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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Each of our lives is a part of the lengthy process of the universe gradually waking up and becoming aware of itself.
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I'm a visual writer, so it's fitting that my first brush with 'Red Queen' was an image. I had the idea of a teenage girl in an arena, a bit like 'Gladiator,' and she's about to be executed. But instead of being killed, she kills her executioner with lightning.
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I was shy. Bookish. The kind of 13-year-old girl who, instead of having a boyfriend, would have a crush on a dead, 19th-century author!
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I am successful if I manage to make a film that I want and if it works emotionally for the audience and if it stays with them after the screening and means something for them. Awards or money have symbolic power.
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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.
