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" For so long, we were labeled - you're a girly girl, you're a tomboy, you're this or that - but now we can do what we want. One style doesn't define me. "
Karen Civil
Me
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" Everything is a learning lesson, good and bad, so I am happy with the way things are, and I learned from everything negative. I am in a great space now, so I wouldn't change a thing! "
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" I love my religion, I love everything about it, but at the same time, I love my career, and I want to do it with the same love and compassion. "
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" Growing up was very interesting for me. If you were Haitian, people just automatically assumed that English was a second language. So they had a special class for my brother and I, but we spoke proper English. "
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" Be You, Live Civil was a tour that I started, and it's just always something that I've been to myself. 'Be you, live civil' is like 'live my life.' That was my short version of saying to live my life. "
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" Never stray from life's purpose. Refrain from counting someone else's blessings instead of your own. "
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" I just knew I loved music, and I wanted to do something in music, but I couldn't sing, I can't dance, I am an introvert. So I was like, 'What exactly is there for me to do? What can I do?' There's all these questions, there's all these things that are telling you 'no' instead of 'yes.' Those are the things I dealt a lot with, my insecurity. "
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" I clung to my vegan friends for more support than anyone because they helped guide me and made the transition much easier. My family was a bit skeptical, as they felt like I wasn't getting enough protein in my vegan diet. "
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" It's unfortunate that cyberbullying is something that happens to 13-year-old kids in junior high and adults in the workplace. It's something that we have to deal with as Americans. "
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" While working for Diplomat Records, I helped several artists with their online branding and social media. Once I left the label, I worked directly with artists and noticed many artists were overlooked and underrated if they weren't in 'XXL' or 'The Source.' "
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Working
Left
" I believe that God has blessed me in immeasurable ways so that I can, in return, bless and help others. "
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Believe
Help
" Don't let the insecurities of others dull your sparkle. Shine like the star you are born to be. "
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" I give people on my team the opportunity to excel as well, and I think that's what continues to keep me ahead. I may not be able to show or do an interview; I give them the opportunity to run the show, and that has been working. "
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Team
Think
People
" I wasn't the biggest hip-hop fan, because I had to listen to whatever my parents listened to, so growing up, it was a lot of Dolly Parton, Elvis, and Whitney Houston. When they finally put a TV in my room and I got to listen to MTV Jams I was like: 'Here I am!' "
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Parents
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" I fell in love with hip-hop a little bit late; I grew up on Another Bad Creation and Kris Kross. But my mom got me a TV in my room, and I remember seeing Biggie's 'Give Me One More Chance,' and I was like, 'Oh, this is how a house party looks!' I really, really fell in love with it when Tupac created 'Dear Mama.' "
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Late
Remember
Mom
" Anywhere I go, if I go out, I have to keep my phone out. I don't try to be rude. If I turn it around, I have to check it every 5 minutes. "
Karen Civil
Rude
Check
Try
" For blogs today, it's really about content creation and partnering with a brand. You can get the news in so many forms and so many places. A tweet now is enough to tell you about a story. People don't have to click to go to your site. "
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Today
Brand
Enough
" I make sure I eat before I go anywhere just in case they don't have a vegan-friendly option. "
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" Society sets us up to be everything but ourselves, but I want to take a moment and say to people, love yourself. Find your purpose. You are unique, and that makes you great. I pursued my dreams. You can do it, too. "
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Love
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" You don't know what's going to happen to you in the next hour. So you just live your life, live to the best of your potential, and just be happy. "
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Best
" Coming from a Haitian-American home, I thought it was necessary to give back to the country in which my parents were raised. That is why I believe in Project PlayWorld's efforts to to provide secure playing spaces for the children of Haiti with the Live Civil Playground. "
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" I want children to know that they can create the life they dream of despite the odds that are against them. "
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" You work hard, you sacrifice for everything you do, and in one second, someone can tarnish your name - someone can bad-mouth you, and someone can say things. People let all of the good things gets washed away because someone spoke ill of them. "
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" When I had dial-up, my mom got me a phone so I wouldn't tie up the phone. She used to really pick up the phone, push some buttons, and hang it up so the connection could mess up. Now, it's a joke with her, like, 'Look, the Internet's 24/7. I have WiFi now.' "
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Look
Internet
Phone
" Growing up in America, even in the rougher parts of Elizabeth, I had two nice playgrounds to choose from as a child. "
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" Now, I'm not 100% there, but every day I wake up, I'm happy being me, and I just feel fulfilled. "
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Day
Every Day
" At first, social media was just about networking. But now that I have to network, I make sure that every platform makes money for me. You can do something on Facebook. "
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" The blueprint, for me, was having an understanding of self because this business will try to make you somebody other than yourself or make you change with the times. A lot of times, people will want you to do everything for free, work for free, to be down to do this after you paid your dues. "
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Self
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" What are you doing to magnify and grow your business? What are you doing for yourself? You have to self-motivate. I had to learn a million things on Google until I was able to meet people who I could partner with for help. "
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Business
" I have my own marketing company, Always Civil, where I help artists create their online identity. I have worked with Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, Mary J. Blige, Pusha T - the list goes on. "
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My Own
" Me myself, I wanna wear sweats with my Jordans one day or a dress with my Jeffrey Campbell. "
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