“We don't all have to take the same coordinates to get to the same dest...” — Janelle Monae Quote

“We don't all have to take the same coordinates to get to the same destination. Being a young African American female artist, I want to open doors for young black girls.”

“I take goldenseal, Echinacea and cod liver oil when flying to boost my immune system.”

“I'm inspired by the words: 'electrifying', 'epic', 'minimalistic', 'transcendent', 'timeless' and 'rock n' roll.'”

“The people who suffer in the Obama economy have been young people, African Americans, Hispanics, single moms.”

“I would argue that the objective evidence shows that big government is not a friend to African Americans.”

“Making African American films are hard in Hollywood. We need to rely on a support network and bring more cohesion to different filmmakers, actors, producers etc. It's a very difficult business. There aren't a lot of Africans Americans or people of color in high positions in Hollywood that we can green-light films.”