A Quote by Jada Pinkett Smith

Worry about being respected, never worry about being liked because that's the trap. — © Jada Pinkett Smith
Worry about being respected, never worry about being liked because that's the trap.
Write straight into the emotional center of things. Write toward vulnerability. Don't worry about appearing sentimental. Worry about being unavailable; worry about being absent or fraudulent.
Riches and honor are what everyone desires, but if they can be gained only by doing evil, they must not be held. Don't worry about not being in office, worry about qualifying yourself for office. Don't worry that no one knows you, but seek to be worthy of being known.
We do not worry about being respected in towns through which we pass. But if we are going to remain in one for a certain time, we do worry. How long does this time have to be?
There is a worry about a bomb being implanted in a human being and placed on an airplane. So, I think there is a lot to worry about.
I never worry about being driven to drink; I just worry about being driven home.
That's the great thing about being a director. You have your list of things you have to worry about and things you don't have to worry about. If you can hire someone or cast someone who equates to not having to worry about, it's great!
You don't worry about being liked. You have to be yourself.
Don't worry about being a star, worry about doing good work, and all that will come to you.
In a weird way, it's much easier, when I don't have to worry about being a writer, to just worry about the director job, which is really fun.
Being a mother for me was like, 'Oh, this is what I've been looking for my whole life.' This brings me a sense of completion. I never knew I would love this deeply. It's so nice not to worry about myself anymore. I only worry about my children.
My old manager of the Irish National Theatre said 'Don't worry about being a star, just worry about being a working actor. Just keep working.' I think that's really good advice.
I don't ever worry about whether I'm being true to my country roots. My country roots were adopted. I never worry about what I can do and what I should do. I just do what I want to do.
Don't worry about being acknowledged by others; worry about failing to acknowledge them.
Almost everyone seems to worry about something, and yet, we rarely talk about worry as a problem. Maybe that is because worry is so integrated into the way we have come to live and be in the world that we don't even notice it.
I don't worry about running myself ragged. I worry about being bored.
I worry about civil-rights activists being targeted as black-identity extremists. I worry about the government saying, 'I don't like this progressive blogger' and subjecting them to scrutiny.
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