288 Quotes by Jill Scott

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.

Find new treasures in yourself. Love doesn’t die. Love is unyielding. It’s going to come back. The more you love and appreciate yourself, the more prepared you are when the real thing shows up.

I don’t rhyme right now, but I may ten years from now.

My grill is intended to be discreet. It’s there because I enjoy jewelry.

I’m the girl that waits for the director to say, ‘I like that,’ or ‘Can you boost it up?,’ or ‘Can you pull it down?’ I’m that kind of actor. I started in theater, so that’s the feedback that I’m accustomed to. It’s the feedback that I really thrive off of.

I’ve always been a firm believer that soul music never dies. The artists we still listen to today, years after their music was first heard are mostly soul artists; Donny Hathaway, Marvin Gaye, Chaka Khan. We still sing along to all of them with our hearts.

Nikki Giovanni! I got a book of hers from the library, and there was this woman who could paint me on paper with words – my whole little experience. I thought it was wonderful.

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.

Ain’t nothing coming easily in this life. Sometimes you gotta work, you gotta grow and it gotta hurt...