At my aunt's funeral, I promised myself that I wou... -Jill Scott

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.

Jill Scott , Musician
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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 ...
To be a queen of a household is a powerful thing....
I see myself being a great-grandmother at my great-grandson's graduation from a school that has my name on it....
As slavery died for the greater good of America, and the movement for equality sputtered to life, the white woman was on the cover of every American m...
Soul music is about longevity and reaching and touching people on a human level - and that's never going to get lost....
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 M...
I think every individual has his or her own power, and it's a matter of working, taking time and defining what that power is....
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 ...
I've learned that friendship does not equate business, business does not equate friendship....

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Sadly, far too many politicians in Washington lack the courage to do something to fix our problems. They are worried about the political implications ...
You always remember the delicacy of the work you do on a new play - the delicacy and the rigor and the courage....
Two European nations emerged with credit from the Iraq disaster: France and Germany. Both had the courage to withstand the Bush administration and opp...
I admire people who come to politics because it takes a lot of courage to be in politics in India....
If you are a superstar, or whatever you want to call yourself, a person who's had outrageous success, and you decide to go indie and tell the record c...
I used to be so intimidated by spin classes. I'd always go by and see people on their bikes looking so intense. But one day my sister and I worked up ...
It is quite true that women like courage, and that boldness often goes a long way; but it is questionable whether with high-bred natures a subdued, qu...
I am haunted by what my life would have been had I not had the courage in my early twenties to leave Pittsburgh for New York City and really commit to...
The psychologist Elizabeth Loftus has shown great courage, in the face of spiteful vested interests, in demonstrating how easy it is for people to con...
Hire sales people who are really smart problem solvers, but lack courage, hunger and competitiveness, and your company will go out of business....