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In this post, you’ll find quotes collected from various media over the month of December 2020.
Best of
[…] no matter how many people are there for you and have gone through similar things, nothing ever happens twice.
— Billie Eilish | Billie Eilish: Same Interview, The Fourth Year | Vanity Fair
“My joy is real, but it is also fragile.”
— Elliot Page
[…] you give so much of a fuck, you can’t even bear to be alive.
— Ali | Euphoria – Special Episode “Part 1: Rue – Trouble Don’t Last Always”
The thought of maybe being a good person is what keeps me trying to be a good person.
— Ali | Euphoria – Special Episode “Part 1: Rue – Trouble Don’t Last Always”
I think a lot of times in a social media spaces, there is a lack of compassion and when people discuss things it’s about quick whips and who can shame somebody quicker or throw out whatever facts they can grab from Google real quick, and people go back and forth, back and forth. And it elevates the conversation nationally, but it doesn’t elevate the conversation. It doesn’t make the conversation itself elevated.
— J.ill The Podcast Episode 3 | Let’s Talk About Sexual Assault
Only engage in […] conversations in circles where empathy and compassion is present.
— J.ill The Podcast Episode 3 | Let’s Talk About Sexual Assault
You let the universe decide when you’re ready, you just need to be prepared.
— Shonda Nicole | F*ck It, I’m A Mom “Prepare Your Table, Beloved”
I know right from wrong, I just didn’t […] know the depth behind it.
— Olivia Jade | Red Table Talk “Olivia Jade Speaks Out”
In the words of flight attendants, secure yourself before you secure others.
— Lacy | For The Love of Jason 1.1
[…] the only agency we have in a stagnant system is the single choices that we make, and the cumulative effect of making the correct ones more often than not.
— Sara | Industry 1.8
The choice is between the invisible man and the visible woman.
— Sara | Industry 1.8
Don’t judge me when you hold your fucking tongue whenever it suits you.
— Harper | Industry 1.8
I keep compulsively checking my balance, and it stresses me out, like, makes me feel physically nauseous when it drops below a certain point, so I’m not touching it.
— Harper | Industry 1.7
Use social media to make the initial contact. But you got to actually meet and talk to people.
— DESUS & MERO: THE OBAMA INTERVIEW | Full Episode (TV14) | SHOWTIME
Vagueness is the enemy of happiness.
— Whitney Cummings | Good For You Podcast “EP 61: Cazzie David”
I always go back and forth about that. I think sometimes self-care can lean into being selfish.
— Benton | Good For You Podcast “EP 61: Cazzie David”
Feelings aren’t facts.
— Whitney Cummings | Good For You Podcast “EP 61: Cazzie David”
Respect is the new fame.
— Cazzie David | Good For You Podcast “EP 61: Cazzie David”
Imagine generalizing, and being that bad at math. Saying that everyone thinks you’re something.
— Whitney Cummings | Good For You Podcast “EP 61: Cazzie David”
I have good news and bad news: Nobody is thinking about you, they’re obsessing about themselves.
— Whitney Cummings | Good For You Podcast “EP 61: Cazzie David”
You have to have like a feline, enigmatic, “I don’t want it” thing for people to respect you and I’m just, I’m not that bitch. I openly want it.
— Whitney Cummings | Good For You Podcast “EP 61: Cazzie David”
One of my biggest third rails is when someone doesn’t see themselves the way I see them, or when they don’t see themselves the way everyone else sees them.
— Whitney Cummings | Ep #60: ALISON BRIE | Good For You Podcast with Whitney Cummings
You don’t get to decide because you’re not your consumer. You don’t get to decide if you’re pretty, that’s my decision to make. So if you think I’m pretty, that’s your truth. It’s none of my business.
— Whitney Cummings | Good For You Podcast “EP 61: Cazzie David”
You can’t have it both ways. You can’t be an original thinker that says shit that no one else has the balls to say and then not expect everyone to not be shocked.
— Whitney Cummings | Good For You Podcast “EP 61: Cazzie David”
The reason you’re special is you say the shit nobody says and this is just the tax you have to pay. You’re getting the exact reaction you should get for the trajectory you want.
— Whitney Cummings | Good For You Podcast “EP 61: Cazzie David”
Sometimes your dreams are as limited as the information that you have.
— Trevor Noah | Trevor Noah On Black Women In The United States of America
Don’t ask me if I’m okay if you aren’t prepared or willing to hear “no.” People will ask you that and when the answer isn’t convenient for them, now you’re a problem.
— Follow Shonda Nicole on Instagram
Shonda Nicole
Don’t be ashamed to go back and refresh some shit if it’s gonna put you forward.
— Follow Shonda Nicole on Instagram
Don’t ask me if I’m okay if you aren’t prepared or willing to hear “no.” People will ask you that and when the answer isn’t convenient for them, now you’re a problem.
— Follow Shonda Nicole on Instagram
F*ck It, I’m A Mom
Prepare Your Table, Beloved
You have to have a little bit of faith. You have to have some type of belief that something has your back, something – its gotta ground you, its gotta make you believe […] the universe is not going to play you.
— Shonda Nicole | F*ck It, I’m A Mom “Prepare Your Table, Beloved”
Here is the thing about having a goal or having a dream, and still having regular life to tend to, honestly, the typical person can’t afford to dream. […] Dreams cost money.
— Shonda Nicole | F*ck It, I’m A Mom “Prepare Your Table, Beloved”
You can’t ask for something you are not ready to have.
— Shonda Nicole | F*ck It, I’m A Mom “Prepare Your Table, Beloved”
You let the universe decide when you’re ready, you just need to be prepared.
