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title: "1 Nations Live Quotes By Janelle Monae"
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> [I believe that imagination inspires nations. It's something that I live by.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janelle-monae/i-believe-that-imagination-inspires-nations-it-s-something-that-i/)

[Janelle Monae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janelle-monae/)

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## More by Janelle Monae

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janelle-monae/i-just-think-my-own-ambition-would-not-allow-me-to-sit-on-the-gifts/)

[Janelle Monae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janelle-monae/)

> [Perfection is the enemy of greatness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janelle-monae/perfection-is-the-enemy-of-greatness/)

[Janelle Monae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janelle-monae/)

> [I am going to take art more seriously. I most definitely want to leave behind art, and that does not just mean music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janelle-monae/i-am-going-to-take-art-more-seriously-i-most-definitely-want-to-leave/)

[Janelle Monae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janelle-monae/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janelle-monae/it-s-unfortunate-that-a-lot-of-people-think-african-american-female/)

[Janelle Monae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janelle-monae/)

> [ 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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janelle-monae/it-s-hard-for-me-to-be-serious-i-can-t-really-rub-oil-on-me-and-go/)

[Janelle Monae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janelle-monae/)

> [People don't ask Jay-Z to take his shirt off when he rhymes,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janelle-monae/people-don-t-ask-jay-z-to-take-his-shirt-off-when-he-rhymes/)

[Janelle Monae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janelle-monae/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janelle-monae/i-hope-women-feel-confident-with-themselves-and-realize-that-we-don-t/)

[Janelle Monae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janelle-monae/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janelle-monae/i-feel-myself-becoming-the-fearless-person-i-have-dreamt-of-being/)

[Janelle Monae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janelle-monae/)

> [I was made to believe there's something wrong with me,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janelle-monae/i-was-made-to-believe-there-s-something-wrong-with-me/)

[Janelle Monae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janelle-monae/)

> [I spend a lot of time in the future, But to help the future, sometimes you got to go back to the past, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janelle-monae/i-spend-a-lot-of-time-in-the-future-but-to-help-the-future-sometimes/)

[Janelle Monae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janelle-monae/)

> [I have worn a tuxedo, but I have never covered up for respectability politics or to shame other women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janelle-monae/i-have-worn-a-tuxedo-but-i-have-never-covered-up-for-respectability/)

[Janelle Monae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janelle-monae/)

> [You are only as beautiful as the many beautiful things you do for others without expectation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janelle-monae/you-are-only-as-beautiful-as-the-many-beautiful-things-you-do-for/)

[Janelle Monae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janelle-monae/)

> [Beauty is about enhancing what you have. Let yourself shine through.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janelle-monae/beauty-is-about-enhancing-what-you-have-let-yourself-shine-through/)

[Janelle Monae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janelle-monae/)

> [I'm always thinking about that young girl or young boy who doesn't quite know if their music, their messaging, their imaging, their voice is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janelle-monae/i-m-always-thinking-about-that-young-girl-or-young-boy-who-doesn-t/)

[Janelle Monae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janelle-monae/)

> [I've cried over string arrangements.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janelle-monae/i-ve-cried-over-string-arrangements/)

[Janelle Monae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janelle-monae/)

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