Jessica Williams Quotes
Race affects everything that I do, and everything that I create speaks to intersectionality.
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As a child, I loved fairy tales because the story, the what-comes-next, is paramount. As an adult, I'm fascinated by their logic and illogic.
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I have been doing so much. Speaking engagements... producing... developing a half-hour sitcom... working on a movie... leading acting workshops all over the world... and hosting 'My Black Is Beautiful,' an empowerment TV show I'm doing on BET for women.
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I was a little adult for my age as a teenager, and I didn't feel like I socially fit in with my peers.
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I love to be in the position of not knowing what I'm gonna do, but having rehearsed all of those so when something happens with the others actors I go with whatever that is I'm getting.
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I do not accept the right of big powers to change governments as and when it affects their interests.
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Oh, my dating skills are the worst. No, I pick the wrong men; it's amazing. I am awful, the worst dater.
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America thrives on identity politics, left and right. But France is opposed to the idea. Since the Revolution, the French have enthroned the idea of universalism. All of us must be equal before the law as abstract individuals, and that extends to the arts.
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The barometer for judging the character of people, in regard human rights, is now those who consider themselves gay, homosexual, lesbian. The judgment as to whether you can trust the future, the social advancement - depending on people - will be judged on where they come out on that question.
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Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.
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There seems little reason to prescribe anti-depressant medication to any but the most severely depressed patients.
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Life is just a set of experiences. As long as there are new experiences for me in a corporate job, I don't think I have to be an entrepreneur.
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Winning is no longer just the outcome. It's part of the process.
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I don't believe in hitting a bad shot and then insisting it's no big deal. No, you just messed up, so react. I'm not saying you need to throw your club. I mean, take 10 seconds to get angry at yourself, but then start over.
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I believe that whatever comes at a particular time is a blessing from God.
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'Watchmen' is like the music you feel is written just for you. 'That's my song, no one else gets that but me.' That's why the fan base is so rabid, because they feel personal about it.
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In American fertility clinics, 75 percent of couples are requesting girls and not boys.
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I'm just focused on exploring new opportunities.
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Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother and child.
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All you need is something to say, and a burning desire to say it... it doesn't matter where your hands are.
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When I watch a film I get swept away. I don't really watch the camera.
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The minute I started being recognised, I became much more discreet.
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If I'm on location on some island, we usually get up at four in the morning to set up. By seven thirty, we're on the beach working until noon, then we rest. It's not exactly a vacation.
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The direction is clear: We are headed toward a separation from the Palestinians. We are headed toward the determination of a permanent border for the state of Israel. We will protect Jerusalem's unity. We will hold onto the main settlement blocs. But the borders we have in mind are not those Israel has today.
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Race affects everything that I do, and everything that I create speaks to intersectionality.
