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Shonda Rhimes quotes: You are not alone. You are seen. I am with you. You are not alone.

You are not alone. You are seen. I am with you. You are not alone.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: Lesson NUMBER THREE is that ANYONE WHO TELLS YOU THEY ARE DOING IT ALL PERFECTLY IS A LIAR.

Lesson NUMBER THREE is that ANYONE WHO TELLS YOU THEY ARE DOING IT ALL PERFECTLY IS A LIAR.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: I was 4 and dictating stories into a tape recorder, and my mom typed them up.

I was 4 and dictating stories into a tape recorder, and my mom typed them up.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: The only obstacle to your success is your own imagination.

The only obstacle to your success is your own imagination.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: I am never more sure of myself about a topic than when I have absolutely no experience with it.

I am never more sure of myself about a topic than when I have absolutely no experience with it.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: Cynicism is a choice. Optimism is a better choice.

Cynicism is a choice. Optimism is a better choice.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: Don't let what he wants eclipse what you need. He is very dreamy," she says. "But he is not the sun. You are.

Don't let what he wants eclipse what you need. He is very dreamy," she says. "But he is not the sun. You are.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: Whenever you see me somewhere succeeding in one area of my life, that almost certainly means I am failing in another area of my life.

Whenever you see me somewhere succeeding in one area of my life, that almost certainly means I am failing in another area of my life.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: Most of the women I saw on TV didn't seem like people I actually knew. They felt like ideas of what women are.

Most of the women I saw on TV didn't seem like people I actually knew. They felt like ideas of what women are.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: I think it's sad, and weird, and strange that [race in casting] is still a thing. It's 2013. Somebody else needs to get their act together.

I think it's sad, and weird, and strange that [race in casting] is still a thing. It's 2013. Somebody else needs to get their act together.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: So you made it out of a uterus a long time ago. Big deal," I whisper. "So did everybody else on the planet. What else you got?

So you made it out of a uterus a long time ago. Big deal," I whisper. "So did everybody else on the planet. What else you got?

Shonda Rhimes quotes: Every "yes" changes something in me. Every "yes" is a bit more transformative. Every "yes" sparks some new phase of revolution.

Every "yes" changes something in me. Every "yes" is a bit more transformative. Every "yes" sparks some new phase of revolution.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: Cristina Yang was the walking validation of my dreams.

Cristina Yang was the walking validation of my dreams.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: I happen to like debating, and I like to debate like a lawyer, and I can argue any points to death, and I will.

I happen to like debating, and I like to debate like a lawyer, and I can argue any points to death, and I will.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: Ditch the dream and be a doer.

Ditch the dream and be a doer.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: Mother is a verb, not a noun.

Mother is a verb, not a noun.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: Making it through the ceiling to the other side was simply a matter of running on a path created by every other woman's footprints.

Making it through the ceiling to the other side was simply a matter of running on a path created by every other woman's footprints.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: The only limit to success is your own imagination.

The only limit to success is your own imagination.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: I am terrible with examples. I can never think of them when anybody asks for an example.

I am terrible with examples. I can never think of them when anybody asks for an example.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: don't apologize for being powerful. They don't

don't apologize for being powerful. They don't

Shonda Rhimes quotes: This Yes is about giving yourself the permission to shift the focus of what is a priority from what's good for you over to what makes you feel good.

This Yes is about giving yourself the permission to shift the focus of what is a priority from what's good for you over to what makes you feel good.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: Nobody got anything great by playing it safe.

Nobody got anything great by playing it safe.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: Being a mother brings us face-to-face with ourselves as children, with our mothers as human beings, with our darkest fears of who we really are.

Being a mother brings us face-to-face with ourselves as children, with our mothers as human beings, with our darkest fears of who we really are.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: the air you are breathing right now is rare air. Appreciate it. And don't be an asshole.

the air you are breathing right now is rare air. Appreciate it. And don't be an asshole.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: But we all have to acknowledge that our way is not the way.

But we all have to acknowledge that our way is not the way.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: Boundaries don't keep other people out, they fence you in.

Boundaries don't keep other people out, they fence you in.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: When the press began asking me for interviews, I freaked out. My instinct is to hide.

When the press began asking me for interviews, I freaked out. My instinct is to hide.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: Marriage is a financial partnership. Marriage has nothing to do with love. Love is a choice we can make every day.

Marriage is a financial partnership. Marriage has nothing to do with love. Love is a choice we can make every day.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: If I don't poke my head out of my shell and show people who I am, all anyone will ever think I am is my shell.

If I don't poke my head out of my shell and show people who I am, all anyone will ever think I am is my shell.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: Wonder Woman is not faking it. Wonder Woman means it. Wonder Woman is all swagger and badassery. Compliment

Wonder Woman is not faking it. Wonder Woman means it. Wonder Woman is all swagger and badassery. Compliment

Shonda Rhimes quotes: Standing around like Wonder Woman in the morning can make people think you are more amazing at lunchtime. Crazy. But true. How awesome is that?

