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" I don't function well in chaos, whether it be my sheets or the dishwasher. "
Gabrielle Union
Well
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" I'm the kind of person whose clothes are all hung up and color-coordinated, to the point where my whites don't touch my creams. "
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" I can't just say one time of the year I'm going to do something different. I have to commit to a lifestyle behavioral change and just try to be a little bit better today than I was yesterday. "
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" All minorities think they're immune, but we're absolutely part of the one in five that gets skin cancer! It's a myth, and myths are meant to be debunked! "
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" I think if we open ourselves to all different kinds of men and all groups, we find a lot more opportunities to love. "
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" When you want a break from dogs, and you take them to the kennel to the stars, no one thinks you're a bad pet owner. But when you have kids, you can't drop them off for three weeks without someone calling Child Protective Services! "
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" I played sports year around: basketball, soccer, softball and I ran track year around, from the time I was, like, six, seven. "
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" A lot of women seem to think the way to ingratiate themselves is to put down other women or backstab. That's the quickest way to be eliminated from my life - try that with me, and you're out. "
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" We all have to let go of the Prince Charming complex and realize he doesn't necessarily exist in the package we assume he'll come in. "
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" I love romantic comedies. They're for me the easiest thing to do and the most natural to do. There's nothing natural about holding an uzi hanging out of a moving van shooting at people. That's not second nature to me, thank God. "
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" I've been trying to get cast as a lesbian for years. "
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" I think I'm drawn to more villain-type characters, because it's so cool to get to say all the things you want to say. In Hollywood, you get to this position where you have to bite your tongue so much. You take all your experiences of not being able to say what you really want to say, and channel that through your character. "
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" You have to be resilient. "
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" Hollywood needs to recognise all shades of African American beauty. "
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" As a newly married person, as much as I would love for my husband to buy into the 'my way or the highway' philosophy, you realize it's all about compromising and finding some sort of middle ground that everyone can live with. "
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" A couple of my friends started having babies, and I thought, 'Maybe one day, with the right guy.' I have to find the guy first. "
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" The black community in Hollywood is very small and close-knit. Everyone has a common goal: to make a two-hour movie in 30 days. "
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" I want to be Miss USA or Miss America. I would bring the trophy back to Nebraska. My interests are agriculture and corn. Hey, I'm just riding this train as long as I can. As long as I'm having fun, I'll do it. When it stops being fun, I'll try something else. "
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