Jill Scott quotes - page 4

I'm a girl who enjoys a great meal with great friends, so I'm not really that concerned about weight loss. (Jill Scott)
I'm not interested in being commodified. I'm not into being sold. I'm not a slave. View quote
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I always wanted to be a renaissance woman, do as many things as I possibly can and hopefully do them well or don't do them at all. View quote
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Soul music is about longevity and reaching and touching people on a human level - and that's never going to get lost. View quote
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If you can't help me grow, there's no point with you being in my life. View quote
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My grill is intended to be discreet. It's there because I enjoy jewelry. View quote
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I love foods that start in my cheeks and then vibrate up. View quote
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At my aunt's funeral, I promised myself that I wouldn't be bound by the belief that I'm supposed to stay in anything - whether it's a relationship, a job, a house, or a circumstance - if it makes me miserable. She gave me the courage to find my own happiness. View quote
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God is ever present. He's in every breath, in every step. He's here, always, always. View quote
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'Saturday Night Live' is a show that I think I could have a lot of fun on, just being different characters and maybe singing, too. View quote
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People think that lemon is good for the voice, but it dries it out. (Jill Scott)
I'd love to work with Missy Elliott. I'd love to work with Bonnie Raitt. I'd love, love, love to work with Barbra Streisand. I'm reaching, because why not? You don't know what's going to happen in this life. View quote
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For anyone who feels they are overwhelmed by their job, or maybe they take their job too seriously or are working too hard, I say go to a safari, particularly the Okavango Delta, and just be humbled. View quote
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All you ever really want is a great character and great writing. As an actor, that's the juiciest sandwich you could ever ask for. View quote
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I believe the relationship you have with your government is not so different to a love relationship. View quote
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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.' View quote
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Everybody is supposed to be a part of their own community. View quote
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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. View quote
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Africa the continent is not just what we see on the news. It's... not AIDS, and it's not just war and poverty. It's so much more. It's an abundant continent, and Botswana is an abundant place. View quote
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I need my man to be my homie. View quote
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I could hear music playing in the background of works by certain authors, like Poe and Shakespeare. And I discovered Nikki Giovanni when I was in eighth grade. Her writing has a musical energy with pulse and rhythm, almost like jazz or hip-hop. (Jill Scott)
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. View quote
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I'm looking for someone who works as hard as I do. Who loves their work as much as I do, so at the end of the night we have something real to talk about, something exciting that makes our blood flow and boil. View quote
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One of the reasons my ex-husband and I broke up is that he stopped eating my food. View quote
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My earliest influence was Quincy Jones. I thought 'The Wiz' soundtrack was the most amazing thing I'd ever heard. It was my first record and you had Michael Jackson, Ted Ross, Nipsey Russell and Diana Ross on it. I even took it to show and tell in third grade! View quote
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Jill Scott

Occupation: American Musician
Quotes count: 148