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Ive learned this is a very long marriage doing a television show. I like the people that I work with to be people I enjoy, so you want to cast people who are as excited and enthusiastic as you are.

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Shonda Rhimes
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: January 13
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Shonda Lynn Rhimes
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Cynicism is a choice. Optimism is a better choice.
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I don't understand why people don't understand that the world of TV should look like the world outside of TV.
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I never, ever pay attention to the ratings. I stopped paying attention to the ratings somewhere around season two or three of Grey's. It's something I have no control over, so I don't even pay attention.
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The expected is what keeps us steady. It's the unexpected that changes our lives forever.
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Everyone always says to me, 'Why aren't there more people of color on television?' I'm like, 'Why don't you ask a bunch of people who aren't putting people of color on television why there aren't more people of color on television?'
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You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them.
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Mother is not a title. Mother is a verb. It is not who you are. It's what you do.
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