Honestly, I don't believe in menswear. I focus on what pieces are most timeless, transcendent, match my lifestyle, remain remarkable, and command intriguing attention across the room at an art gallery. — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
I just think my own ambition would not allow me to sit on the gifts that my creator had given me. And so that's… — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
I am going to take art more seriously. I most definitely want to leave behind art, and that does not just mean music. — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
It's unfortunate that a lot of people think African-American female artists are monolithically R&B this-or-that, don't have to do anything by default. — Janelle Monae Copy Share
It's hard for me to be serious. I can't really rub oil on me and go all the way with it [laughs]. I hear… — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
I hope women feel confident with themselves and realize that we don't all have to look alike or be the same size to be… — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
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… — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
I spend a lot of time in the future, But to help the future, sometimes you got to go back to the past, and… — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
I have worn a tuxedo, but I have never covered up for respectability politics or to shame other women. — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
You are only as beautiful as the many beautiful things you do for others without expectation. — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
![“It's hard for me to be serious. I can't really rub oil on me and go all the way with it [laughs]. I hear some screams and I laugh to myself. I always get a kick out of it. I'm three feet tall, basically.” quote by Janelle Monae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a52/janelle-monae-3903_feet_it-s-hard-for-me-to-be-serious-i-can-t-r_24647.jpg)