— Shonda Nicole | F*ck It, I’m A Mom “Prepare Your Table, Beloved”
Adachi and Shimamura: Season 1
Episode 11
People don’t need to know the future. They need to strongly desire the future.
Episode 9
Reality doesn’t change as gracefully as memories.
— Shimamura
Euphoria
Special Episode “Part 1: Rue – Trouble Don’t Last Always”
Revolutions are no longer radical.
— Ali
Everything that’s good to you ain’t always good for you.
— Miss Marsha
[…] forgiveness is the key to change.
— Ali
That is why the world keeps getting worse. People keep doing shit that we deem unforgivable, and in return, they decide there’s no reason to change. So now you got a whole bunch of people running around who don’t give a fuck about redemption.
—Ali
The Good Doctor: Season 4
Episode 5
I don’t know what you went through. Please don’t pretend to know what I went through.
— Asher
The Queen’s Gambit: Season 1
Episode 7
You’ve been the best at what you do for so long, you don’t even know what it’s like for the rest of us.
— Jolene
I’m not your guardian angel. I’m not here to save you. Hell, I can barely save me. I’m here because you need me to be here.
— Jolene
Industry: Season 1
Episode 8
Cynicism is just honesty in code.
— Sara
Any success I might have doesn’t have to come at a cost to you.
— Yasmin
[…] the only agency we have in a stagnant system is the single choices that we make, and the cumulative effect of making the correct ones more often than not.
— Sara
The choice is between the invisible man and the visible woman.
— Sara
Don’t judge me when you hold your fucking tongue whenever it suits you.
— Harper
Episode 7
I can’t leave him in a worse state than I found him.
— Yasmin
I keep compulsively checking my balance, and it stresses me out, like, makes me feel physically nauseous when it drops below a certain point, so I’m not touching it.
— Harper
Episode 6
Put a name on it if you are going to accuse someone of something.
— Kenny
Episode 5
It’s not an apology if you put yourself at the center of it.
— Harper
[It] Gets to the point where they stop asking, but they never stop caring.
— Clement
It’s only addiction if you can’t afford it.
— Clement
If you sit there like window dressing, it’s hard to come back. The quicker you open your mouth, the quicker they know you’re an actual human being on top of everything else.
— Daria
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Episode 4
Hunger is not a birthright.
— Eric
There are generally two times to tell me when you’ve fucked up. The moment it’s fucked, or the moment it’s un-fucked.
— Eric
The Mandalorian: Season 2
Episode 8
Talent without training is nothing.
— Luke
Episode 7
Everybody thinks they want freedom, but what they really want is order.
— Valin Hess
Episode 8
Talent without training is nothing.
— Luke
For The Love of Jason: Season 1
Episode 1
Is that a true feeling, or is that a feeling you allowed society to give you?
— Shellie
There is a fine line between settling and compromising.
— Eric
In the words of flight attendants, secure yourself before you secure others.
— Lacy
Good For You Podcast
Ep #59: KESHA | Good For You Podcast with Whitney Cummings
I thought that I was broken, but I was only broken open.
— Kesha
Ep #60: ALISON BRIE | Good For You Podcast with Whitney Cummings
One of my biggest third rails is when someone doesn’t see themselves the way I see them, or when they don’t see themselves the way everyone else sees them.
— Whitney Cummings | Ep #60: ALISON BRIE | Good For You Podcast with Whitney Cummings
Ep #61: CAZZIE DAVID | Good For You Podcast with Whitney Cummings
When something bothers us about something else, it’s usually a mirror or showing something about ourselves we don’t like.
— Whitney Cummings
Vagueness is the enemy of happiness.
— Whitney Cummings
I always go back and forth about that. I think sometimes self-care can lean into being selfish.
— Benton
Feelings aren’t facts.
— Whitney Cummings
Respect is the new fame.
— Cazzie David
Imagine generalizing, and being that bad at math. Saying that everyone thinks you’re something.
— Whitney Cummings
I have good news and bad news: Nobody is thinking about you, they’re obsessing about themselves.
— Whitney Cummings
I think you’re just going to come to a point […] where you’ll just go, “Well, that just didn’t work.” So I’m just going to try the other thing.
— Whitney Cummings
You have to have like a feline, enigmatic, “I don’t want it” thing for people to respect you and I’m just, I’m not that bitch. I openly want it.
— Whitney Cummings
The more you try to be respected, the less people respect you
— Whitney Cummings
Me avoiding conflicts just gets me into more conflicts.
— Cazzie David
You don’t get to decide because you’re not your consumer. You don’t get to decide if you’re pretty, that’s my decision to make. So if you think I’m pretty, that’s your truth. It’s none of my business.
— Whitney Cummings
You can’t have it both ways. You can’t be an original thinker that says shit that no one else has the balls to say and then not expect everyone to not be shocked.
— Whitney Cummings
The reason you’re special is you say the shit nobody says and this is just the tax you have to pay. You’re getting the exact reaction you should get for the trajectory you want.
— Whitney Cummings
Trevor Noah
Sometimes your dreams are as limited as the information that you have.
— Trevor Noah | Trevor Noah On Black Women In The United States of America
His Dark Materials: Season 2
Episode 6 “Malice”
This journey, is it folly or wisdom?
— Lee
Fatale
Who’s the real killer in a situation? The one who pulls the trigger or the one who wants it done?
— Val
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
A fool is responsible for what happen to him. A fool cause it to happen.
— Cutler
First Christmas
There’s a shame to feeling unwanted.
— Halle
Anonymity is freedom.
— Halle
Soul
We’re in the business of inspiration, but it’s not often we find ourselves inspired.
— Jerry
A spark isn’t a soul’s purpose.
— Jerry
Bridgerton
Episode 6
Cannot and will not are two entirely different things.
— Daphne
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