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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jada-pinkett-smith/just-don-t-pollute-something-that-s-not-dirty-i-want-my-kids-to-be/)

[Jada Pinkett Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jada-pinkett-smith/)

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## More by 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jada-pinkett-smith/i-ve-always-been-a-caretaker-i-think-a-lot-of-women-are-we-take-care/)

[Jada Pinkett Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jada-pinkett-smith/)

> [I've heard all the things — their marriage is not real, he's gay, she's gay, they swing. But at the end of the day,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jada-pinkett-smith/i-ve-heard-all-the-things-their-marriage-is-not-real-he-s-gay-she-s/)

[Jada Pinkett Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jada-pinkett-smith/)

> [Lack of confidence is what makes you want to change somebody else's mind. When you're OK, you don't need to convince anyone else in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jada-pinkett-smith/lack-of-confidence-is-what-makes-you-want-to-change-somebody-else-s/)

[Jada Pinkett Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jada-pinkett-smith/)

> [I think women who lead full lives are better mothers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jada-pinkett-smith/i-think-women-who-lead-full-lives-are-better-mothers/)

[Jada Pinkett Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jada-pinkett-smith/)

> [I do call upon a little Fish Mooney energy sometimes, believe it or not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jada-pinkett-smith/i-do-call-upon-a-little-fish-mooney-energy-sometimes-believe-it-or-not/)

[Jada Pinkett Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jada-pinkett-smith/)

> [You always have to remember to take care of yourself first and foremost, because when you stop taking care of yourself you get out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jada-pinkett-smith/you-always-have-to-remember-to-take-care-of-yourself-first-and/)

[Jada Pinkett Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jada-pinkett-smith/)

> [For people to be able to sit down together and have a conversation, that's the power of love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jada-pinkett-smith/for-people-to-be-able-to-sit-down-together-and-have-a-conversation/)

[Jada Pinkett Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jada-pinkett-smith/)

> [I have been affected by gossip and I know people who have been, too. I've seen marriages destroyed by gossip. It is cruel. At…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jada-pinkett-smith/i-have-been-affected-by-gossip-and-i-know-people-who-have-been-too-i/)

[Jada Pinkett Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jada-pinkett-smith/)

> [I don't think I've made my favorite film yet. But I loved 'Bamboozled.' 'Bamboozled' to me is off the chain. It's definitely in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jada-pinkett-smith/i-don-t-think-i-ve-made-my-favorite-film-yet-but-i-loved-bamboozled/)

[Jada Pinkett Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jada-pinkett-smith/)

> [Good mothers make all kinds of choices. Making a decision that might sound selfish does not make a woman a bad mother.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jada-pinkett-smith/good-mothers-make-all-kinds-of-choices-making-a-decision-that-might/)

[Jada Pinkett Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jada-pinkett-smith/what-makes-will-the-best-father-in-the-world-to-me-is-that-he-s-there/)

[Jada Pinkett Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jada-pinkett-smith/)

> [What you're willing to sacrifice is the measurement of how you love - at least it is for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jada-pinkett-smith/what-you-re-willing-to-sacrifice-is-the-measurement-of-how-you-love/)

[Jada Pinkett Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jada-pinkett-smith/)

> [I find fame to be quite unnatural. Humans are not built for extreme adoration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jada-pinkett-smith/i-find-fame-to-be-quite-unnatural-humans-are-not-built-for-extreme/)

[Jada Pinkett Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jada-pinkett-smith/)

> [I think, as women, we have to stop being scared to be the women we want to be and we have to raise our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jada-pinkett-smith/i-think-as-women-we-have-to-stop-being-scared-to-be-the-women-we-want/)

[Jada Pinkett Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jada-pinkett-smith/)

> [I just want pieces of the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jada-pinkett-smith/i-just-want-pieces-of-the-world/)

[Jada Pinkett Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jada-pinkett-smith/)

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