I feel very positive about Newark's future, but I know we need a lot of help. I think that starts with the education of our kids and making the streets safer. Queen Latifah More Quotes by Queen Latifah More Quotes From Queen Latifah You have to stand for what you believe in and sometimes you have to stand alone. Queen Latifah stand-alone sometimes believe 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 Latifah crowns hey queens Life is so much bigger, grander, higher, and wider than we allow ourselves to think. Queen Latifah positive inspirational life No one ever got ahead by going through the motions. You have to constantly be improving yourself. Make your life the masterpiece you want it to be. Queen Latifah improving-yourself masterpiece want I decided early on that I was going to put on my crown and rule my world by acting right and treating myself like a queen. Queen Latifah acting-right crowns queens It's not always easy to do the right thing. But, doing the right thing makes you strong, it builds character, it forces you to make decisions based upon your beliefs and not what other people think. In life, and in business, you have to stand for what you believe in and sometimes you have to stand alone. But, what makes you a leader is having the courage of your convictions. Queen Latifah strong leadership believe You can't let fear paralyze you. The worse that can happen is you fail, but guess what: You get up and try again. Feel that pain, get over it, get up, dust yourself off and keep it moving. Queen Latifah pain dust moving Every woman is a queen, and we all have different things to offer. Queen Latifah offers queens different When I was around 18, I looked in the mirror and said, 'You're either going to love yourself or hate yourself.' And I decided to love myself. That changed a lot of things. Queen Latifah loving-yourself hate love-you I don’t want to be a supermodel; I want to be a role model. Queen Latifah role-models roles want Fear can be good when you're walking past an alley at night or when you need to check the locks on your doors before you go to bed, but it's not good when you have a goal and you're fearful of obstacles. We often get trapped by our fears, but anyone who has had success has failed before. Queen Latifah fear inspirational past You can huff and puff. But blow me down? I doubt it kid, or you get your ass whupped. Queen Latifah blow games kids I didn't know I had it in me. There's more to all of us than we realize. Life is so much bigger, grander, higher, and wider than we allow ourselves to think. We're capable of so much more than we allow ourselves to believe. Queen Latifah realize-life believe thinking Let your inner queen's voice come through loud and clear. Be strong, be authentic, be you, and you'll do her proud. Queen Latifah voice queens strong You just have to connect with people who believe in your vision and who will work with you and advance your cause. Queen Latifah vision believe people Racism is ignorant. And it's stupid. And it's old. And it's played out. So beat it already with that, you know what I mean? 'Let's all get along' - I'm so tired of that damn sentence, but it's true. Queen Latifah tired stupid mean Be bold, be brave enough to be your true self. Queen Latifah enough brave self I am a strong woman with or without this other person, with or without this job, and with or without these tight pants. Queen Latifah tight-pants strong-women jobs Dreams become reality when we put our minds to it. Queen Latifah mind dream reality Look at people for an example, but then make sure to do things your way. Surround yourself with positive people. Queen Latifah surround-sound example people
