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More Quotes by Viola Davis
When your passion and drive are bigger than your fears, you just dive.
You have two stark choices when you find yourself in a really desperate situation. You can either fold and cave-in to it or you can become really passionate about getting out of it. When you're really passionate, you're going to grab hold of every rope you see, and wrap them around your arms and legs to claw your way out. And that's the way I've felt in my life.
I think that you always want to gravitate towards people who absolutely are great at what they do and go for authenticity.
You can't be hesitant about who you are.
Anything can be achieved with a good, healthy dose of courage.
I don’t want anyone putting any limits on me.
I’m a black woman who is from Central Falls, Rhode Island. I’m dark skinned. I’m quirky. I’m shy. I’m strong. I’m guarded. I’m weak at times. I’m sensual. I’m not overtly sexual. I am so many things in so many ways and I will never see myself on screen. And the reason I will never see myself up on screen is because that does not translate with being black.
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.
Relationships change us and make us grow.
You cannot live to please everyone else. You have to edify, educate and fulfill your own dreams and destiny.