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> [Most people, I think, have accepted that it's not up to them to control other people's choices, except, it seems, when it comes to Washington, D.C., where everyone has an opinion about people's uteruses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shonda-rhimes/most-people-i-think-have-accepted-that-it-s-not-up-to-them-to-control/)

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

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> [It's been a long time since Roe v. Wade, and I do think most people are able to have respect for other people's choices. Most people, I think, have accepted that it's not up to them to control other people's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shonda-rhimes/it-s-been-a-long-time-since-roe-v-wade-and-i-do-think-most-people-are/)

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

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## 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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