Keke Palmer Quotes

Never let your dream die in the midst of doing the things you have to do to get what you need to invest in yourself. This is the hardest part, but you are worth it.

Pivots and reinventions don’t have to come from a place of fear. Choosing to do something different from time to time is important and should be exciting

I learned to separate my performance from my personal emotions by establishing a clear boundary: I am not my work, but I do my work.

Anytime you see Beyonce, Jay Z, Kanye West. Anytime a young black person's doing good, that's motivation for everybody else. Anytime, anytime, it's motivation. Use that fuel to push you forward. That's what I did.

don’t know what’s happened to me. I’ve become too timid, too scared, too ashamed to do all of the things I dream of doing. I’ve gotten so comfortable with letting people push me around, and now I don’t know how to change it. How am I supposed to get what’s inside me OUT? I don’t think I’m ever going to be able to be happy until I do. I’m afraid to believe that this is just who I am and all I’m ever going to be.

I have to change the way I’ve been living my life.

was already committed to go to one of Ina Garten’s dinner parties, and you know how Ina gets when you cancel on her at the last minute! Barefoot nothing—that Contessa gets ANGRY. I once saw her throw an entire roast chicken at Ben Affleck! In steel-toed boots!

Of course not, Janet had all the charm of a two-day old fish.

OUT with the mess and in with the FINESSE.

It’s important to lean on our Elders and learn from them, while also teaching them new ways to update their old ideas…Life is short, go ahead and ask your grandpa how he was getting down in his 20s or your aunt if she likes BDSM.

Even if you’re working for someone else, you should still be negotiating with yourself about what’s worth your time and what isn’t. What are you willing to let go of and what aren’t you? These questions should appear as you’re walking in your purpose.

it’s silly because we all have emotions, no matter how challenging they can be to process.

When you decide to be all that you know you are meant to be, you have to face a lot of the things holding you back mentally, physically, and spiritually. (They all affect one another.) And certain situations, no matter how difficult they may seem in the moment, you MUST experience in order to get to the next chapters of your life.

I honestly think my grandma didn’t sleep much because she had the anxiety that seems to run in our family. She suffered from that, but I think the habit of going to church, worshipping, and praying all the time helped calm her anxiety.