Rachel Nichols Quotes
My first modeling job in Paris, the photographer said, 'Tue es belle,' which means, 'you are pretty,' and I thought he said, 'Tu es poubelle,' which means, 'you are the trash can.' I burst into tears. He was not happy about that.
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I'm not a pretty person. I don't like pretty, so I don't feel badly. Most of the world is not with me, but I don't care.
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Because of where I come from, I never thought I'd see in my life a black candidate running for President.
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I think I was dealt a good hand. I have happy genes.
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If you're happy with who you are, that's going to show, and you don't have to apologize for anything.
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My son is now an 'entrepreneur.' That's what you're called when you don't have a job.
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They're all fake belts. To be honest, I think real belt is Tony Ferguson's.
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I have very real concerns about the civil liberties implications of ultimately requiring every resident to submit themselves for compulsory fingerprinting or some other biometric test.
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My dad's a hero in a lot of ways. He was a 1960s and 1970s hippie and a member of the protest crowd.
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My first modeling job in Paris, the photographer said, 'Tue es belle,' which means, 'you are pretty,' and I thought he said, 'Tu es poubelle,' which means, 'you are the trash can.' I burst into tears. He was not happy about that.
