Kym Quotes

#1. I'm always fighting with profanity and Christian comedy. I'm telling you, it's always a fight. Because my father said to me, he said, 'Well, Kym, I feel like comics and people that use profanity, you have a lack of vocabulary, actually, a whole lot.'

Kym Whitley

#2. Will they cower?' Kym asked.

'Tons of cowering! Plus your name in the summer programme. A custom-designed banner. A cabin at Camp Half-Blood. Two shrines. I'll even throw in a Kymopoleia action figure.'

'No!' Polybotes wailed. 'Not merchandising rights!

Rick Riordan

#3. Ladies, stress shows on your face. Happiness is the true beauty weapon.
As quoted in The Black Book of Hollywood Beauty Secrets ( Kym Douglas / Cindy Pearlman, 2006)

Susan Sarandon

#4. Indeed," Kym said. "The original palace of my father, Poseidon"
Percy snapped his fingers, which sounded like a muffled explosion. "That's why I recognized it. Dad's new crib in the Atlantic is kind of like this.

Rick Riordan

#5. Scowled. "That's fine. But ... Kym who?" Poseidon coughed into his fist. "She's one of mine.

Rick Riordan

#6. You can talk about reality TV if you want to, but guess what - it was a big commercial for Kym Whitley.

Kym Whitley

#7. Dylan? Are you kidding me? I'm breathing Dylan?" "Yes," Kym said. "That seems to be his name.

Rick Riordan

#8. The OWN network is all about inspiring and enlightening.

Kym Whitley

#9. In the African American community, we are very 'hush, hush' about things in our life.

Kym Whitley

#10. Early tattooing was thought to have mystical protection, to be a talisman of sorts worn on the skin.

Kym Grosso

#11. 'College Road Trip' is colorless. It's not a black film. It's not a white film.

Kym Whitley

#12. My cousin was Ron O'Neal, who was 'Superfly.' Films like 'Shaft' and 'Superfly' were the biggest things out there in the early '70s. It's hard to remember just how big they were - how much impact they had on the culture, the music, the fashions, the hair styles.

Kym Whitley

#13. Obstacles without optimism can overturn opportunities for growth, hope and success.

Kym Gordon Moore

#14. I didn't know that my son had allergies until he spit up eggs one day, and one day he had a little peanut butter and his face swelled up. I took him to get tested and found out that he is allergic to everything.

Kym Whitley

#15. I want adopted people to know they were chosen.

Kym Whitley

#16. I've always wanted to work with children, to help people, and to be funny.

Kym Whitley

#17. I saw Nichelle Nichols in 'Truck Turner,' and she was so good.

Kym Whitley

#18. I believe that people just want to laugh and have a good time.

Kym Whitley

#19. As an actress, our hours can be grueling, and like any mother that has a career or job, it is difficult. Balancing spending time with your child in the morning and after they come home from daycare/school before is the key.

Kym Whitley

#20. Mercer!" Charlie

Kym Brunner

#21. I've always dreamed of becoming a mother. I thought I would get married and do it all the traditional way, but life kept going on, my career kept me busy - and I had not stopped to become a mommy.

Kym Whitley

#22. Shaker Heights, Ohio is a predominately white neighborhood. It was when I moved in, and it still is.

Kym Whitley

#23. I love you. Forever, you are mine.

Kym Grosso

#24. Carrying envy makes life more difficult.

Kym Whitley

#25. Poetry expresses emotion. What does your inner poet convey?

Kym Gordon Moore

#26. He defied her notions of how she imagined most supernaturals dressed; she would have expected him to be clad in black leather and chains. Instead, he struck her as classic, masterly, sensual.

Kym Grosso

#27. Voice work is the best - no need to dress up, no audience, no pressure, nobody's judging you.

Kym Whitley

#28. The next time someone says, "Hey, you fight like a
girl!" your response is going to be, "You bet I do!

Kym Rock

#29. Of course I watch 'Life with La Toya' on OWN.

Kym Whitley

#30. I love female company. I love men, but women are different.

Kym Whitley

#31. I love Cleveland, and I love going back home. That's where my family is. That's where my roots are.

Kym Whitley

#32. Be aware!
Walk with intent!
Do your job with purpose!
Empower your mind in your daily routine

Kym Rock

#33. After my episode of 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' ran, Larry David and JJ Abrams were like, 'I discovered her,' but I was like 'Hold up. Please. I'm from 'Next Friday.' Everybody knows me!'

Kym Whitley

#34. It's so much easier when you're a size two or three to just slip on anything. But a big girl, sometimes you've got to strap some stuff down!

Kym Whitley

#35. Back in the day, we ate fresh; our parents cooked. Now, we're starting to think things are fresh because they're in a can, they're in a box, or they're frozen. That's not fresh. It's difficult to get real fresh.

Kym Whitley

#36. My parents were funny. My brothers were funny. We just laughed and had a good time. Growing up, it breeds that. It breeds your funny. It breeds your creativity.

