More Quotes by Viola Davis
I was like, 'What is this?' Until I found out it was stress related. That's how I internalized it. I don't do that anymore. My favorite saying in the world is, 'The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.' I am telling you, I have spent so much of my life not feeling comfortable in my skin. I am just so not there anymore.
They say the two most important days in a person's life were the day you were born and the day you discover why you were born.
All you really need to do is shift people just a tiny bit for change to happen. It doesn't have to be huge and humongous.
Ordinary people who are just kind of just going about their lives are transformed into heroes because they have the courage to put their voices out there. And I think that's a powerful message in this time of political strife.
They say, 'To serve is to love,' and I think to serve is to heal, too.
I want my work to reflect my level of gifts and talent
Womanhood is you. Womanhood is everything that's inside of you.
I would love to be remembered as a person who used her life to inspire others in any way, shape or form.
You can't be hesitant about who you are.
At the end of the day, nobody can tell you how to tackle failure or how to handle change. The world is very good at encouraging you to go along with the status quo and at basking in your successes.
