Janelle Monae Quotes

I feel myself becoming the fearless person I have dreamt of being. Have I arrived? No. But I'm constantly evolving and challenging myself to be unafraid to make mistakes.

Embrace what makes you unique, even if it makes others uncomfortable.

Embrace what makes you unique, even if it makes others uncomfortable. i didn't have to become perfect because I've learned throughout my journey that perfection is the enemy of greatness.

Beauty is about enhancing what you have. Let yourself shine through.

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

Things might not go as planned, but at the end of the day it’s up to me to take those risks and do what I love most. And I don’t owe anybody an explanation. My journey is my journey.

Don’t get high off praises, and don’t get too low on critiques.

You are only as beautiful as the many beautiful things you do for others without expectation.

Even if it makes others comfortable, I will LOVE who I am

I'm inspired by the words: 'electrifying', 'epic', 'minimalistic', 'transcendent', 'timeless' and 'rock n' roll.'

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.

Perfection is often the enemy of greatness.

You cannot police me, so get off my areola

Silence is our enemy, and sound is our weapon.

I will not be a slave to my image, nor will I be a slave to anyone else's interpretations of me.

One of my core values is to help redefine what it means to be a strong and beautiful woman in the music and fashion worlds and to empower the wonderful things that make us unique.

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

I've cried over string arrangements.

I'm not focused on being perfect. I like trial and error. You learn through uncomfortable experiences. And now I know what doesn't work for me, and I know what does.

Some songs you get. Some songs you may not. And I think that's the beauty of art: to question and to ask, to understand the deeper meaning after two or three or four listenings.

Lauryn Hill, P-Funk, Marvin Gaye, Public Enemy - I have a very diverse palate for music. I can go from Judy Garland to Jimi Hendrix to Stevie Wonder to Rachmaninoff. I just love great music.

I have not lost any of my crazy, fearless, raw, soulful, eclectic side and I plan on continuing to tell universal stories in an unforgettable way.

People don't ask Jay-Z to take his shirt off when he rhymes.

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

I won't sit here and say I've never had a pimple, but I try to have a really great diet, you know, lots of vegetables and fish. And I think stress plays a huge part too.

I'm a believer that the more I'm giving, the happier I am, and the more beautiful my exterior will be.

I wanna scream and dream and throw a love parade / Is that okay?

The colors black and white are my uniform, to honor the working class. People like my parents, who were janitors and had to wear a uniform every day. It keeps me grounded.

When you realize it's your responsibility to be a leader and create the world that you want to see, you have to do it.

I was made to believe there's something wrong with me.

I take goldenseal, Echinacea and cod liver oil when flying to boost my immune system.

People in my family and camp who grew up listening to rap music love 'We Are Young.' I've heard it play at weddings. I've heard it in graduation parties. It's a big idea and big song.

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

I always feel the need to give the unfiltered truth, (or) what I think is the truth, at least.

I listen to Prince on my iPad. And I use a Chords & Scales app to warm up before performing.

I feel like Harriet Tubman, except I am trying to free people through underground music, to free themselves creatively and inspirationally.

I love great music and if it doesn't move me I don't listen to it.

I love Fun. They're great guys. They're incredible artists and musicians.

I don't do a lot of collaborations that I don't believe in. Actually, I don't do any collaborations that I don't believe in.

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

I'm not a politician; I'm an artist. So I always feel the need to give the unfiltered truth, (or) what I think is the truth, at least.

First, before I'm an artist, before I'm a celebrity, I'm a human being.

Perfection is the often the enemy of greatness.

I know what I like; if you go to my closet, I have at least four of everything.

I'm attracted to things that scare me, like 'Psycho,' my favorite Hitchcock movie.

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

I think if people genuinely want to help ... that'll shine through, no matter what color or what race. We cannot see race before compassion.

I don’t even know at what age I started, because it’s always been there. Performing … creating … it’s in my DNA.

I love the mystery behind things.