I Curse You With Joy Quotes

“I wish that men got endometriosis. If it was painful when they ejaculated, you know they would find a cure immediately and every doctor would know what to do to make it less painful, even a foot doctor.”
― Tiffany Haddish, I Curse You With Joy

“I used to hide a lot of the hard parts about my life because I didn't want people to feel sorry for me or give me any pity. But then, as I got more successful, people started asking me, 'How did you do it, Tiffany? How is your life so great?' I realized if I hide the mistakes I've made, I'm going to give people the wrong idea. There's going to be some little girl out there thinking that if she messes up, that's it. Game over. No chance of having a good life.

So now when I fuck up, I Eight Mile that shit, naming my weaknesses before anyone else can... If I tell everyone where I messed up, can't nobody make me feel shame for it. If I just say my truth, there's no weapon you can hold against me, unless it's a spear or something.”
― Tiffany Haddish, I Curse You With Joy

“Scar tissue is strong as hell. When a horse gets a cut the skin that grows back into a hard scar is called proud flesh, that sounds about right to me. I’m proud of how what I’ve been through has made me grow back stronger.”
― Tiffany Haddish, I Curse You With Joy

“Representation isn’t just checking off boxes, it’s validating experience.”
― Tiffany Haddish, I Curse You With Joy

“Going through all that, taught me that you get to choose your response when you are afraid. You might not be able to control everything that happens to you but you do get to control how you respond to it.”
― Tiffany Haddish, I Curse You With Joy

“What I was learning was, in its own fucked up way, no feelings was as bad as too many.”
― Tiffany Haddish, I Curse You With Joy