RuPaul Andre Charles (born November 17, 1960), known mononymously as RuPaul, is an American drag queen, actor, model, singer, songwriter, television personality, and author. Since 2009, he has produced and hosted the reality competition series RuPaul’s Drag Race, for which he has received eight Primetime Emmy Awards. He is considered the most commercially successful drag queen in the United States.
Here are 30 RuPaul Quotes About Success
1. “To win at life and to win in this competition, you have to be willing to die a thousand deaths and be reborn a thousand times.” – RuPaul
2. “When you become the image of your own imagination, it’s the most powerful thing you could ever do.” – RuPaul
3. “Success is something between you and yourself. I think only you know where you’ve come from and how far you wanna go.” – RuPaul
4. “It’s true in everything, not just in drag: To be a success, you have to understand the landscape. You have to know thyself, and you have to know your history so that you can draw from people who have figured out the equation you are faced with. It’s not rocket science.” – RuPaul
5. “You may not get the role you auditioned for, but make a lasting impression and they’ll remember you for something else later.” – RuPaul
6. “If you want to be invited to the party, you better have something to bring.” – RuPaul
7. “To limit yourself to one thing, it’s your business. But you have a choice.” – RuPaul
8. “Personally, I experience success when I enjoy what I’m doing. I love the creative process, even if the end result isn’t embraced by anyone else.” – RuPaul
9. “If you have goals and the stick-with-it-ness to make things happen, people will feel threatened by you, especially if your goals don’t include them. They believe that if you take a piece ofpie then that leaves less pie for them. Seeing you follow your dreams leaves them realizing that they’re not following theirs. In truth, there is unlimited pie for everyone!” – RuPaul
10. “I have been discriminated against by white people for being black, by black people for being gay, by gay people for being too fem. Did I let them stop me from getting to this chair?” – RuPaul
11. “The secret of success in every field is redefining what success means to you. It can’t be your parent’s definition, the media’s definition, or your neighbor’s definition. Otherwise, success will never satisfy you.” – RuPaul
12. “If you can’t love yourself, how the hell are you gonna love somebody else?” – RuPaul
13. “There are so many sensitive souls; they don’t know what to do with their feelings.” – RuPaul
14. “Don’t believe the hype; don’t believe what it tells you on your driver’s license. You are an extension of the power that created this whole universe.” – RuPaul
15. “Unless they’re paying your bills, pay them bitches no mind!” – RuPaul
16. “Look at me – a big old black man under all of this makeup, and if I can look beautiful, so can you.” – RuPaul
17. “I remember being 14 years old, making a pact with myself. I would never join into the matrix, never join into the status quo, and I would always fight it. It always felt like I was on an operating table and the anesthesia never worked.” – RuPaul
18. “What other people think of me is not my business. What I do is what I do. How people see me doesn’t change what I decide to do. I don’t choose projects so people don’t see me as one thing or another. I choose projects that excite me.” – RuPaul
19. “Biggest obstacle I ever faced was my own limited perception of myself.” – RuPaul
20. “Fulfillment isn’t found over the rainbow—it’s found in the here and now. Today I define success by the fluidity with which I transcend emotional land mines and choose joy and gratitude instead.” – RuPaul
21. “It’s very easy to look at the world and think, this is all so cruel and so mean. It’s important to not become bitter from it.” – RuPaul
22. “In our subconscious, we all know we’re playing roles.” – RuPaul
23. “It’s not the word itself, but the intention behind the word.” – RuPaul
24. “When the going gets tough, the tough reinvent themselves.” – RuPaul
25. “The whole point is to live life and be – to use all the colors in the crayon box.” – RuPaul
26. “Life is not to be taken seriously.” – RuPaul
27. “Life’s journey – it unfolds for you as you are ready for it.” – RuPaul
28. “Never forget that the most political thing you can ever do is follow your heart.” – RuPaul
29. “Once you clear out from your consciousness things that no longer matter, you’re able to make room for other things.” – RuPaul
30. “All sins are forgiven once you start making a lot of money.” – RuPaul