Jody Watley Quotes

• You never have to second guess a person or your feelings and instincts about that person if you pay attention to their actions, not solely their words - actions always speak louder.

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  Feelings, Attention, Pay

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• Eventually you can get into the nuts and bolts of reality: nurturing, caring, and getting along.

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  Caring, Reality, Nuts

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• When youre a girl, passion can dominate the equation, but as you grow up relationships evolve. Mad passion can grab you at first, but it cant last forever.

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  Girl, Growing Up, Passion

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• If I've learned anything in this business, it's that you have to be fearless.

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  Business, Fearless, I've Learned

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• Don't wait on approval, validation and likes from others - always give yourself the highest of approval ratings and work from there. Hold your head up and be fabulous no matter what!

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  Approval Rating, Validation, Giving

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• Human mobile devices that may come in handy and can be used anywhere include: prayer, meditation, a good attitude, compassion, kindness, humor, laughter, patience, love and a smile. Customize to personal style and taste.

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  Laughter, Prayer, Attitude

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• I come alive, in front of the mirror, skipping and dancing and acting the fool. Dance is both escape and excitement.

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  Mirrors, Dancing, Ballet

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• The music business is very hard on women over 22. You really have to prove yourself every time you make a record. Are you as vibrant as you used to be? Are you as sexy? So I really want to prove that a woman in her 30s can be all those things and more.

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  Sexy, Business, Records

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• Right now I'm single. Single, and loving it.

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  Right Now

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• Maybe with your emotions and your feelings, someone else can say it in a different way than you would, which brings new life to the way you might sing it.

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  Feelings, Different, New Life

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• Flower was a good metaphor for growth. The song is obviously about sexual responsibility, so that was the main metaphor. Also, it's like knowing who someone has been and remembering and appreciating that, but really appreciating what they are now even more.

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  Song, Flower, Responsibility

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• I always make this joke that I know you were expecting to see the big skirts and the hoops. But that was a long time ago. Artists aren't always seen as real people. If you start out as a teenager, sometimes people want to keep you locked as that. But I'm a woman now.

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  Teenager, Real, Artist

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• Passion has always been important to me. That won't change. What changes in a woman's perspective. I mean, I have two kids now. I'm a single parent balancing motherhood and my career. That changes the equation.

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  Change, Passion, Mean

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• There's one more thing I want to say. It's a touchy subject. Black beauty. Black sensuality. We live in a culture where the beauty of black people isn't always as celebrated as other types. I'd like to help change that if I can!

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  Beauty, People, Black

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• I wanted to do Playboy to get across the same ideas I'm singing and writing about these days. It's all about proving that a woman can defy stereotypes.

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  Writing, Ideas, Singing

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• I wanted to be open. On the last project, "Affection," I co-wrote everything. Sometimes, I think, it's smart to step away and be open.

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  Smart, Thinking, Lasts

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