Venus Williams Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
After Brown, I went to Duke, to a Ph.D. program in American literature. My dad's an English professor. After a year there, I was like, 'Jesus. I don't want to do this. I don't want to be in the library.' So I pulled the ripcord, and that was it.
-
We need more children raised in the optimum situation, which is between a mom and a dad bonded together for life.
-
Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
-
The reality is that I always envisioned the 'Riddick' franchise as a continuing mythology, so I always imagined that there would be many other films to follow.
-
I've always had confidence. It came because I have lots of initiative. I wanted to make something of myself.
-
Smarter is always the answer.
-
I love my real mom and dad; I love them both equally.
-
I've always been a huge reggae fan.
-
As a former English major, I have always been fascinated by the connections between literature and history.
-
If my own current husband was suddenly a stay-at-home dad, it would be emasculating. That would be hard for me.
-
I always knew I was destined for greatness.
-
To vice, innocence must always seem only a superior kind of chicanery.
-
When I go abroad I always sail from Boston because it is such a pleasant place to get away from.
-
One cool thing is because Mom and Dad aren't into the Hollywood scene, they don't read 'US Weekly' or anything like that. They give me space. They don't care. They just want all of their children to be doing something that they love to do and be able to pay their insurance.
-
Stay humble. Always answer your phone - no matter who else is in the car.
-
I have always looked at my competencies before accepting any responsibility.
-
My camps are always ten weeks. That's what makes me comfortable.
-
I have to say goodbye to things in order to take on bigger things that I've always wanted to do.
-
I always wanted to be known as a songwriter and not just a songbird.
-
I always thought my big brother was the coolest. We were very close when I was young, and we still are in many ways! He was a very open-minded, urban guy with an outdoorsy edge. He is mostly responsible for exposing me to art and culture.
-
Their eagerness for the big-band music and their ability to grasp the essence of it made me realize that today's generation has not been properly exposed to the big-band sound.
-
Having small children and being an investigative reporter would seem like a difficult mix, but it worked well for me. I was often working on my own enterprise stories, which were not as deadline sensitive.
-
This is my heart - carry it with you. I will dream of you in the dark, and you will taste it in my tea, and feel it in my shoes.
-
I'm always on the court with my dad.
