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title: "2 Fence Quotes By Shonda Rhimes"
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> [At some point, you have to make a decision. Boundaries don't keep other people out. They fence you in. Life is messy. That's how we're made. So, you can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shonda-rhimes/at-some-point-you-have-to-make-a-decision-boundaries-don-t-keep-other-2/)

[Shonda Rhimes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shonda-rhimes/)

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> [Boundaries don't keep other people out, they fence you in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shonda-rhimes/boundaries-don-t-keep-other-people-out-they-fence-you-in/)

[Shonda Rhimes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shonda-rhimes/)

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## Other authors on Fence

## More by Shonda Rhimes

> [My philosophy was always try to look like Whitney Houston at all times. That did not work out so well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shonda-rhimes/my-philosophy-was-always-try-to-look-like-whitney-houston-at-all/)

[Shonda Rhimes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shonda-rhimes/)

> [“Being numb no longer suits me. It’s ill-fitting and I’m antsy about it. I find myself snapping back at people more. Or writing little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shonda-rhimes/being-numb-no-longer-suits-me-it-s-ill-fitting-and-i-m-antsy-about-it/)

[Shonda Rhimes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shonda-rhimes/)

> [You don't necessarily have to watch something for 14 seasons. It's not necessarily the way everything's supposed to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shonda-rhimes/you-don-t-necessarily-have-to-watch-something-for-14-seasons-it-s-not/)

[Shonda Rhimes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shonda-rhimes/)

> [We all think we’re going to be great and we feel a little bit robbed when our expectations aren’t met. But sometimes our expectations…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shonda-rhimes/we-all-think-we-re-going-to-be-great-and-we-feel-a-little-bit-robbed/)

[Shonda Rhimes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shonda-rhimes/)

> [My worst trait is that I'm an introvert. When I've led stuff, the hardest thing for me to overcome has been my natural desire…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shonda-rhimes/my-worst-trait-is-that-i-m-an-introvert-when-i-ve-led-stuff-the/)

[Shonda Rhimes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shonda-rhimes/)

> [There are stories to be told that are still untold and characters to be portrayed that haven't been portrayed correctly. So there's work to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shonda-rhimes/there-are-stories-to-be-told-that-are-still-untold-and-characters-to/)

[Shonda Rhimes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shonda-rhimes/)

> [I say it in the writers' room all the time: My black is not your black. What's terrifying is that, just the same way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shonda-rhimes/i-say-it-in-the-writers-room-all-the-time-my-black-is-not-your-black/)

[Shonda Rhimes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shonda-rhimes/)

> [I don't think of myself as a television producer. Obviously, that's crazy. Because I should. That's what I do. But I don't actually see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shonda-rhimes/i-don-t-think-of-myself-as-a-television-producer-obviously-that-s/)

[Shonda Rhimes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shonda-rhimes/)

> [My father used to say to me, 'The only limit to your success is your own imagination.' I actually believed that - like, I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shonda-rhimes/my-father-used-to-say-to-me-the-only-limit-to-your-success-is-your/)

[Shonda Rhimes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shonda-rhimes/)

> [I don't identify with her, but I highly admire Eleanor Roosevelt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shonda-rhimes/i-don-t-identify-with-her-but-i-highly-admire-eleanor-roosevelt/)

[Shonda Rhimes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shonda-rhimes/)

> [We spend our whole lives worrying about the future, planning for the future, trying to predict the future, as if figuring it out will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shonda-rhimes/we-spend-our-whole-lives-worrying-about-the-future-planning-for-the/)

[Shonda Rhimes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shonda-rhimes/)

> [What I found fascinating for me was, I've never gotten so much approval and accolades and warmth and congratulations as when I had a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shonda-rhimes/what-i-found-fascinating-for-me-was-i-ve-never-gotten-so-much/)

[Shonda Rhimes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shonda-rhimes/)

> [“Look. I will not be told what size to be. I do not care about anyone else’s judgment about my body. I am not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shonda-rhimes/look-i-will-not-be-told-what-size-to-be-i-do-not-care-about-anyone/)

[Shonda Rhimes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shonda-rhimes/)

> [My parents created a world in which the only ­barrier to your success is your own imagination.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shonda-rhimes/my-parents-created-a-world-in-which-the-only-barrier-to-your-success/)

[Shonda Rhimes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shonda-rhimes/)

> [There have to be practical steps. There's no point in holding out for a magic door because there are no magic doors. You can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shonda-rhimes/there-have-to-be-practical-steps-there-s-no-point-in-holding-out-for/)

[Shonda Rhimes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shonda-rhimes/)

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