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Shonda Rhimes Quotes
22 quotes from Shonda Rhimes — TV producer and writer who created Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, and Bridgerton..
“Dreams are lovely. But they are just dreams. Fleeting, ephemeral. Pretty. But dreams do not come true just because you dream them. It's hard work that makes things happen. It's hard work that creates change.”
“Perfect is boring.”
“No matter how hard a conversation is, I know that on the other side of that difficult conversation lies peace. Knowledge. An answer is delivered. Character is revealed. Truces are formed. Misunderstandings are resolved. Freedom lies across the field of the difficult conversation. And the more difficult the conversation, the greater the freedom.”
“I am not lucky. You know what I am? I am smart, I am talented, I take advantage of the opportunities that come my way, and I work really, really hard. Don't call me lucky. Call me a badass.”
“Ditch the dream and be a doer.”
“You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them.”
“You are not alone. You are seen. I am with you. You are not alone.”
“The only limit to success is your own imagination.”
“Just do it.”
“I remember saying, very almost jokingly, I'm going to take over the world through television, that's my plan.”
“Your gender and race don't define you.”
“Dreams are lovely. But they are just dreams. Fleeting, ephemeral. Pretty. But dreams do not come true just because you dream them. It's hard work that makes things happen. It's hard work that creates change.”
“Perfect is boring.”
“No matter how hard a conversation is, I know that on the other side of that difficult conversation lies peace. Knowledge. An answer is delivered. Character is revealed. Truces are formed. Misunderstandings are resolved. Freedom lies across the field of the difficult conversation. And the more difficult the conversation, the greater the freedom.”
“I am not lucky. You know what I am? I am smart, I am talented, I take advantage of the opportunities that come my way, and I work really, really hard. Don't call me lucky. Call me a badass.”
“Ditch the dream and be a doer.”
“You are not alone. You are seen. I am with you. You are not alone.”
“You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them.”
“If you are a kid and you are out there and you are chubby and not so cute and nerdy and shy and invisible and in pain, whatever your race, whatever your gender, whatever your sexual orientation, I'm standing here to tell you: You are not alone. Your tribe of people, they are out there in the world. Waiting for you.”
“Just do it.”
“The only limit to success is your own imagination.”
“I remember saying, very almost jokingly, I'm going to take over the world through television, that's my plan.”