- 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
- Remember
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember being a kid, and if you had to pee, well, you had to hold it until the commercial break. Then you rushed, and hopefully, if you're going to the kitchen for a snack, you'll be back before so you don't miss a line. If your sister sneezed or was talking over a line, there was no way of knowing what that line was or what the joke was.
- Opinion
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- Nov 07, 2020
Bigot: One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not entertain.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
You'll never see me at the launch of the new PlayStation or some club. For me, the fun stuff is being able to get my mom tickets to 'Dancing With the Stars' - she loves Mario Lopez.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am incredibly, incredibly fortunate about the opportunities I've had. But at the same time, I've had plenty of opportunities to screw it up, too. Sometimes the most powerful thing you can say is 'No...' and not feel the need to do everything. It's about doing what rings true to me.
- Order
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- Nov 07, 2020
An order to fire on people that do not fire on you is a completely illegal order.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd like to do more TV stuff that is live action, but I am so totally happy doing as much voice work as I possibly can. Because it really is the best work. It's so amazing. You just show up. You don't have to look good. You don't even have to brush your hair. You work for a couple of hours, and you go home.
- Morning
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can't ignore reality. You won't wake up one morning and find that the Arabs of Umm al-Faham have become part of Palestine and are no longer in Israel.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I receive letters from girls that say, 'You give me confidence,' I think, 'Wow, this is amazing.' That's my goal: to let people know it's truly what's on the inside that counts.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
Back in high school, I went on dates, but I was too focused on my career. My parents were like, 'It's nice to have a boyfriend, but it's even nicer to own your house when you're 21.'
- Nation
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- Nov 07, 2020
Just like you can't cure a patient without listening to what he's feeling, you can't cure a nation without hearing what the people are really asking for.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always say as a celebrity you have two choices - you can be a celebrity, or you can be a role model. You can choose to just go to parties and do the red carpets and all that, or you can choose to be an example to these people.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being the person I am, you know, the size I am, being a woman, being a black woman, there's not a lot of roles for us.
- Beautiful
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents always instilled knowing that your beautiful, that your fearfully and wonderfully made, and that you know who you are.
- Celebrity
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- Nov 07, 2020
What is the use in being a celebrity if you can't use the platform to help?
- Matters
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- Nov 07, 2020