Best Jada Pinkett Quotes & Sayings

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. — Jada Pinkett Smith

At 3 years old, I was telling people that I was going to be a star. I never had a plan B. And I've never compromised my integrity to get what I have. — Jada Pinkett Smith

When I was growing up, my mother only put her foot down once: She said, 'You are going to college.' And that was a lifesaving moment. But she never talked to me about my clothes or hair. So I learned how to parent my kids through her. — Jada Pinkett Smith

When I believe in something, I'm very passionate. I don't take 'no' for an answer. — Jada Pinkett Smith

As I've gotten older, and now that my kids are starting to do what they do, I am now really focusing on sharing my knowledge and insights with them to help guide them on their journeys. — Jada Pinkett Smith

I feel a real responsibility to my community and so right now there has been this bizarre myth in our community how our vote doesn't count. I'm trying to get out there and re-educate on how the government works and break that myth and talk about the importance of being involved. — Jada Pinkett Smith

Worry about being respected, never worry about being liked because that's the trap. — Jada Pinkett Smith

Do whatever rejuvenates you. It might be a cooking class, cocktails with the girls, or just private time with the hubby. We all have our moments where we run out of steam because we've given everything we've got to everyone else. Whoever decided that was a good thing? It's not. Everyone needs to refuel. — Jada Pinkett Smith

People love in different ways. You may have a man who brings you flowers every Monday but doesn't give two hooty-hoots about Valentine's Day. Just because he doesn't give you a valentine doesn't mean he doesn't love you! — Jada Pinkett Smith

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. — Jada Pinkett Smith

I grew up in a neighborhood in Baltimore that was like a war zone, so I never learned to trust that there were people who could help me. — Jada Pinkett Smith

I'm not here to - as a parent, I believe we are specifically here to help our children mature in the way that they can take on their own lives. I'm not here to live their lives for them. That's not my job. — Jada Pinkett Smith

Love and honesty are the things that make a good wife and mother. — Jada Pinkett Smith

My belief is that communication is the best way to create strong relationships. — Jada Pinkett Smith

I don't have to go around trying to save everybody anymore; that's not my job. — Jada Pinkett Smith

It's not easy working with your husband, I'll be straight up about that. But when we work together, we always get great product. It's not easy in the process and as we go along it gets easier, but yeah, it gets a little sticky. — Jada Pinkett Smith

How can we ask for our young stars to have a high level of responsibility if we are not demonstrating that same level of responsibility towards them? — Jada Pinkett Smith

When I look in the mirror, I see about a thousand different Jadas. — Jada Pinkett Smith

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. — Jada Pinkett Smith

For people to be able to sit down together and have a conversation, that's the power of love. — Jada Pinkett Smith

I might get some more animals or something, but I'm done with the kids. I got a boy, I got a girl, and I got an older boy. I'm straight. — Jada Pinkett Smith

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. — Jada Pinkett Smith

I really look at children as being little people and not necessarily things or people to control. — Jada Pinkett Smith

As I get older, personal happiness is all about love. It's all about love. — Jada Pinkett Smith

My music is like my freedom space. — Jada Pinkett Smith

I'm the glue that keeps it all together. I'm the nucleus of an entertainment family. My day-to-day is making decisions to keep life above water. — Jada Pinkett Smith

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. — Jada Pinkett Smith

There still aren't enough[ roles for women of color]. And I'd say that's the case, not only for African-American women, but for all women in the Hollywood game. It's just slim pickings, and a very challenging time for us. I think that's why more of us need to work our way behind the camera in order to create roles that really illuminate who women are. We still have room for growth in that area, without a doubt. — Jada Pinkett Smith

I feel that when a child has self-worth and purpose, that's what keeps them grounded. — Jada Pinkett Smith

We have to understand that we should, at all times, have the right and the power to make decisions about our bodies. And that is an idea that must be taught at a young age. You can't wait until a person is 18 years old and say, 'Now you have the right'. You have to start that from the gate. — Jada Pinkett Smith

I can't cook! It's genetic. My grandmother can't cook, my mother can't cook. I was raised to believe you eat because your body needs fuel for energy, so I eat super foods. — Jada Pinkett Smith

What makes Will the best father in the world to me is that he's there, not just there in a way that's traditional. The emotional support he offers his children is immeasurable. — Jada Pinkett Smith

Controversy is always a beautiful thing. I love controversy and I try to fan it as much as I can without having my husband's head pop off! — Jada Pinkett Smith

Know this, if someone has cheated on you who truly loves you, they have hurt themselves as much as they have hurt you. — Jada Pinkett Smith

Just don't pollute something that's not dirty. I want my kids to be happy and I want them to be themselves. I was saying to a friend the other day, 'Remember, our kids are not us.' They're not. Sometimes we're trying to fix things that happened to us or projecting [onto them], and that's a terrible, terrible trap. — Jada Pinkett Smith

Many times people will say, you know, you're such a great role model. Well, that's great, but at the end of the day, you have to learn to be your own best role model and learn what makes you happy, not necessarily what society thinks you're supposed to be or women that you look up to, what they're doing. I look at that as being a symbol in a blueprint, but never forget that who you are is what's most important. — Jada Pinkett Smith

Take responsibility about what you have on your TV, and about what you are out there supporting. — Jada Pinkett Smith

We don't back off obstacles and tough situations, we use them to make us stronger. — Jada Pinkett Smith