"It is better to be well deserving without praise than to live by the air of undeserved commendation."

“Everyone's journey is completely different.”

Source : Interview with Sam Adams, film.avclub.com. December 16, 2011.

“I don't see why people want new plays all the time. What would happen to concerts if people wanted new music all the time?”

“Most train to be part of the game. The greatest train to be the game: I am the game. Third-and-9, two-minutes left, that's what I train for. I train for moments everyone runs from. I run for them.”

“I have a problem with the new cooks: you all are more cultured, you cook better....but you're lazier.”

“You should not be carried away by the dictation of the mind, but the mind should be carried by your dictation.”

“Poets don't draw. They unravel their handwriting and then tie it up again, but differently.”

“If I had to choose, I would rather have birds than airplanes.”

“My belief is that communication is the best way to create strong relationships.”

Source : "Jada Pinkett-Smith, Willow Smith, Talk Love, Family In ‘Red Table Talk,’ Premiering Mothers Day 2012". www.huffingtonpost.com. May 1, 2012.