Jill Scott Quotes

I've done a lot of fighting in my time, and I'm down to do some more. I don't want to, but you know, there's just certain things that you can't sit down and take.

Jill Scott

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TimeFightingYouDownKnowDone

When I did 'Bumble-ardy,' I was so intensely aware of death. Eugene, my friend and partner, was dying here in the house when I did 'Bumble-ardy'. I did 'Bumble-ardy' to save myself. I did not want to die with him. I wanted to live, as any human being does.

Maurice Sendak

FriendLiveMyselfDeathPartner

Politics is never a victory, it's just the remorseless grinding forward of events.

Robert Harris

PoliticsVictoryForwardNeverJust

In Scotland, I was brought up to think of policemen as allies and to ask one for help when I needed it.

Angus Deaton

ThinkHelpAskUpScotlandAllies

I can't sing, like, I can't saaang. I'm no Luther! That to me is singing. Being able to hit a note doesn't mean you can sing.

Michael Ealy

MeSingingYouMeanBeingSing

Michael Jackson fundamentally altered the terms of the debate about African American music. Remember, he was a chocolate, cherubic-faced genius with an African American halo. He had an Afro halo. He was a kid who was capable of embodying all of the high possibilities and the deep griefs that besieged the African American psyche.

Michael Eric Dyson

MusicDeepChocolateAmericanGenius

I am a kid. I'll always be a girl at heart.

Amber Valletta

GirlHeartI AmKidAlwaysAm

To be on television and have my nieces and nephews see me, and seeing them wear my shirt to the games and be proud, it's so sweet. Sometimes it feels like it's just a dream.

Sue Wicks

MeSweetProudSeeingDreamGames

If somebody in a family is in service, the whole family is in service. I didn't know that. I didn't know our veterans were being deployed seven, eight, nine, 10 times. It's inhumane.

Mary Gauthier

FamilyServiceKnowVeteransWhole

I'm a huge Wu-Tang fan.

Dhani Harrison

FanHuge

I deeply regret those situations that have blemished the image of the University of Oklahoma, and I hope that I can rectify the embarrassment I have brought the university.

Brian Bosworth

HopeRegretI CanImageUniversity

I've had some terrible jobs, but working in a kitchen at Cracker Barrel is probably the worst I've ever had. I was a grill cook - awful! It wasn't the smell, it was the people. The music, too. We had to be 'country fresh,' so they played this terrible country music eight hours during the shift. It was a bleak existence - a very dark time.

Brittany Howard

MusicTimePeopleKitchenDark

On the street, I get either 'Are you the Red Viper?' or 'Are you Javier Pena?'

Pedro Pascal

RedYouStreetGetEither

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