Hazel Scott Quotes

I am blind and limited. I would be a fool think myself wise. And so, not knowing what the universe means, I can only try to be responsible with the knowledge, the strength, and the time given to me. I must be true to my heart.

What is unknown is the fulfillment of your own unique life, the likes of which has never existed on earth. And you are the only one who can do it. People can give you clues how to fall and when to stand, and when you are falling and when you are standing, this only you can know. And in the way of your own talents is the only way to do it.

I have learned to keep to myself how exceptional I am.

Our entire life - consists ultimately in accepting ourselves as we are.

One thing I've learned is that I'm not the owner of my talent; I'm the manager of it.

The knowledge that we are responsible for living the life we have is our most powerful tool.

In the last analysis, the individual person is responsible for living his own life and for 'finding himself.' If he persists in shifting his responsibility to somebody else, he fails to find out the meaning of his own existence.

It's very healthy to be aware of your ego.

The turning point really is just knowing you're an imbecile.

Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not.

I wanna change the game in way where I'm not knocking nobody out of the way, not claiming to be the best at this or that, but just doing wonders with the gift I've been given.

In dreams begin responsibilities.

It is better to destroy one's own errors than those of others.

I have a pretty clear picture of the whole weight of my life, and there are things that I've done that are good, and I'm proud of them. There are things that I'm really not proud of, and that they, you have to look at me with a perspective, and I try really hard to do that, to keep from thinking I'm cool and ever so smart.

I never dwell on what I've personally achieved.

The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one.

I shouldn't be right for every role, because I'm not.

I think that's one of the things that's missing in a lot of people's lives. That's finding out what works for you and doing that.

Every one in the world ought to do the things for which he is specially adapted. It is the part of wisdom to recognize what each one of us is best fitted for, and it is the part of education to perfect and utilize such predispositions. Because education can direct and aid nature but can never transform her.

I stay true to myself, my daughter. I just remember where I came from - I remember what I'm coming from - and then I remember why I do what I do.

It's crazy to call myself as the sexiest woman. I'm like, wow; this is cool. Looking at the past years, I was expecting 5th or 6th position. But standing on the 3rd position was totally unexpected.

The Funkasaurus character was great and it taught me about being humble, about the character, about not being concerned with what people think you should be.

It's nice to have it recognised that I'm doing well and to have people saying good things about me, but I try not to take too much interest. I just try to focus on my own game and what I need to do to improve.

To surrender your ego, you have to have one first.

I used to brush aside when people used to say 'Poonam, you're different.' It was much later that I realised, I was different.