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" Feminism is being broken open, to welcome more people than just white women of a certain class. "

Phoebe Robinson

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" I never really watched much stand-up growing up. I just was not really that into it. But I can say I honestly fell in love with it the second I touched the microphone. It was like this weird thing where it's like, 'Oh, yeah, this is what I'm supposed to do.' "

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" I like hot people being hot. How else do you explain my high school infatuation with Ricky Martin in all his shirtless glory? "

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" I think that comfort is underrated in a lot of ways. "

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" Not going to lie: when I heard that Toni Braxton's sister, Tamar, wanted to have a music career, I was skeptical. I know she sang backup for Toni and is a great reality-TV star, but being a musician is a whole 'nother league. Well, Tamar proved me wrong. "

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" I love sending flowers! It's the best. "

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" Let's be real: more often than not, Hollywood does not have three-dimensional characters for women to play. "

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" I'm going to keep doing the comedy and the art that I do. I'm going to keep uplifting marginalized voices, and I think that's my place to do that. "

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" The great thing about being a standard-issue, straight white person is you have so much time. Gay people, people of color, we have less time! We have to be a living Learning Annex to everybody. We don't have time to master hobbies like skipping rocks along lakes. "

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" I love doing standup, but I love watching it more. Watching people like Michelle Buteau or Baron Vaughn get up and do their thing - that is what comedy can be like. "

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" I'll be the first to admit it: I love fluff. Whether it's watching 'America's Next Top Model' or listening to dance pop like Rihanna's 'Where Have You Been,' I like to keep it light and fun, especially during the spring and summer months. "

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" The Roots know how to give their audience some medicine without them even realizing it. "

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" I'm fabulous on a budget. "

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" I'm obsessed with the Fenty beauty line. It's like, finally, women of color get good makeup. "

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" I like the gym the best when it's mostly empty. "

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" It's just a wild experience to have thousands of people stand up and cheer for you. "

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" I'm really into short-story collections and essays; they're my jam. "

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" If the guy does not treat you with love and respect, does not cease-and-desist with all the game playing, is not willing to share his world with you, then he is bad for you. "

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" I'm easily frightened and am somewhat of a squeamish person. "

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" The reason I was drawn to the Band Perry was because they have a knack for doing rollicking country music that can sound a little rock and a little pop. "

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" While complex acting roles are lacking for actresses, what's even more rare are female directors. "

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" Spending $40,000 on shoes is downright ignorant. "

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" Being in a male-dominated industry, you can feel like a little excluded. That was making me feel like maybe I'm not funny. I was really seriously considering, like, quitting standup. "

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" I think anytime you work on something, even if you feel really good about it, you're never really sure. Once it's in the public space, it's out of my hands. "

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" I think, at the end of the day, you have to decide what you want. Do you want to be famous? Do you want to be rich? Do you want to have a career? Those are three very different things. "

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" Normally, I'd believe that the saying 'There's no small parts, only small actors' is a load of crock because, more often than not, actors relegated to the small-part category stay in 'Who was that guy from that thing' purgatory - however, '90s sitcom 'Friends' proved that the saying is true. "

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" Typically, in New York, there are so many comics on a single lineup that you can only do eight minutes. "

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