Kym Whitley

#37. It doesn't matter if a child comes to you or through you. That love is still the same. You are still a mother.

Kym Whitley

#38. It feels like I'm in a swimming pool, and I am constantly trying to stay above water. Sometimes I feel like I'm slipping, and you try to come up for air, and that's how it is when looking for the next role.

Kym Whitley

#39. Sydney, my future wife, I will forgive you but perhaps I should punish you first," he teased. "Ah yes, a spanking perhaps?

Kym Grosso

#40. I come from a long line of architects. I'm the only one who did not become an architect, but I've been around the drawing aspect and construction my whole life.

Kym Whitley

#41. I think the arts are absolutely necessary for children to be creative and express themselves because every child is different.

Kym Whitley

#42. Self: Person, identity; your identity
Defense: Protection, security

Kym Rock

#43. A woman is a woman. A woman has male problems, has job problems, and I think funny is funny.

Kym Whitley

#44. It is a challenge trying not to give in to pleasing other people.

Kym Whitley

#45. I worked with Marlon Wayans on the show 'They Wayans Brothers,' and we hit it off. One thing about Marlon, when he casts a movie or a TV show, he expects you to bring it. You've got to be ready to improv, because Marlon will say anything, and you've got to be ready to come back.

Kym Whitley

#46. One person can make a difference. One
person with an army behind them can change the
world.

Kym Rock

#47. Sometimes, moms have to be creative to get their babies to eat healthy.

Kym Whitley

#48. Each tim I think I am falling for Mister Right, and then what happens? BAM! The guy turns out to be a fraud, a swindling scoundrel, or a dishonest, disparaging jerk!

Kym Petrie

#49. No one can see your visions and dreams as clearly as you can. Purpose is the key to creation manifested through vision.

Kym Gordon Moore

#50. My parenting style is probably like that of my parents, because you do how you learn. My mother was very nurturing and loving, but very stern. She was a disciplinary. My dad was also very loving.

Kym Whitley

#51. I am a different kind of celebrity; I don't have the big, giant house, the fancy cars, and all the designer stuff. I am just a girl from Cleveland.

Kym Whitley

#52. I've always wanted to be a man for a day.

Kym Whitley

#53. Dark memories would be washed over by love-filled days and sensual nights.

Kym Grosso

#54. I encourage people to get a village so that there will always be someone who's like family looking out for your child.

Kym Whitley

#55. He leaned in close almost touching her lips with his. "Shhhh. You really have trouble listening, don't you, woman?

Kym Grosso

#56. I've always had an entourage. Even when I was a little kid, I had a lot of little children following around me.

Kym Whitley

#57. Fight Like a Girl is a mind-set, a sense of
empowerment that can be applied daily to
everyday decisions. It is to protect yourself,
defend your identity, and secure your selfworth

Kym Rock

#58. We still have to create things for African American women. Just like Tyler Perry is doing it, we can't wait for things to happen; you have to go and make and create roles and go to people.

Kym Whitley

#59. She cried. She moaned. She ate heaps of junk food. She wished her perfect partner would soon drop out of the sky so she could get on with her life.

Kym Petrie

#60. You think too much. Open your heart to him, Syd. You deserve love. You get me? Stop thinking. Start living. Okay? Safe travels.

Kym Grosso

#61. If you could draw a picture of the best high school in the world - where all the teachers are wonderful and all the classrooms are beautiful, it would be my high school.

Kym Whitley

#62. When I first came to Los Angeles, I was a teacher in Compton. I know how in need schools are around the country.

Kym Whitley

#63. Sometimes you have to change the mold. If people keep following the same Hollywood mold, you're going to get the same thing. And as a Black actress, there's not a whole lot out there for us, unless we're creating it.

Kym Whitley

#64. I've thought my show would be a sitcom or a talk show. Never in a million years would I have thought my show would be docu-series/reality because you always think reality is something crazy.

Kym Whitley

#65. Cooking for my son is a challenge. I have to feed him right. He can't eat French fries and candy every day.

Kym Whitley

#66. No, this was Philly. Drunks here boo Santa and get in more trouble than a dog with an Easter basket, and like the dog, they usually end up either sick or dead. Ah yes, another lovely eve in the big city.

Kym Grosso

#67. I'm not cheap, I'm thrifty.

Kym Whitley

#68. Her Highness swallowed her pride, threw on her big girl bustle, and stepped bravely into the world of single chickdom.

Kym Petrie

#69. The Fairy Godmother surveyed the Princess's bedroom. It was littered with the remains of chocolate bars, potato chips, and ice cream containers. She swept cheesy crumbs off the bed and sat softly beside the grieving girl. The Princess's face was puffy and streaked with mascara.

Kym Petrie

#70. So many people are busy working now, but we need to go back to the old days when grandma and the neighbors helped raise the children, and we were all the better for it.

Kym Whitley