Jamila Woods Quotes
My mentor made me say a poem over and over. 'Stop! That's not your voice. Start again.' I was sobbing by the end, but it drilled into my head that my voice is important.
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If it weren't for the Internet, WWE probably wouldn't even know my name. If I had to rely on 'Pro Wrestling Illustrated' to get my name out there, it would have been a much more difficult road.
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I like to dress for my body type and for my coloring.
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I always played to win.
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Time is shortening. But every day that I challenge this cancer and survive is a victory for me.
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If the 2016 election is any indication, every four years, millions more Americans will continue backing away from their own parties to choose a third party instead.
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Well, I was a big fan of the book and therein a huge fan of the girl Precious. And so I felt like I knew this girl. I felt like I'd grown up alongside her. I felt like she was in my family. She was my friend and she was like people I didn't want to be friends with.
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There's a big debate whether pentathlon or heptathlon is harder: five events in one day or seven in two.
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As a musician myself, it annoys the hell out of me to watch an actor trying to play a guitar out of time with the music.
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Any job very well done that has been carried out by a person who is fully dedicated is always a source of inspiration.
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I'd feel bad pretending my life was anything other than pretty good, so I do the role as well as I can and then I go home, have a cup of tea, see my family and friends, and appreciate what I've got.
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People are basically the same the world over. Everybody wants the same things - to be happy, to be healthy, to be at least reasonably prosperous, and to be secure. They want friends, peace of mind, good family relationships, and hope that tomorrow is going to be even better than today.
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I'm not a babysitter.
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I've always had tremendous support from my parents. I think there's a myth that gay people have lousy relationships with their parents.
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I've never had a couch that needed to be cleaned or learned how to couch-clean in general. That feels too grown-up.
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I think we respond well when we do something well.
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The goal must be to expand ourselves beyond one field of focus and use our improved access to information to solve the very real and extreme economic, environmental, and resource challenges we face as an interconnected, global society.
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I was born technically in D.C., and then my family moved to the Columbia area when I was in elementary school. It was right on the line between Clarksville and Columbia in Howard County. I remember it being just like a peaceful, safe atmosphere. I always felt connected to the woods and that whole suburban feel.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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You should never take military intervention off the table. When you do so, you give an out to a rogue nation or rogue actors.
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One thing nobody knows about me is that three of my fingers are edible, but I cant tell you which fingers.
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When you absolutely believe in yourself and your ability to succeed, nothing will stop you.
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I try to understand people who aren't as smart as me and not be hateful.
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Jerry Cantrell Missing Lost Friend, Moving On With Trip. MTV News (July 1, 2002).
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My mentor made me say a poem over and over. 'Stop! That's not your voice. Start again.' I was sobbing by the end, but it drilled into my head that my voice is important.
