Queen Latifah Quotes

I'm not interested in the mad race. I just like working with good people.

I love working if it's with people who are capable of having a good time. People with a little bit of enjoyment of what they do. If it's enormous pressure, and people feel that their lives are at stake, then it's agony. So I try to pick projects where I feel like I'm going to avoid those traps.

Unless I can come in in the morning and smile, walk in the lobby and say, 'Good morning!' - if I am stressed - I am not going to do a good job. Everybody is watching us. They are feeding off of our energy.

I'm not a party person or someone who likes to sit and drink in clubs all night, and never really have been. I have a good time through work.

The main way to reduce stress in the workplace is by picking the right people.

I'm hoping maybe people like working with me because I like what I do for a living and I want to have a good time.

When an executive walked on our floor, it was at their own risk. As far as what others thought of working for me, I know I was very tough at times, and would storm down the hall after watching some bad animation from Korea. But overall, I feel we had a good time.

We have such a good time working together. It makes such a difference going to work every day for 14 hours and being able to hang out and have a good time.

It's very important to like the people you work with. Otherwise, your job is going to be quite miserable.

I wanna work with good people. I don't want to work with screaming, yelling directors who've got daddy issues. I just don't want to deal with those guys.

The majority of our happiness at work is determined by the people who surround us. Strong teams produce more content, launch more products, and sign more contracts. And most importantly, they have fun doing it.

The work environment is very important in determining how enjoyable work is. It is very important to work with smart guys who have a superior level of intellectual bandwidth and still have softer skills as well.

Happiness is a critical factor for work, and work is a critical factor for happiness. In one of those life-isn't-fair results, it turns out that the happy outperform the less happy. Happy people work more hours each week - and they work more in their free time, too.

If someone can't behave with their colleagues and can't be part of the culture, it doesn't matter how good they are at what they do; they have to be asked to leave.

I got along with people very well at every job I had, people liked me and I liked them and I loved being on my feet.

Clearly, there aren't enough positive moments or interactions happening in the workplace. As a result, our economy suffers, companies suffer, and individual relationships suffer.

I get to choose the people I work with.

For the majority of my career, I've been surprised that I've been able to sustain any kind of a plan. I was always happy to have the job, and I was having a good time. I was growing. But I don't feel all that strongly about my work.

Most of us have jobs that require some handling of other peoples' feelings and our own, and in that sense, we are all partly flight attendants.

Men and women want to do a good job, and if they are provided the proper environment, they will do so.

I think coming to work and being absurd and neurotic and thoughtful at the same time is far more interesting.

Any good director, and I've worked with a few that I would call very good, they know how to disarm any anxieties very quickly.

Sometimes things just click. The one contribution I tried to do, was shield the staff from the corporate politics that occur on any show. But yes, we all got along very well.

People who have good relationships at home are more effective in the marketplace.

When I on set as a director I crazy. My temper is not that good.