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Jill Scott

American Musician

Born: Apr 4, 1972

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I truly have a village supporting me. My son has godmothers, godfathers, grandparents and so many others in his life who love him as much as I do. They're there for both of us. I may not have a mate or husband, but I'm definitely not a single parent. Jill Scott

God is ever present. He's in every breath, in every step. He's here, always, always. Jill Scott

God Breath Every Every Step He Step Always Ever Present Here

If you can't help me grow, there's no point with you being in my life. Jill Scott

Life Me You My Life No Point Point Being Help Grow

A woman is more than the sum of her parts. So I had an opportunity to present some work at the White House. I chose not just to talk about the sky, the planet, love or heartache. I wanted to actually be there, to place a mark on that moment. Jill Scott

Work Love Woman Opportunity Sky White White House Mark Sum Some About More Had Talk House Parts Heartache Than Just Wanted Place Planet Moment Chose Her Actually Present

I could float in the pool for hours, just letting the water carry me. Jill Scott

Me Water Pool Carry Could Hours Just Float Letting

I truly loved being pregnant and feeling what was going on inside my body and watching it change. It's difficult to recoup, but still amazing nonetheless. I would have another one. Jill Scott

Change Amazing Feeling Difficult Would Inside Another Nonetheless Still Truly Going Being Loved Pregnant Being Pregnant Body Watching

You owe it to yourself to live beautifully. And I am. Jill Scott

You Yourself Live Beautifully Am Owe

If I feel really ugly or unhappy, sometimes I'll choose bright colors so they'll make me feel good. Yellows, pinks, light blues and orange. I just want to feel good all the time if I can. And colors and hairstyles and all that kind of helps out. Jill Scott

You have to be humble when you're dealing with God. Jill Scott

God You Humble Be Humble Dealing

I did an internship at the Ardent theatre company in Philly after dropping out of college. I was earning $165 a week building sets and cleaning the toilets. Cleaning toilets is a good way of getting in touch with your creativity. That's when you find out if you got anything going on in your head. Jill Scott

Good You Cleaning Theatre Creativity Toilets College Building Sets Philly Earning Way Out Find Touch Ardent Week Good Way Head Dropping Got Did Getting Going After Anything Your Company

A nutritionist has told me to have very little butter and very little spices, but I can't live like that. Jill Scott

Me Spices Live Nutritionist Like Very Little Butter

Everything starts with writing. I heard Nikki Giovanni and was blown away. I just thought 'wow'; she was writing from a black girl's perspective, and the imagery was so vivid that I started doing spoken word. Jill Scott

Everybody's looking for love, and you want to love somebody and be loved in return. Jill Scott

Love You Somebody Looking Everybody Return Want Loved To Love

I think the first time I really heard poetry was in the schoolyard. Just the little limericks that kids say when they're jumping rope and playing games. I think that's the first time I heard rhyming words - I don't know if I'd call that the definitive poetry, but that's when I heard rhyming words said and not necessarily sung. Jill Scott

Time Words First Think Say Kids Definitive Sung Poetry Know Schoolyard Call First Time Said Heard Jumping Just Rhyming Little Really Rope Games Necessarily Playing Playing Games

Sometimes I feel like a Buddhist and I need to chant; sometimes a Baptist and I need to holler and shout; and sometimes I need to be a Catholic and need to purge my sins and confess. It just depends on where I am. Jill Scott

Sometimes Chant Purge Buddhist Feel Like Catholic Am Sins Confess Just Depends Where Baptist Shout Need

I'm a secret interior decorator. There's a mural on my dining room wall of the railroad tracks at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia. I love having my hometown with me out here in California. Jill Scott

To be a queen of a household is a powerful thing. Jill Scott

Home Queen Powerful Powerful Thing Household Thing

I don't rhyme right now, but I may ten years from now. Jill Scott

Ten Ten Years Years May Rhyme Now Right

I have been training since 8th grade, but it has to do with listening, more than practice. Jill Scott

Training Listening Practice More Since Been Than Grade

Power doesn't have to be on such a big scale for powerful things to occur. Within your own home, you can be a powerful woman as a mother, influencing your children's lives. Jill Scott

Home You Woman Mother Power Big Own Scale Powerful Within Occur Children Influencing Your Lives Things

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