Standing around like Wonder Woman in the morning can make people think you are more amazing at lunchtime. Crazy. But true. How awesome is that?

Shonda Rhimes quotes: I can experience life or I can give up on it.

I can experience life or I can give up on it.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: If you want crappy things to stop happening to you, then stop accepting crap and demand something more. - CRISTINA YANG, GREY'S ANATOMY

If you want crappy things to stop happening to you, then stop accepting crap and demand something more. - CRISTINA YANG, GREY'S ANATOMY

Shonda Rhimes quotes: The expected is what keeps us steady. It's the unexpected that changes our lives forever.

The expected is what keeps us steady. It's the unexpected that changes our lives forever.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: Nobody ever asks a man how he gets stuff done. Nobody asks a man how he finds balance.

Nobody ever asks a man how he gets stuff done. Nobody asks a man how he finds balance.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: There is victory in surrender.

There is victory in surrender.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: Now, I'm no longer looking for the enemy. So I no longer see the enemy.

Now, I'm no longer looking for the enemy. So I no longer see the enemy.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: I grew up with a front-row seat to what a happy, healthy marriage looks like. Never perfect, constantly evolving, always united.

I grew up with a front-row seat to what a happy, healthy marriage looks like. Never perfect, constantly evolving, always united.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: You can't tell stories and really walk in someone's shoes and not have a love for them, even if they're doing horrible things.

You can't tell stories and really walk in someone's shoes and not have a love for them, even if they're doing horrible things.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: I don't understand why people don't understand that the world of TV should look like the world outside of TV.

I don't understand why people don't understand that the world of TV should look like the world outside of TV.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: Cheesecake will always taste like love.

Cheesecake will always taste like love.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: Calling a show a 'guilty pleasure' is like saying 'I'm embarrassed to say I watch it but I can't stop.' That's not a compliment.

Calling a show a 'guilty pleasure' is like saying 'I'm embarrassed to say I watch it but I can't stop.' That's not a compliment.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: The best stories are often true ... The narrative of human life is most beautiful when told truthfully and without boundaries.

The best stories are often true ... The narrative of human life is most beautiful when told truthfully and without boundaries.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: A hashtag is not helping. A hashtag is not a movement. A hashtag does not make you Dr King. A hashtag does not change anything. It's a hashtag.

A hashtag is not helping. A hashtag is not a movement. A hashtag does not make you Dr King. A hashtag does not change anything. It's a hashtag.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: Remind me to start a revolution about that later.

Remind me to start a revolution about that later.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: Badassery, I'm discovering, is a new level of confidence - in both yourself and those around you.

Badassery, I'm discovering, is a new level of confidence - in both yourself and those around you.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: I was baptized Catholic but I was Church of Oprah. If you are a person on

I was baptized Catholic but I was Church of Oprah. If you are a person on

Shonda Rhimes quotes: I am different. I am an original. And like everyone else, I am here to take up space in the universe.

I am different. I am an original. And like everyone else, I am here to take up space in the universe.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: When you sit down to write every day, it becomes easier and easier to tap into that creative space inside your mind.

When you sit down to write every day, it becomes easier and easier to tap into that creative space inside your mind.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: Losing yourself does not happen all at once. Losing yourself happens one no at a time.

Losing yourself does not happen all at once. Losing yourself happens one no at a time.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: Saying yes . . . saying yes is courage. Saying yes is the sun. Saying yes is life.

Saying yes . . . saying yes is courage. Saying yes is the sun. Saying yes is life.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: Mother is not a title. Mother is a verb. It is not who you are. It's what you do.

Mother is not a title. Mother is a verb. It is not who you are. It's what you do.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: Sometimes the toilet paper does not win. Sometimes a broke woman needs the red wine more.

Sometimes the toilet paper does not win. Sometimes a broke woman needs the red wine more.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: I mean that I am going to miss Cristina Yang so much that my heart hurts.

I mean that I am going to miss Cristina Yang so much that my heart hurts.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: I actually like being alone. I spend most evenings reading and taking long baths.

I actually like being alone. I spend most evenings reading and taking long baths.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: #StopPretendingHashtagsAreTheSameAsDoingSomething

#StopPretendingHashtagsAreTheSameAsDoingSomething

Shonda Rhimes quotes: Volunteer some hours. Focus on something outside yourself. Devote a slice of your energies toward making the world suck less every week.

Volunteer some hours. Focus on something outside yourself. Devote a slice of your energies toward making the world suck less every week.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them.

You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: Being a mother is incredibly important. To the naysayers, I growl, do not diminish it by calling it a job.

Being a mother is incredibly important. To the naysayers, I growl, do not diminish it by calling it a job.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: I don't think it ever occurred to me before how much and how often women are praised for displaying traits that basically render them invisible.

I don't think it ever occurred to me before how much and how often women are praised for displaying traits that basically render them invisible.

Shonda Rhimes quotes: It is time to stop standing at the edges of rooms. Hugging the walls. Living in my head. Wishing I had something to say.

It is time to stop standing at the edges of rooms. Hugging the walls. Living in my head. Wishing I had something to say.