Jessica Kim > Quotes

“Stop worrying about living up to other people’s expectations and pursue excellence on your own terms.”
― Jessica Kim, Stand Up, Yumi Chung!

“am living my life. I’m literally chasing my dreams,”
― Jessica Kim, On Thin Ice

“That’s why comedy can be so healing. You just have to describe things in a way that is totally different from—sometimes the opposite of—the way people expect you to describe it.”
― Jessica Kim, Stand Up, Yumi Chung!

“Stand up, Yumi Chung!”
― Jessica Kim, Stand Up, Yumi Chung!

“bouquets of flowers. Serenity is in the coach’s box smiling, wiping away happy tears. They’re all here for us. Amid the joy, a strange feeling comes over me. Without meaning to, I find myself scanning the crowd, searching for someone I know I won’t find. “Dad would be going bananas if he was here,” Dex says, reading my mind once again. “Yeah.” I nod, blinking back tears. “You know he would’ve brought his air horns, though,” he says with a glint of mischief in his eye. “Those were so embarrassing,” I say with a wistful smile. We share a hearty laugh that releases some of the pain of his absence. While our dad isn’t here to experience this with us, I know deep down that he would have been proud, and that gives me some peace. For so long, I’ve been clinging desperately to the past, afraid to move forward without him. But as I stand here, side by side with my brother, I realize that I’m ready to honor Dad’s memory by embracing the journey ahead of me. Win or lose.”
― Jessica Kim, On Thin Ice