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"We know longer live in a homogenous society, it is not black, white, Asian or Latin, it is a melting pot. Until we learn to assimilate and learn about other cultures, we will continue to have racism problems. Of course, there are other '-isms' as our ills. We have sexism, ageism, elitism, homophobia-ism, there are many -isms we have to overcome."
"I think it's actually a misperception that I am a comedic actress. I do more drama than comedy but very little of it has been seen. When you are in big funny movies and they do well and your little part in it kind of explodes people perceive you as a comedian."
"I hope that in some way that I can be some sort of beacon of hope, especially because I am not the typical Hollywood beauty."
"You have to get out of your comfort zone in order to grow."
"As we women know, there are so many other hurdles that we have to cross that I would love it if we could stop having the race conversation so that we can get women further on. You know, a female president now that we have an African American president. Maybe we can get an Asian female, a gay person?"
"I was not a Girl Scout, but I try to be very prepared. I triple-Spanx!"
"Let's just say that I have a tendency if I am uncomfortable in a situation to speak my mind."
"At 21, you can live life with reckless abandon, as reckless as your abandon is. Then, at 30, there's something there are the supposed to be's. You're like, "I'm supposed to be doing this. I'm supposed to be doing that." You start measuring your life by what you think you're supposed to be doing. Having recently turned 40, it's like, "What the hell?! Why am I worried about what I'm supposed to be doing? What do I want to do?" You become fine with wherever the road takes you."
"Weight issues, race issues will always be there and if you allow them to get to you and you allow them to affect you then yes they affect you. But my thing is I have so many other things to worry about I can't worry about other people's perception of me."
"I'm probably the most militant person you'll ever meet and I speak my mind without provocation sometimes."
"Only when you find the courage to say something to someone that might influence a change in your behavior, does that behavior change."
"My faith is tested daily."
"I don't think you learn as much about yourself when you are moving forwards as when you have fallen backwards. That's when you really learn who you are. And reach for the things that have propelled you forward and made you a better person."
"Our challenges make us unique, and how we deal with them makes us unique."
"If you go through life and you don't find the beauty in an unexpected place, then you really have a sad existence."
"I have an affinity for the law. I like looking at the small type on contracts, and if I could have afforded law school, I probably would have gone."
"God in my mind gives you what you need. So, if you need God to be a black woman and you need that for whatever your reasons are, then perhaps your blessings will come in that form."
"I just think that you have to believe in yourself and you have to work very hard. You can't ever think that you're the best thing since sliced bread because I promise you, there are going to be Viola Davises and Jessica Chastains and Emma Stones who are the best thing since sliced bread. So take it seriously, but don't take it too seriously."
"I hate to tell people what they should think 'cause I really have an aversion when people tell me what to think."
"I don't ever want to be the type of person to tell you what to think or what to believe. Whatever stage in your life that you are in, I want you to organically reach whatever conclusions that you possibly reach."