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Jill Scott Quotes

I like to be in the now, now. Sometimes musicians have to wait for me to be genuine with it. As an actor, I don't have that luxury. You have to make it legit when they say 'action.'

Jill Scott

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: american
Birth: April 4, 1972

Topics

Me Wait Action Musicians Luxury You

Starting a company in San Francisco when we did usually meant it was destined to be a data-driven tech company. But that didn't seem to fully encompass what we wanted with Airbnb. When we tried looking through a tech lens, it didn't work. The humanity was missing.

Joe Gebbia

Work Looking Humanity Lens Company

My father taught me you have to believe in yourself and run on your own track.

Jennifer Grey

Father Believe In Yourself Yourself

I'm not ashamed to admit that for many years, most of my fitness information came from a VHS series by MTV called ''The Grind Workout.''

Jenna Wortham

Fitness Information Grind Admit Most

We get older, and we get more wrinkles, but fundamentally, we stay the same... You have the same fears and doubts and concerns and dreams and passions and all those kinds of things, so I feel like you don't change as much as you think you do.

Andrew Haigh

Change Dreams Wrinkles Think You

He was a god, such as men might be, if men were gods.

Maxwell Anderson

God Men Might Gods He Were

I see something that seems like standard fare, that I can imagine any number of actors playing, and I'm generally not interested.

Jason Gann

I Can See I See Playing Something

I think they can co-exist. You don't have to put one down for another. I've been bitten by the acting bug, and where it takes me, it won't take away from the music.

Brian McKnight

Music Me Think You Acting Down

I began writing early - very, very early... I was already writing short stories for the radio and selling poems to poetry and art festivals; I was involved in school plays; I wrote essays, so there was no definite moment when I said, 'Now I'm a writer.' I've always been a writer.

Wole Soyinka

Art Moment School Poetry Writing

I think I see a lot of artists struggling to make their first album perfect, and I've been there.

Syd

Think Perfect First See I See Been

Indeed, the hereditary gift of prophecy will go to the grave with me.

Nostradamus

Me Gift Go Will Prophecy Grave

Artists should never think of themselves as an idol. Fame is a side effect of one's work.

Marina Abramovic

Work Think Fame Never Side Artists

Between a fellow who is stupid and honest and one who is smart and crooked, I will take the first. I won't get much out of him, but with that other guy I can't keep what I've got.

Lewis B. Hershey

Smart Stupid Will First Him Out