- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
You Quotes
Quotes that speak straight to you.
This collection gathers quotes framed around 'you' - from candid reflections on body image pressures passed down in families to observations about how humor can mask real vulnerability. Many touch on how what you know about yourself differs from how others perceive you.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Choose
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- Nov 07, 2020
The thing that turned out to be interesting about CB radios was the ability to call out in the world with anonymity. You choose your handle. Race and class become non-signifiers.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was younger, I would see shea butter being sold on the street, and I was interested how people were still coating themselves in the theater of Africanism. You see that in dashikis and hairstyles and music.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
The rumours and link-ups with my co-stars are upsetting. Is it a crime to be a divorcee and a single woman? Does being a divorcee mean you can't have a life?
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am scared of stepping out of the house, because of what people will think of me. In our society, men and women are looked at differently anyway, and that's even truer if you are an actress.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
Give a man a free hand and he'll try to put it all over you.
- Light
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- Nov 07, 2020
The way that light hits objects in life, three-dimensional objects before you photograph them, is really the story of photography.
- Frustration
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, being upset is different than being frustrated. Frustration, it's a little more deep inside. Being upset, you can get over it the next day.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up in Chicago, there was a very particular type of home that would display the black Jesus figure. It wasn't a radical home. You wouldn't find these in a Black Panther house. There's still a strong allegiance to Christianity.
- Dress
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's a definite responsibility that comes with being famous. You shouldn't be able to just dress up and look pretty.
- Pop Star
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can't be an openly gay movie star. You can't be an openly gay pop star, really - minus Ricky Martin.
- Fight
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everyone knows that every fight is different and there are different challenges every time you step out there.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can never stop discovering music.
- Past
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- Nov 07, 2020