Jill Scott Quotes
When I was growing up, my mother would take me to plays and museums, and we'd talk about life. Those times helped shape who I became.
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I've always played strong women who are doing their own thing.
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It is very lonely sometimes, trying to play God.
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'The Truth About Lorin Jones' will undoubtedly shock and offend as many readers as it will amuse, since it dares to make fun of feminism - of its manners, if not its politics.
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Prior to the United Nations even being formed, Palestine was a country. But the right of the Palestinian people were trampled, and unfortunately, international organizations contributed to those rights being trampled.
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What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.
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I think change needs to be egoless. It's not about my leaving my fingerprints or a legacy. It's more important to be part of a process by rolling up your sleeves, being on the ground, initiating projects, starting campaigns - you know, building stuff.
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I'm working on a movie called 'Labor Day' with Kate Winslet while still balancing kite boarding. Being an actress and an athlete is a challenge, but I'm excited to see what happens.
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If you taste something, you're not at the maximum of your ability. What I think about in competition is temperature and texture. It has nothing to do with taste or emotion.
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Everyone wants to psychoanalyze me. I don't know why.
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With all the chaos, pain and suffering in the world, the fact that my adoption of a child from who was living in an orphanage, you know, was the number one story for a week in the world. To me, that says more about our inability to focus on the real problems.
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The President has been a big proponent of the public option since the campaign.
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Being married to a psychologist, I realize that I learn more from imperfections.
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I'm a terrific mimic, and you can feel my funny bone.
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I'm not embarrassed about who I am. I'm not apologetic.
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Sometimes I thank God... for cheeseburgers.
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Ben Henderson, he had never been knocked out before fighting me.
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I don't think anybody wants to see a dour 'Star Trek' movie.
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I feel, even if someone is blessed with good hair, one needs to follow the basic hair care regime, and that means investing in the correct shampoo, conditioner, and mask.
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Olmert made a proposal on the governing of Jerusalem that I do not believe his cabinet or the Knesset would have accepted.
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Each time a door closes, the rest of the world opens us. All we need to do is stop pounding on the door that just closed, turn around-which puts the door behind us-and welcome the largeness of life that now lies open to our souls. The door that closed kept us from entering a room, but what now lies before us is the rest of reality.
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Romantic Orientalism was fascinated by the color and excitement of a powerful culture, and nearly always approached its subject with love.
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I'm quite hardcore on this. I think every psychic and medium in this country belongs in prison. Even the ones demented enough to believe in what they're doing. In fact, especially them. Give them windowless cells and make them crap in buckets.
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If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
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When I was growing up, my mother would take me to plays and museums, and we'd talk about life. Those times helped shape who I became.
