Raven-Symone Quotes

I never said I wasn’t Black… I want to make that very clear. I said, I am not African-American. I never expected my personal beliefs and comments to spark such emotion in people. I think it is only positive when we can openly discuss race and being labeled in America.

You should embrace who you are, and make the best person that you can be, not what somebody else wants you to be.

I’m very fortunate to have parents who have kept me grounded, so I hopefully won’t end up in a bad situation when I grow up.

Behind closed doors, I’m a crafty person.

It’s difficult to not be able to just be yourself without criticism in any position, whether you’re in high school, college, or this industry.

Singing is just another outlet to express what I feel and to show everyone who I really am. I really don’t talk about my personal life that much in interviews because that’s my life, but with music, the way I write explains who I am.

Forgive yourself and forgive others around you.

Be very professional because it will get you a lot further. You have to treat people with the same respect whether they’re signing your checks or cleaning up after you.

Don’t put your all into someone if they treat you like dirt.

Friendship is a give and take. You have to have a strong relationship with your friend and I think you have to offer them something and they have to offer you something and that’s to always learn from it.

I want to be labeled ‘a human who loves humans.’

I used to breed poodles. I liked them because they were fluffy and so cute – and honestly, they make a lot of money when you sell them!

There is always something new to learn. There is always something new that I am learning and I wanna share it with the world.

Don’t spend all of your time trying to be like someone else because you can never be them and they can never be you.

Knowing that I make somebody’s day better is all that matters at the end of the day.

I’m not perfect. This is how I was raised. If I wasn’t in the industry, I’d be the same person.

I’m growing as a person, so everything around me is changing.

I’ve definitely had obstacles in my career – my whole entire career – to stay a certain weight, to get smaller than I have been, but I look at my family, I look at where I come from and that’s not really in our genes.

The way we function in society – it doesn’t make sense sometimes because it’s all based on how you look and then how badly you should feel after you eat the food we just advertised. And then when someone in the public eye goes up or down, it’s like a major moment.

I’m an American; I’m not an African-American. I’m an American.

I am obsessed with my hairstyles.

I love to see the smiles on people’s faces when you cook for them. I love to go to different restaurants. I want to cook because I know this acting isn’t going to last forever, and I want something to fall back on. It’s another way to make people smile.