Jada Pinkett Smith Quotes
I met my husband, Will Smith, when I was 19 and auditioned to be his date on 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.' They said I was too short to play the part.
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When I was pregnant, I had the romantic idea that after the baby was born I would not only take up reading in earnest again, but also write a novel while my daughter slept in her Moses basket. Of course, I barely had time to keep up with my magazines until she started sleeping properly.
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The new technologies that we see coming will have major benefits that will greatly alleviate human suffering.
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I started reading seriously at seven or eight, books about myths and legends, the Narnia series. By the time I was 11, I had read all the children's books in my local library, so I moved on to 'Jane Eyre.' What I loved about Jane Eyre was that she didn't rely on her looks but her character. She had a spirit nobody could break.
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When we talk about change, we, the business leaders, have to implement it. We have to look at what we're not doing and what we should be doing.
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Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.
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I became completely addicted to 'Angry Birds' for a while.
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When you play on a team, you learn that there will always be five guys you like, a bunch of guys who are OK, and five you despise. The trick to getting along in any system is not to worry about the five you despise.
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Show me an Irishman who can't tell a story – I don't think they exist.
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A human society obeys the dictates of reason and is guided and governed by a respect for justice.
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Once you're a Virginian, you're always a Virginian.
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Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.
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The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.
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In order to obtain the goal of returning to Palestine, all of us sometimes have to grit our teeth.
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I leave my house all the time! But I'm not at all the Hollywood parties. I'm grown, and where else am I supposed to be? I'm supposed to be home.
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It is so funny because I was always embarrassed because I never had formal training in acting.
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Privacy isn't negotiable. It's the right of every American.
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I raced locally for a year, went to Europe the year after and went to the Olympics the year after that.
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Honestly, like, American football is not that big over in the U.K., so we hadn't really heard of Drew Brees before. I did know that he was, like, a massive football player. He's a massive star, so I was still a little bit anxious and nervous to meet him.
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Brilliantly lit from stem to stern, she looked like a sagging birthday cake.
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Everyone now, they look back and they're like, 'What happened to your sweet image that you used to be?' And I'm like, then when you came out you thought I was too provocative. It's like you can never win. No matter what you do, at the end of the day you can't please everybody, you know. I'm not here to please...
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Liberty is more precious than money or office; and we should be vigilant lest we purchase wealth or place at the price of inner freedom.
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Never waste any amount of time doing anything important when there is a sunset outside that you should be sitting under! - C. JoyBell C.
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The only question I ever ask any woman is, 'what time is your husband coming home?'
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I met my husband, Will Smith, when I was 19 and auditioned to be his date on 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.' They said I was too short to play the part.
