123 Quotes by Janelle Monae

I believe it's time that women truly owned their superpowers and used their beauty and strength to change the world around them.

I always carry my classic black-and-white tux and custom-made George Esquivel saddle shoes.

It's a big universe. To stay in one tiny place is doing a disservice to yourself.

Children go with whatever makes them feel good - like if that's the color green or orange, they do that with their clothes. As I've grown older, everything reversed. My music, my personality - onstage those things became my colors.

I enjoy how women dressed in the 1920s with the shimmering jewels and rich feathers.

I'll refer to my music in color, like 'This song needs to be bright red.'

Everything is about balance. You can't work, work, work, work without any play.

I always think about the next generation and creating a different blueprint for them. That's my goal: to let them know there's another way.

I believe that imagination inspires nations. It's something that I live by.