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title: "1 Beautiful Journey Quotes By Kerry Washington"
description: "1 Beautiful Journey quotes by Kerry Washington. Plus more from Kerry Washington and more Beautiful Journey sayings from other authors."
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> [I don't have to be perfect. All I have to do is show up and enjoy the messy, imperfect and beautiful journey of my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kerry-washington/i-don-t-have-to-be-perfect-all-i-have-to-do-is-show-up-and-enjoy-the/)

[Kerry Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kerry-washington/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53e/kerry-washington-7918_acceptance_i-don-t-have-to-be-perfect-all-i-have-to_2483185.jpg)

## More by Kerry Washington

> [Making the unbelievable believable is different on a set with 'Fantastic Four,' where it's like, 'Wind machines! Because the airship is coming in and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kerry-washington/making-the-unbelievable-believable-is-different-on-a-set-with/)

[Kerry Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kerry-washington/)

> [I wouldn't just come home from school and watch TV everyday, they had me involved in lots of local theatre. I was a very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kerry-washington/i-wouldn-t-just-come-home-from-school-and-watch-tv-everyday-they-had/)

[Kerry Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kerry-washington/)

> [I'd figure out ways to use role-playing in the healing of people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kerry-washington/i-d-figure-out-ways-to-use-role-playing-in-the-healing-of-people/)

[Kerry Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kerry-washington/)

> [People don't think about the fact that when Barack Obama's parents had him it was illegal for them to be married in several states…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kerry-washington/people-don-t-think-about-the-fact-that-when-barack-obama-s-parents/)

[Kerry Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kerry-washington/)

> [Your life is your story, and the adventure ahead of you is the journey to fulfill your own purpose and potential.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kerry-washington/your-life-is-your-story-and-the-adventure-ahead-of-you-is-the-journey/)

[Kerry Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kerry-washington/)

> [I'll be honest with you. I'm a little bit of a loner. It's been a big part of my maturing process to learn to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kerry-washington/i-ll-be-honest-with-you-i-m-a-little-bit-of-a-loner-it-s-been-a-big/)

[Kerry Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kerry-washington/)

> [I think everything in life happens for a reason. I always think there's room for me to improve as a person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kerry-washington/i-think-everything-in-life-happens-for-a-reason-i-always-think-there/)

[Kerry Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kerry-washington/)

> [My brain and my heart are really important to me. I don't know why I wouldn't seek help to have those things be as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kerry-washington/my-brain-and-my-heart-are-really-important-to-me-i-don-t-know-why-i/)

[Kerry Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kerry-washington/)

> [Because having your story told as a woman, as a person of color, as a lesbian, as a trans person, or as any member…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kerry-washington/because-having-your-story-told-as-a-woman-as-a-person-of-color-as-a/)

[Kerry Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kerry-washington/)

> [Black community, I think as a whole America is dealing with the issue of homophobia. We got to be really honest about whether we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kerry-washington/black-community-i-think-as-a-whole-america-is-dealing-with-the-issue/)

[Kerry Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kerry-washington/)

> [I've always been a writer because I've always been a student. My mom's a retired professor, so I come from a very academic background.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kerry-washington/i-ve-always-been-a-writer-because-i-ve-always-been-a-student-my-mom-s/)

[Kerry Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kerry-washington/)

> [I always prided myself on the fact that I could live out of milk crates forever. It was kind of my way of detaching…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kerry-washington/i-always-prided-myself-on-the-fact-that-i-could-live-out-of-milk/)

[Kerry Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kerry-washington/)

> [When somebody shows up at your job and jeopardizes your job, yelling and screaming, that's financial abuse. It threatens your ability to take care…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kerry-washington/when-somebody-shows-up-at-your-job-and-jeopardizes-your-job-yelling/)

[Kerry Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kerry-washington/)

> [I don't gravitate toward any one designer because I think of fashion as the costume of the everyday woman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kerry-washington/i-don-t-gravitate-toward-any-one-designer-because-i-think-of-fashion/)

[Kerry Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kerry-washington/)

> [I think that the best day will be when we no longer talk about being gay or straight - it's not a 'gay wedding,'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kerry-washington/i-think-that-the-best-day-will-be-when-we-no-longer-talk-about-being/)

[Kerry Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kerry-washington/)

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