Luvvie Ajayi Quotes
Being able to live without having to be defined by your skin color is the hallmark of privilege.
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To grow up knowing you're loved is astounding. It's a huge gift to a child.
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So, you know, parenting is a very intimate and amazing experience and one of the best experiences of my life.
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Be passionate. Be courageous. Be your best.
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Anything you're interested in the world - whether it be Charlie Rose or JetBlue or a public figure or your local coffee shop - they're on Twitter and broadcasting what is interesting to them.
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We have such little mystery in our lives generally because of how we live now. I mean, of course, mystery is all around us, but the way we live our lives now, we're too busy to be bothered with it.
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I personally think Beyonce's a strong feminist. What she's done in music and for women is unprecedented. I love her. She definitely makes me feel like more of a woman.
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I do not believe any president can bind a successor president to give up his fundamental role as protector of the country.
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You need to impress me, outwit me, compete with me? Go ahead, knock yourself out, I have no problem with that at all.
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'Bruce Lee' didn't work, and there were apprehensions about what the fans might say. People might have commented that Charan could have waited for some time before selecting me again. But that's what makes it a real achievement to me. People want to work with me because of the comfort level; nobody would work with you again otherwise.
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Being in Harlem on the night of Barack Obama's election was extraordinary. It was the best street party I have ever gone to, and it felt like the period of American history which began with slavery had ended that evening.
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I'm not into pancake things. I'm into eggs. Lots of eggs.
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Because Islam in its original form was tough and hard, not weak and pliable.
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OK, I'm happy. I'm happy. All right? I'm happy.
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I still love records, and I've been fortunate that my parents bought me a record player so I didn't just have my vinyls to stare at!
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Species conversation is beyond a doubt an issue that truly matters to the American public.
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When I'm working in the studio, I like to be on my own because I don't know where I'm going; I want to be completely free to spend lots of time on songs.
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My style is boho chic. I love that time period - the patterns, the prints, the people, the music, the vibe.
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Our foreign policy has made a wreck of this planet. I'm always in Africa... And when I go to these places I see American policy written on the walls of oppression everywhere.
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My favorite film of all time is 'Raising Arizona.' I watched it again as soon as it was over. I had it on VHS, rented it, and I watched it and said, 'I want to watch that again, right now.' I think I did the same with something like 'Goodfellas,' which is a completely different genre.
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I never cared who I was going to fight because, at the end of the day, it makes no difference.
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You can't really divorce yourself and your life from the world you live in.
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Having 'The Ultimate Fighter' was the thing that did it for us, live fighting on TV. That's what we had to do, was get a live fight on TV. It couldn't have worked out better.
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Being able to live without having to be defined by your skin color is the hallmark of privilege.
