On September 11, 2015, only hours before my mother passed away, I learned that the man I planned to build a life with was a convicted felon and con artist whose criminal career spans more than 25 years. Jenifer Lewis More Quotes by Jenifer Lewis More Quotes From Jenifer Lewis The elevator to success is broken, take the stairs. Jenifer Lewis stairselevatorsbroken If you can find something you love, go for it everyday of your life, and it would be really good to you. Jenifer Lewis something-you-loveeverydaywould-be Love yourself, so that love will not be a stranger when it comes Jenifer Lewis love-yourselfstrangerlove-you I still go to a salon where a gal does my hair, and I don't know if it's because I'm a celebrity but by the time I leave there, we are eating chicken and talking and screaming. Jenifer Lewis doehairtalking You are a GODDESS when you leave the salon Jenifer Lewis salonsgoddess A diva is someone who pretends to know who she is and looks fabulous doing it. Jenifer Lewis fabulousknowslooks I don't have any beauty shop memories. I remember the barber shop. Jenifer Lewis barbersremembermemories But a true diva has dismissed that drama. A true diva's heart is open, and she's ready to play by her own rules - rules that are gentle and kind. Jenifer Lewis playheartdrama Sometimes I think I take on a lot of work but that's me. Jenifer Lewis sometimesthinking You can't wake up looking for the recession. Jenifer Lewis recessionswake-up You think you can go into all those auditions not knowing who you are? The work came after I found my sense of self - when I wasn't so manic and desperate. Jenifer Lewis knowingselfthinking I never gave up. I never quit. I've been a leader all my life, from elementary school to president of my class to excelling at college. I had a dream, and my dream sustained me. I wasn't going to let anything stand in my way. I was like a meteorite. I wanted to become a star. It's been quite a journey. Jenifer Lewis journeydreamschool I sang in church at 5. When I saw the reaction, I knew what I wanted to do with my life. Jenifer Lewis church I've been burn when it comes to my hair that it ain't no joke. Jenifer Lewis jokeshair I had not starred in an independent film and it's about a woman who owned a hair salon. Jenifer Lewis independentfilmhair Whoopi and I have been friends ever since she claimed she couldn't sing on the set of Sister Act. Jenifer Lewis sister-actsister-in-lawhas-beens You can have anything you want Jenifer Lewis singleness-of-purposeconfidencefashion You never know when you start a project just how good it can be. Jenifer Lewis projectsknows You have to be a star to be in this business. Jenifer Lewis stars We didn't have a beauty shop as I grew up. Jenifer Lewis beauty-shopgrewgrew-up
