Top 40 Niecy Nash Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “I’m a Gucci girl all the way.”

— Niecy Nash

2. “People who can make you laugh can make you cry.”

— Niecy Nash

3. “The old adage is true, people will only be as good to you as you are to yourself. They will follow your example, and those who don’t will be left by the wayside.”

— Niecy Nash

4. “I’m not a perfect mom, but I’m perfect for my kids.”

— Niecy Nash

5. “Falling in love was the easy part; planning a wedding – yikes!”

— Niecy Nash

6. “Celebrate your child’s achievement, then rotate it when the next mini-masterpiece comes along. Then chuck the old picture. Don’t worry that you’re throwing away a memory. Your children will remember your praise more than they will remember the picture with macaroni and glitter glued on it.”

— Niecy Nash

7. “There’s a lot of women out there, some of whom are my age who’ve never been married and some who have been married and would like to be married again but think their ship has sailed, and I’m like, ‘Oh no, honey, let Miss Niecy show you it is never too late for love!’”

— Niecy Nash

8. “I didn’t start out about weight loss. I was very tired and my energy was low. This is my second go-around in love, so I want to make sure I’ll be around to enjoy it.”

— Niecy Nash

9. “If you make your best friend and your significant other the same person, you don’t have to disconnect to go tell your girlfriend everything.”

— Niecy Nash

10. “If there is someone in your life who is not serving you or making you better, give yourself permission to move on.”

— Niecy Nash

11. “I don’t wear my faith on my sleeve, but I definitely do walk with it every day in my heart.”

— Niecy Nash

12. “People recognize me from everything and as soon as I think I know where they know me from, I’m always wrong.”

— Niecy Nash

13. “In one day, I got mistaken for three different actresses: Wendy Williams, Sherri Shepherd, and Star Jones.”

— Niecy Nash

14. “I was in a very fancy, high-end boutique where the sales associates stand around like mannequins. I walked in and the first thing they said was, “Ooh it smells like booty in here” because they knew me from Scream Queens.”

— Niecy Nash

15. “The most valuable insight on choosing whom to love is to be honest with yourself about the man standing before you.”

— Niecy Nash

16. “I do not have a bride gene. I haven’t been planning a wedding since I was 3. I never put a sheet on my head and pretended that it was a veil.”

— Niecy Nash

17. “The adage ‘a family that prays together, stays together’ is so true.”

— Niecy Nash

18. “I have an extra set of eyelashes because you never know. I could cry or laugh, or it could be windy, and I’ll need a standby pair.”

— Niecy Nash

19. “I don’t want to be Carrie Bradshaw. I don’t want the wedding to be bigger than Big. I’m just grateful to know that the first time I fell in love wasn’t the last time.”

— Niecy Nash

20. “Although my marriage left me with three beautiful children, it also left me with a healthy dose of self-doubt, low self-esteem, and an extreme desire to be loved again. I was operating on empty, expecting to be paid in full.”

— Niecy Nash

21. “I have more energy to run after our four children. Weight loss and great skin were a bonus!”

— Niecy Nash

22. “I didn’t get into this business for other people to know my name.”

— Niecy Nash

23. “I feel like it’s better to see a sermon lived than it is to hear one preached.”

— Niecy Nash

24. “No family should have to endure the loss of a loved one at the hands of a previously convicted violent criminal.”

— Niecy Nash

25. “I feel like love is the thing we were created for, yet it’s the place we struggle the most.”

— Niecy Nash

26. “I joined church by myself in a borrowed suit at 13. I had my neighbor’s bible. So my walk and my faith have always been very real.”

— Niecy Nash

27. “There’s nothing wrong with having a collection, but it becomes a problem when it overwhelms your space. When you’re not displaying it properly, you’re not enjoying it and it turns into clutter.”

— Niecy Nash

28. “As women, we often think we have to be all things to all people, all at the same time. As a wife, mother, actress and businesswoman, I definitely feel the pressure to perform well in all areas.”

— Niecy Nash

29. “Don’t go telling yourself you’re in love with the man he could be; you gotta love the man standing in front of you right now. Simply put, love the person not the potential! Otherwise, he will always be disappointing to you. And whose fault is that?”

— Niecy Nash

30. “No one’s playing records anymore, so find your favorite and frame it, then get rid of the rest – try selling or donating them.”

— Niecy Nash

31. “I’ve known for quite a while that I was a funny girl.”

— Niecy Nash

32. “Reality does get a bad rap. But I’m not concerned about it ’cause I know who I am. They can edit it, but you are in charge of what you do.”

— Niecy Nash

33. “I would like to think that television would be representative of the world we live in.”

— Niecy Nash

34. “I was always funny, but I didn’t know being funny was a gift.”

— Niecy Nash

35. “The truth is black celebrities are not as sought after in the press as white celebrities, and that is comforting.”

— Niecy Nash

36. “When you like what you like, it makes it easy for your husband to shop for you!”

— Niecy Nash

37. “I don’t have a desire to do reality. Because my truth is not what people are responding to. My truth is funny; I laugh with my husband every day.”

— Niecy Nash

38. “I don’t need to do a reality show to make my mark in this world.”

— Niecy Nash

39. “We are bred to compare ourselves to the next person, to what they have and what they have accomplished.”

— Niecy Nash

40. “I didn’t marry a man that wanted to be in the business. But that’s why we’re a perfect fit.”

— Niecy Nash