Worry about being respected, ...

Worry about being respected, never worry about being liked. Because that’s the trap.
Worry about being respected, never worry about being liked. Because that’s the trap.
 Jada Pinkett Smith

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Sylvia Plath. Interesting poetess whose tragic suicide was misinterpreted as romantic by the college-girl mentality.
I think there was the studio mentality for a long time that women and girls can relate to a male hero, but boys and men can't relate to a female hero.
 Jennifer Lawrence
Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.
 Harriet Tubman
Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.
 William Ellery Channing
You must do the things you think you cannot do.

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I've always wanted to have the ability to do what I want to do. And there are so many things that I want to do because I love acting, I love directing, I love producing, I love being a mother, I love being a wife. If I had to choose one, just would put me in the crazy house.
 Jada Pinkett Smith
I never stopped being a mother, and I never stopped being an artist. Which is probably why my kids are so creative. When I'm with my kids I'm creating but I'm still a mom. I don't wear two different hats. My kids have always been on the set with me. I was breastfeeding on set. None of my kids would take a bottle so they could not leave my side for a very long time.
 Jada Pinkett Smith
Love and honesty are the things that make a good wife and mother.
 Jada Pinkett Smith
I think women who lead full lives are better mothers.
 Jada Pinkett Smith
Good mothers make all kinds of choices. Making a decision that might sound selfish does not make a woman a bad mother.
 Jada Pinkett Smith