Jamila Woods Quotes
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My personal opinion is that I'm in the media too much. I'm not a politician, I'm a businessman. I would like to be without any extra visibility.
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Never have we stolen the intelligences of other peoples. On the contrary, in Cuba we have trained tens of thousands of doctors and other top-level professionals, for free, in order to send them back to their own countries.
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The bottom line of Hollywood is money.
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If you can live in Vegas, or visit Vegas, and leave in one piece, still loving it and somehow laughing about it, you should spend at least part of your last night in town doing something that will serve you well no matter where you go next: thank your lucky stars.
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I want to be the coolest aunt in the entire world.
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The thing about being an actor is that every new job is a new challenge. Sometimes you'll have a shot, and it doesn't work. Sometimes it'll work better than you expected.
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A first kiss is hard to fake on screen. It's tempting to practice before you shoot, but why blow that natural awkwardness on a rehearsal? There's something so beautiful about it that can't be faked.
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The problem with most Hollywood movies is they don't give the director enough control.
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Shakespeare lets us see real people undergoing real processes, with real feelings.
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When you say 'fear of the unknown', that is the definition of fear; fear is the unknown, fear is what you do not know, and it's genetically within us so that we feel safe. We feel scared of the woods because we're not familiar with it, and that keeps you safe.
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Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one.
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I think, certainly in the more civilized societies, women's roles are growing in power all of the time.
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The fact of the matter is that the government is there to protect the people.
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I always believe that every one of us is working hard not only for our own performance but also to give something significant back to the societies we live in.
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I think it's because most of us talk one way and live another. There are a few people who truly, truly walk the talk.
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I wouldn't bother to describe me. I'm Eartha Kitt.
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I don't get out to parties often.
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To be feminist doesn't mean you can't be submissive.
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Tim Story is a fantastic director, and I'm so excited to get to work with him.
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To withstand any truth…
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Because I am a one-legged, black, short, woman I had to spend every day of my life pushing against what society told me I should be. I had to sell my value every day of my life. Confidence is what enables us to push back on reality. Once you get good at that, you can use it to live your joy.
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Pray for intestinal fortitude, work hard, and keep the faith. Oh, and pray for good luck, you're gonna need it.
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The habit of virtue cannot be formed in a closet. Habits are formed by acts of reason in a persevering struggle through temptation.
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When you're in a choir, it's about blending into how everyone else sounds.
