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> [When you leave here today and commence the next stage of your life, you can follow someone else's script, try to make choices that will make other people happy, avoid discomfort, do what is expected, and copy the status quo.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kerry-washington/when-you-leave-here-today-and-commence-the-next-stage-of-your-life/)

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

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## 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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