"You have a good life when there are things to smile about today...and to motivate you for tomorrow."

“I hate when people say, "Oh, you're just a teenager," or "It's hormonal." It's like, if a woman is agitated one day, people go, "Oh, she's on her period." That's such garbage. I think I was dealing with a combination of my own inner demons and resentment toward my parents from my earlier days.”

“The day when I am satisfied with what I have, will be the day I retire from the sport.”

“All talking is good, negative and positive. Stabbing is bad; talking is good.”

“Everybody's looking for love, and you want to love somebody and be loved in return.”

Source : "New Jill Scott Swings to Hollywood [INTERVIEW]". Interview with Kelly L. Carter, www.ebony.com. September 3, 2013.

“I've never been one that thinks that the function of an instrument is to approach the purity of voice or the structure of a beautifully sung line.”

“And you pretend it doesn't bother you, When you just want to explode...”

“Finally, I asked how you got a boy to like you back. She said, 'Just be yourself,' as though I had any idea who that might be.”

Source : Melissa Bank (2000). “The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing”, p.162, Penguin

“I regret losing certain women, but it was always my fault”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.