, you're on set.
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Hip-hop definitely taught me a lot. Having to create your own identity and become known and respected in a male-dominated field - it requires some guts. There are times you have to be strong, and times when you have to stand alone for what you believe in.
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The good thing about movies is that they're subjective. You can connect to different themes depending on your own perspective.
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I am a strong woman with or without this other person, with or without this job, and with or without these tight pants.
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I 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!'
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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.
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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.
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Anyone who knows me knows that I'm way more of a joker than I am a serious person.
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It's great to be able to employ people who other people wouldn't consider viable employees.
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I'm not the type that's going to sit and preach to people if they don't need it just because I've been around the block a few times.
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I'm not allowed to get a big head, I've still got to do the simple things in life.
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instinct leads me to another flow
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Be bold, be brave enough to be your true self.
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You just have to connect with people who believe in your vision and who will work with you and advance your cause.
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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.
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I have great family and friends that do not treat me like Queen Latifah. We've all grown with this thing, they have sacrificed part of there anonymity they've had to deal with rumors and things in the paper and they've had to take this ride along with me and they've taken it and we've had a good time.
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We ignore our feelings a lot, I realize. Many of us have to... until they really bite us in the butt.
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