- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
Me Quotes
Quotes rooted in the first person.
These are quotes centered on 'me' - childhood memories tied to family traditions, like a grandfather's holiday reading passed down for decades, alongside admissions about how humor can double as self-protection. Several speak to the solitary nature of creative work, something also explored in Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Convent
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents sent me from Venezuela to the Convent of Our Lady, a boarding school in Hastings, which was horrible - like Harry Potter without the magic. Sometimes we went into town, and if we were caught chewing gum in our uniform, members of the public would take down our names and report us to the school.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother was a sociologist and an intellectual, and my father was an industrialist with a business in copper and aluminum wire. He was very strict and he wanted me to work in the family business - for him, the worst thing was having a daughter who worked in fashion.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
Couples Therapy' is pretty big for me because it's opening the door to a new audience - a hip-hop following, which I feel is a bit more judgmental toward the LGBT community.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like to jump around, and it takes a long time for people to catch up to me sometimes.
- Moment
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, I've tried to always live in the moment and I don't think that much about what is law, what is written down.
- Respect
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- Nov 07, 2020
All you have to do is respect me. Use the right words. If you don't consider me a woman, then use trans woman. Whatever works for you. But don't try to use something that's a slur or something that's meant to degrade who we are.
- Nov 07, 2020
I don't want to reclaim the word 'tranny.' I don't want anyone to refer to me as 'tranny.'
- Peace
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know during my transition it was difficult for me to stop believing I would be stuck unhappy forever, but that's not true. Physical changes take a while but internal feelings of changing and finding your peace can take way longer.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't dedicate my whole life to being a trans advocate. But I do believe that me, and how I represent myself and how I am honest and open to everybody, I do feel like I'm doing something for the trans community.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I ever feel like I don't know what to do next, I always think about WWJD, like 'what would J-Lo do,' 'cause J-Lo for me is like the epitome of feminine sensuality, mixed with show stopping beauty.
- Positive
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would say what's really interesting about me personally is that I've taken my transgender experience, and I've looked at it on the bright side, on the positive side.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't view myself as a 'trans actor' or a 'trans model.' I mean, I am - it's part of who I am - but it's not something that solely defines me.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
If people can understand me and accept me as a woman, I'm going to get booked for more jobs.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, I know I am a trans activist and I try my best to stand up when the time is right, but at the same time, I don't always want to be considered transgender around my friends and people at my daughter's school. I just want to be considered a woman.
- Fashion Show
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up, I didn't really watch the Victoria's Secret fashion show too much. I really just saw folks who weren't real to me, so it didn't really interest me.
- Bullying
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- Nov 07, 2020