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" I feel like my career is to speak truth to power, and a lot of times, that sounds like troublemaking. If speaking truth is troublemaking, then yes, I will consider myself a professional at that. "

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People

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Alone

Dreams

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" My integrity is something I hold dear. "

" Fear has a very concrete power of keeping us from doing and saying the things that are our purpose. "

" I am of the bridge generation that remembers life before social media permeated everything but cannot imagine life without it now. "

" Unless life is one giant rap battle, you don't need to freestyle your way to success. "

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Before

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