Nia Long famous quotes

03-29-2025

I admire the women who can have babies and jump right back to work. Â As a nursing mother, I couldnâ€™t sit there and just pump all day. I needed to be close to my baby.
-- Nia Long

#Mother #Baby #Nursing
I've always been raised to love everyone, to accept everyone for their differences, and to just be open. But at a young, a very young age, I realized what racism was all about.
-- Nia Long

#Differences #Racism #Age
The last step will be letting my hair go natural. Thatâ€™s when youâ€™ll know Iâ€™m freeâ€¦
-- Nia Long

#Hair #Lasts #Steps
It's like going to the gym everyday. It really is. I work hard on my craft, I sweat a little bit, I run a little bit, I might sprain an ankle every now and them, but it's all good and the more you do it, the more in shape you are and it's like a machine.
-- Nia Long

#Running #Hard Work #Sweat
I have a four year old and I'm telling you we did Nickelodeon last night and he embarrassed me. It was like one of those moments when I couldn't believe my kid is acting like this. I just had to just like walk away from him because he was really pushing my buttons.
-- Nia Long

#Believe #Kids #Night
I've seen some great write ups and I emailed her the other night because I saw her on an awards show recently.
-- Nia Long

#Writing #Night #Awards
I don't think you should reprimand your child for everything you're feeling because for them it's as serious as when something happens in our day and we get upset about it.
-- Nia Long

#Children #Thinking #Upset
Weave sex is a little awkward.
-- Nia Long

#Sex #Awkward #Littles
I think there are a lot of other actors that are just talented, it's just about this opportunity - it's just about when are we going to be put in those positions where we can shine.
-- Nia Long

#Opportunity #Thinking #Shining
I donâ€™t feel less loved or less loving because Iâ€™m not married.
-- Nia Long

#Married #Feels
So I think if weâ€™d just take our time as women, and do what comes natural to us and for us, we would make fewer mistakes.
-- Nia Long

#Mistake #Thinking #Natural
Marriage is not a priority for me. I'm not saying I'll never do it. It's just not where we are as a family . . . I'll be at home with my man, having a perfectly loving time, and I'll see all these comments on some site about how wrong I am for not being married. I don't feel less loved or less loving because I'm not married.
-- Nia Long

#Home #Men #Priorities
I think Nina Simone has had an amazing journey. She was spicy and she had attitude and she didn't care, she wanted her money in a paper bag and don't mess with me and I've been doing some research on that so.
-- Nia Long

#Attitude #Journey #Thinking
First of all when you're a mommy like you like the consistency of being on a show like that's just peace of mind, I know I have financial, you know stability.
-- Nia Long

#Consistency #Mind #Firsts
But that we didn't have the level of experience in terms of working in the industry so you weren't sure and you needed to see it and this is an industry that the more you work the better you get and that the more opportunities you have the better you get.
-- Nia Long

#Opportunity #Levels #Term
I think for me to find that project is going to be something that I'm going to have to develop for myself.
-- Nia Long

#Thinking #Projects
I think you grow through your experiences; you get better as you grow and I'm not nearly where I think I'm going to be eventually where I inspire to be and hopefully the opportunities will continue to come.
-- Nia Long

#Opportunity #Thinking #Inspire

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