"I want people to feel like they can do it too"
About this Quote
The subtext is class-coded and gendered. Cardi’s ascent from the Bronx, from stripping, from internet notoriety to Grammy-stage legitimacy has always come with a running commentary on respectability politics. This sentence refuses the old script that says success requires assimilation into polished silence. Instead, it frames visibility itself as a tool: if she can be loud, messy, hyper-specific, and still win, then the gatekeepers’ rules were never natural laws.
Context matters because Cardi B arrived in an era where celebrity is both more accessible and more cruel. Social media turns “you can do it” into an algorithmic dare: go viral or disappear. Her intent reads like a counter-spell to that cynicism. She’s offering a communal upgrade, not an individual flex - success as something you drag behind you like a spotlight, widening the stage for whoever’s watching from the cheap seats.
Quote Details
| Topic | Motivational |
|---|---|
| Source | Interview, NPR: All Things Considered, April 2018 |
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B, Cardi. (2026, February 8). I want people to feel like they can do it too. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-want-people-to-feel-like-they-can-do-it-too-184962/
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B, Cardi. "I want people to feel like they can do it too." FixQuotes. February 8, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-want-people-to-feel-like-they-can-do-it-too-184962/.
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"I want people to feel like they can do it too." FixQuotes, 8 Feb. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-want-people-to-feel-like-they-can-do-it-too-184962/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.








