Taraji P. Henson Quotes
If I were to meet the most incredible man, and he just so happened to not make as much money as I do, I wouldn't hold it against him.

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My parents have a strong work ethic, but their attitude to life, their philosophy, is: 'whatever makes you happy.'
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Interviews make me so nervous - I can't get a sentence out of my mouth.
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I don't even have my own computer.
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I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
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I think America has a brilliant future.
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In order to change the conversation about Muslims in American media, we need a diverse, unified movement of people who are willing to take a stand against anti-Muslim bias.
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My goal when I make my show is to make a show for women. I don't make a show for men.
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Now that I have kids, I don't want to do so many daredevily things anymore.
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The first complaint we hear from everyone is: 'Why would I want to join this stupid useless thing and know what my brother's eating for lunch?' But that really misses the point because Twitter is fundamentally recipient-controlled - you choose to listen and you choose to leave. But you also choose what to put down and what to share.
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What we do really affects the world. Most of us think we can't do anything, but it really isn't true.
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Of all the haunting moments of motherhood, few rank with hearing your own words come out of your daughter's mouth.
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As scary as it is, I like making real, direct eye contact with people from the stage. In a sense, it's like modeling: that feeling of locking in and projecting some kind of emotion to try to captivate people.
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Success is so fleeting; even if you get a good book deal, or your book is a huge success, there's always the fear: 'What about the next one?'
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For the vlogging channel, I wanted to build the infrastructure and build up all the personalities in a way that felt like weren't just forcing the audience to watch everyone we have.
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While on top of Everest, I looked across the valley towards the great peak Makalu and mentally worked out a route about how it could be climbed. It showed me that even though I was standing on top of the world, it wasn't the end of everything. I was still looking beyond to other interesting challenges.
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When I wake up at 5 in the morning is it just to jog? Definitely not, I give it all of my efforts.
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A core part of Teach For America's mission has always been affecting positive change in the traditional public school system.
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Homosexuality in Russia is a crime and the punishment is seven years in prison, locked up with the other men. There is a three year waiting list.
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It's not about how much money I'm getting paid. It's just a love of one-on-one combat. I feel I'm at home. I love the ring entrances, the talking. I'm the master of it all.
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A man without an address is a vagabond; a man with two addresses is a libertine.
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I was born in the small town of Gorizia, Italy, on 31 March, 1934. My father was an electrical engineer at the local telephone company and my mother an elementary school teacher.
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Never, for the sake of peace and quiet, deny your own experience or convictions.
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Just because he has black fingernails doesn't mean he's a monster-that's how you've defended yourself for years.
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If I were to meet the most incredible man, and he just so happened to not make as much money as I do, I wouldn't hold it against him.