{"author":"Queen Latifah","author_id":"Queen+Latifah","total_quotes":33,"quotes":[{"text":"I made decisions that I regret, and I took them as learning experiences... I'm human, not perfect, like anybody else.","author":"Queen Latifah","tags":["experience","decisions "],"id":6153,"author_id":"Queen+Latifah"},{"text":"I've been giving back since I was a teen, handing out turkeys at Thanksgiving and handing out toys at toys drives for Christmas. It's very important to give back as a youth. It's as simple as helping an old lady across the street or giving up your seat on the bus for someone who is pregnant.","author":"Queen Latifah","tags":["thanksgiving","thankful "],"id":7353,"author_id":"Queen+Latifah"},{"text":"I have always felt strongly about empowering women. I'm living proof that, with confidence and by believing in yourself, you can accomplish any goal.","author":"Queen Latifah","tags":["confidence","goal","yourself "],"id":17801,"author_id":"Queen+Latifah"},{"text":"I promised my mom that if, after a year of putting 150 percent into my career it didn't work out, I would go back to school. I never did go back.","author":"Queen Latifah","tags":["work","school","career "],"id":34510,"author_id":"Queen+Latifah"},{"text":"I came from a crew, and to me, all the guys I rapped with were better than me, so I was surprised when I was the breakout one. It was definitely a cool thing.","author":"Queen Latifah","tags":["me","better","than "],"id":50544,"author_id":"Queen+Latifah"},{"text":"Running for office was definitely something I've thought about. When I was younger, I wanted to major in political science. And I've been engaged in current events since I was a kid. If I can make a difference and feel passionately and capable, then I would. Why not?","author":"Queen Latifah","tags":["make a difference","thought "],"id":58970,"author_id":"Queen+Latifah"},{"text":"I'm cool with myself. If I can't have the body of Angie Bassett, so be it.","author":"Queen Latifah","tags":["myself","body "],"id":66654,"author_id":"Queen+Latifah"},{"text":"My mom will make me walk the dogs or take out the trash when I go home.","author":"Queen Latifah","tags":["home","walk","me "],"id":67996,"author_id":"Queen+Latifah"},{"text":"I think I'd be a great mom, honestly. I don't think I'll have any problem giving them all the love in the world. Discipline will be the hard part.","author":"Queen Latifah","tags":["love","great","world "],"id":84872,"author_id":"Queen+Latifah"},{"text":"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.","author":"Queen Latifah","tags":["inspiration","inspirational","self-awareness"],"id":92408,"author_id":"Queen+Latifah"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":33,"pages":4,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}