Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person

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Oh. Oh. He should not have gone there. Charlotte leveled her dark eyes on his with a ferocity that ought to have terrified him. “I am wearing Lyonnaise silk. Encrusted with Indian sapphires. With an overlay of two-hundred-year-old lace.” Sundberg Seaman, Kelly (April 21, 2014). "TV Producer Shonda Rhimes '91 to Speak at Commencement". Dartmouth College. Archived from the original on October 7, 2014 . Retrieved October 9, 2014. Rhimes' preference for solitude - and penchant for making up stories - began in childhood. She writes, "As a kid I liked to play with the cans in pantry for hours on end. My three year old imagination made a world of it's own." Influenced by the Watergate hearings her mother watched, little Shonda made up tales in which "the big cans of yams ruled over the peas and green beans white the tiny citizens of tomato paste land planned to overthrow the government. There were hearings and failed assassination attempts and resignations."

In 2007, 2013 and 2021, Rhimes was named by Time on the Time 100, their annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. [4] [5] In 2015, she published her first book, a memoir, Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand in the Sun, and Be Your Own Person.The last time had been particularly awful. George did not remember all the details; he never did, he just woke up later feeling exhausted and confused. But he recalled that they had been discussing her, his soon-to-be bride. She was on her way already, on a ship from Cuxhaven, but a voice in his head had warned him that this was not the right time for a journey. It was not a safe time for a journey. God no,” George murmured. He could not even begin to imagine the nature of the rumors that would follow. Maureen, Ryan (December 21, 2005). "Shonda Rhimes, creator of 'Grey's Anatomy' and a Chicagoan of the Year". The Watcher. Archived from the original on June 21, 2009 . Retrieved January 21, 2008. Shondaland is the name of Rhimes's production company. [45] Shondaland and its logo also refer to the shows Rhimes has produced [46] and to Rhimes herself. Shows included in Shondaland are:

In her memoir, Rhimes lives up to her promise to show the world “How to Dance It Out, Stand in the Sun and Be Your Own Person.” Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person by Shonda Rhimes Simon & Schuster Top 5 lessons from Rhimes’ Year of Yes Only Ratched, which was viewed by 48 million people during its first four weeks according to Netflix, could credibly be called a Murphy hit for the streaming service – and it was no doubt boosted by Miloš Forman’s source material and the lead performances of Emmy winners Sarah Paulson and Cynthia Nixon. Murphy’s other Netflix projects were just as loaded with star power; Gwyneth Paltrow stars in The Politician, Jim Parsons is a central figure in Hollywood and Ewan McGregor won an Emmy playing Halston. And yet these series come and go without really leaving viewers wanting.In 2019 Shonda Rhimes joined the organization When We All Vote as a co-chair. [44] This organization was founded to get out the vote prior to the 2020 general election. Shonda Rhimes' heartfelt memoir about the power of embracing who you are and having the courage to set aside what you are not. Snetiker, Marc (2012-02-15). "Crossroads Tenth Anniversary". Entertainment Weekly. Time Warner. Archived from the original on 2014-10-16 . Retrieved 2012-03-09. Shonda Rhimes with stars of her shows, Ellen Pompeo (left), Viola Davis (center), and Kerry Washington (right) Profound, impassioned and laugh-out-loud funny, in Year of Yes Shonda Rhimes reveals how saying YES changed - and saved - her life. And inspires readers everywhere to change their own lives with one little word: Yes.