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All Quotes by author - Jada Pinkett Smith

" Art should never be limited - the beauty of art is that it gives us the freedom to go places where we wouldn't go to in our normal lives. Inside, I'm just so many different people. I go from the pretty girl on the red carpet to the singer at Ozzfest, spitting in the crowd. That's Jada. "

" Here's the thing, men have to also mature in how they see women, too. Because they need to understand that it's not just about how we look, it's about who we are. And I am going to tell you like this, 'If you can't love me with short hair, and you telling me I got to have long hair to be loved, guess what, I ain't the one for you.' "

" I do a lot of reading, meditating, and praying to stay as grounded as I can be in this crazy world. "

" I don't get afraid in talking about subject matter that may spark controversy, and I'm not afraid to not be liked. I think that sometimes people pay too much attention to being liked, and it's paralyzing. "

" I don't really cook much. I'm more of a baker. My favorite things to bake that everybody loves, and I can only keep in the house for about ten minutes, are 7-Up cake and Pineapple Upside-Down cake. "

" If I had my way, I'd wear jewelry, a great pair of heels and nothing else. "

" I had to get into a place for myself of thinking what I would create for myself if I didn't have to worry about making money. "

" I have a thing for doors. I always think of them as a threshold to something new. "

" I have been affected by gossip and I know people who have been, too. I've seen marriages destroyed by gossip. It is cruel. At the end of the day, all that matters is: Do you love what you see when you look in the mirror? That is it, baby. "

" I learned that surrounding myself with people who are able to help me is like being surrounded by tangible godliness. "

" I think, as women, we have to stop being scared to be the women we want to be and we have to raise our daughters to be the women they want to be - not the women we think they should be. "

" I try my best to confront situations because I know, at the end of the day, you can deal with it or it will deal with you. I've had enough experience to know that that's how it goes down. There's no going around it. "

" It's not about what you tell your children, but how you show them how to live life. "

" It's very important to prioritize. I know, for me, my family comes first. That makes every decision very easy. "

" I've always been a caretaker; I think a lot of women are. We take care of everybody else first, and very rarely do we think about ourselves. "

" I've always told Will, 'You can do whatever you want as long as you can look at yourself in the mirror and be okay.' Because at the end of the day, Will is his own man. I'm here as his partner, but he is his own man. He has to decide who he wants to be, and that's not for me to do for him. Or vice versa. "

" I won't sell my soul to the devil, but I do want success and I don't think that's bad. "

" Know this, if someone has cheated on you who truly loves you, they have hurt themselves as much as they have hurt you. "

" Love and honesty are the things that make a good wife and mother. "

" My belief is that communication is the best way to create strong relationships. "

" We all think there is a formula, (but) as long as we love our children, that's really the only solid thing I know that works across the board. "

" We have to nurture our young women and understand the beauty and the strength of being a woman. It's kind of a catch-22: Strength in women isn't appreciated, and vulnerability in women isn't appreciated. It's like, 'What the hell do you do?' What you do is you don't allow anyone to dictate who you are. "

" When I believe in something, I'm very passionate. I don't take 'no' for an answer. "

" When I'm tired, I rest. I say, 'I can't be a superwoman today.' "

" Will and I are yin and yang. He's all sky, vast and bright and soaring, and I'm all earth. I'm here to ground him, and he's here to help me fly. "

" Willow and I definitely talked about doing a collaboration. She really loves rock music, so she wants to come on and get crazy with me on a track. Which I would love, because she has a fantastic voice. "

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