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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I never know what is going to have that 'X' factor and what isn't.
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Tacked above my desk are photos of artists I admire - Hopper, Sargent, Twain - and postcards from beloved bookstores where I've spent all my time and money - Tattered Cover, Elliot Bay, Harvard Bookstore.
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In the free-to-play industry, the most money-making games are often coming from making people fighting against each other and really hating each other and wanting to revenge, so they spend more money to dominate.
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My kids are the funniest two human beings there are.
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A lot of problems we are facing, essentially, man made problem. Own creation. Not due to lack of intelligence.
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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.
