317 Quotes by Queen Latifah

For me, it might sound cliche, but beauty for me really does start on the inside. It's like a state of mind, a state of love if you will. Then, whatever you can do on the outside is all like a bonus.

There's the part of my life that the public and I share together. And there's the part that's mine to keep for myself. And that's mine. For me.

I had to grow to love my body. I did not have a good self-image at first. Finally it occurred to me, I'm either going to love me or hate me. And I chose to love myself. Then everything kind of sprung from there. Things that I thought weren't attractive became sexy. Confidence makes you sexy.

To me, hip hop will never be right until female rappers have a stronger voice in it.

When you're rapping, you do have to perform to a certain degree, but not every rapper is necessarily a gifted actor.

When I was growing up, there were so many musicals you could watch. I like the fantasy of musicals and I love music.

There is no profession more essential than that of an educator, and it's time for all of us to embrace and celebrate their importance and contribution to America's children.

When my body feels good, I feel more energized and alive, and that's sexy. I'm taking care of this body God gave me.

Living for today will bring about dying for today. You can't just think 'I'm going to die anyway', because that's what's stopping us from moving forward.