Janet Mock Quotes
The transgender community has always been a part of Hawaiian society, where people who don't conform to the binary system of man/woman, masculine/feminine are accepted or, at minimum, tolerated.
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Dangerous people with guns are a threat to women.
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Many people believe the whole catastrophe is the oil we spill, but that gets diluted and eventually disarmed over time. In fact, the oil we don't spill, the oil we collect, refine and use, produces CO2 and other gases that don't get diluted.
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In the eyes of many people, giving doesn't count unless it's completely selfless. In reality, though, giving isn't sustainable when it's completely selfless.
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People love to be told what they know already.
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We have just been working hard to have people to come out to vote and to make sure people understand how important the election is.
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Surround yourself with people who provide you with support and love and remember to give back as much as you can in return.
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When people are away from home, they do things they might not normally do.
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If the kids did want to get into showbiz then so be it, but I would never project anything on to my children.
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I was amazed at the support that I got when I was in there. And when I came out people knew that I was back on track. I was interested in working again.
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In America, people buy cars, and they put very little money down. They get a car, and they go to work. The work pays them a salary; the salary allows them to pay for the car over time. The car pays for itself.
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If you believe that the killing of innocent people is right, then you are not part of my future.
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To have a relationship that is pure and passionate and beautiful - I think people are scared of having that now. Especially guys.
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What 'Deadwood' did was to talk about how capitalism started, how civilised society came in, and how that brought its own problems.
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You know, food is such - it's a hug for people.
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Diabetes occurs at twice the rate in the African American community as it does in white Americans.
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I was the one who was always calling people.
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It's outrageous that many enlisted people qualify for food stamps because military salaries are so low.
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I mean, it's weird because people lately have been coming up to me and going, 'Oh, my God. '300' is huge.' I'm like, 'Really? It's not done yet!'
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People give us credit only for what we ourselves believe.
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I'm from Anderson, S.C., but I grew up in the South. So I know what it is to ride to school and have Confederate flags flying from trucks in front of me and behind me, to see a parking lot full of people with Confederate flags and know what that means. I've been stopped by police for no reason.
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There are different kinds of R&B happening today. There's the traditional, more soulful R&B that doesn't get the recognition that it deserves. Then there's the more hip-hop oriented stuff. You got your boy Ty Dolla $ign, people like that, who are bringing more hip-hop elements to R&B, which is cool.
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Insecurity is a natural part of human nature, and there are times we feel our stories are not worth telling, so we turn to the people we admire for strength. If we dress like someone everyone thinks is cool, perhaps we'll be seen as cool.
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At Capital One 360, a customer forfeits the in-person experience to save money. If the app or website is down, a customer must send a deposit by mail.
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The transgender community has always been a part of Hawaiian society, where people who don't conform to the binary system of man/woman, masculine/feminine are accepted or, at minimum, tolerated.
