I'm always thinking about that young girl or young boy who doesn't quite know if their music, their messaging, their imaging, their… — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
There are some groups that for years and years have not gotten the rights that the majority of human beings have, and… — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
I always think about the next generation and creating a different blueprint for them. That's my goal: to let them know there's… — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
I think if people genuinely want to help ... that'll shine through, no matter what color or what race. We cannot see… — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
I won't sit here and say I've never had a pimple, but I try to have a really great diet, you know,… — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
Maybe I'm outdated in thinking this, but because I'm a young black woman and don't see very many being the lead in… — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
I'm always thinking about young people first when I'm writing music. Whenever I can reach that young person and inspire them to… — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
I really just want to encourage and inspire people to use their freedom in a positive way and in a way that… — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
Some songs you get. Some songs you may not. And I think that's the beauty of art: to question and to ask,… — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
No matter if you wear a small amount of makeup, no makeup, or heavy makeup, as long as you feel beautiful internally… — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
I always feel the need to give the unfiltered truth, (or) what I think is the truth, at least. — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
I speak about androids because I think the android represents the new 'other.' You can compare it to being a lesbian or… — 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 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… — 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
