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Jill Scott Inspirational Quotes (105)

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Whatever happens in my life, whether I stand up or I fall down, whatever the case, I'm going to use it in my art. Why? Because I'm an artist and I have to.
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Balancing is hard. I've lost roles that I really wanted because I had set up a tour. I cancelled tours to do roles before. But I have to find the time to make that up to my audience. I made a commitment to them.
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I am a huge Prince fan. It's a very rare thing for him to have people open for him. It's been the Time and Sheila E., and that's about it. Building a relationship with him has been like a dream come true. I've been looking for a mentor, and I feel like I have that in him.
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I panicked when my son, Jett, stopped eating baby food. He's only two but his food vocabulary is fantastic. He likes my baked tilapia and string beans with chopped garlic. But he really likes pizza. Sometimes every inanimate object to him is pizza.
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When I first became famous, I didn't know if I could go where I wanted to because I didn't know how people were going to act. Some folks would scream and holler, and I didn't know what to do with that.
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Just because you have a nightmare doesn't mean you stop dreaming.
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Being on set is a hard thing. A lot of people are like, oh, you get to make a movie, and it's all fun. But the reality is, it's a lot of hours. It's a lot of reshoots it's a lot of waiting. And you can become increasingly agitated by the amount of time that you are waiting. But that's real.
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I've learned that friendship does not equate business, business does not equate friendship.
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Sometimes I feel like a Buddhist and I need to chant sometimes a Baptist and I need to holler and shout and sometimes I need to be a Catholic and need to purge my sins and confess. It just depends on where I am.
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When you get a jean for a larger girl, you have to have them tailored for you. Tailoring is indeed everything.
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People say that they like the characters that they believe that I am. But, I don't as much. I like the characters that I believe that I am not. Like my role on 'Law and Order.' That character unnerved people. And I loved every second of it. I want to continue growing as an actress. There are ways that I can reach quicker, or deeper, with acting.
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My grill is intended to be discreet. It's there because I enjoy jewelry.
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Music shouldn't be a chore or feel like any kind of burden.
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I don't rhyme right now, but I may ten years from now.
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I do want love. Genuine love.
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Our minds do understand that people of all races find genuine love in many places. We dig that the world is full of amazing options.
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We all get angry and jealous sometimes, none of us is perfect, but we should not try to be different.
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For a writer it's a dream to sit and watch people as close as possible.
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I have been training since 8th grade, but it has to do with listening, more than practice.
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I love foods that start in my cheeks and then vibrate up.
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Sometimes, for principle, your gonna have to kick some ass.
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That's what I enjoy most about my music, that it heals in its own time and makes us look at ourselves in its own time.
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I've been enjoying playing with fashion - gold grills and diamond grills have just become a part of that.
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I chose No. 1 Ladies' Detective, or I'll say it chose me, and it was an absolute blessing, for the experience of being in Africa for seven months and learning so many different things, from languages to foods to greetings. On so many levels, it was an incredible experience.
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