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	I feel that if you shelter your kids from everything, one day they are going to be out in the world on their own, and they are going to have to figure it out. You can't give them a test if you never taught them anything that's on the test. They're going to fail.   
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	I wore a mullet to the Grammys! I have no fear.   
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	I've never had a body issue; I've never had a self-confidence issue, and there's been very few times in my life where I've felt down about the way I look or the way I feel.   
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	I'm excited to be a part of the new direction the Barbie brand is headed, specifically how they are celebrating diversity in the line and encouraging kids to raise their voices.   
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	I would say that 'Shake It Up' was a chance for me to do two things I really love: acting and dancing.   
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	I think when you're young, you're a lot more open-minded, and sometimes you're a lot more perceptive about what's going on in the world.   
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	What is cool today is not going to be cool tomorrow, and what wasn't cool yesterday is going to be cool tomorrow.   
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	Age doesn't mean anything. Age doesn't mean I can't work as hard. Age doesn't mean I can't do as well as everyone else. It's just a factor. It's just there.   
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	You'd be surprised how self-conscious a lot of women are. That's something I've witnessed firsthand.   
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	As an artist, you have to work really, really hard because you gotta make something that will allow people to even take the chance to even listen to it, you know?   
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	Of course I've had a problem with people taking me seriously because of my age. People are always going do that because you're less experienced; you haven't lived as much.   
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	I was actually supposed to be a basketball player, not an actress. My parents had me playing basketball on competitive teams when I was in kindergarten. Even though my heart belongs to the arts, I'm a tomboy at heart, too.   
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	I don't think people understand the power of social media or our phones.   
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	Everyone loves Beyonce. If you don't love Beyonce, we can't talk.   
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	I think, more than anything else, my dog's death has made me grow up. I find myself thinking about the world in a more serious way.   
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	I've always dressed myself, even when I was younger. My parents didn't pick out my clothes or anything. They let me do that, which I think is an important thing because it allows for kids to experiment and figure out what they like, even at a young age.   
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	Why limit yourself? I feel like I can do anything.   
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	I have parents and family who will never allow me not to be grounded. If I thought for a second that I could possibly lift off the ground, I have a thousand people who will grab my ankles.   
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	My generation, we really have to step up to the plate and vote. Tweeting is great - people say, 'Oh, I don't want this or that' - but at the end of the day, tweeting isn't a ballot. Just saying that you don't like someone on Twitter is not going to turn a state blue or red. You have to vote.   
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	The greatest of the greats wouldn't be the greatest of the greats if they didn't try stuff, you know what I mean?   
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	Find something that makes you happy and go for it.   
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	If I'm going to portray one of my idols and someone I feel... so strongly about, it has to be done right, and it has to be done 120 percent.   
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	My mother's proud of where she's from, and her history, and her past, and same with my dad. I have roots in Africa. Like, I am from Africa as well as from Germany, and I am very proud of that.   
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	I think the way we react to things is a big indicator of our character and what type of person we are.   
