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" I'm toned, but I'm not cut. I like a little jiggle! "

Tracee Ellis Ross

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" What I think is exciting is that, to a certain extent, there is a revolution happening where black women are owning their own beauty, despite the standard of beauty that in the past has not had space for it. "

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" I'm attracted to bold women - I collect them. I met one of my best friends when we both were about 22 and working at 'Mirabella' magazine. I was wearing this blue dress I had borrowed from my mom, and I didn't know I had deodorant lines all over it until my friend signaled to me. "

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" Here is my wish and my desire and my pledge as well: that we remember our true nature and our womanhood. That we own and know that we are more than our bodies and yet our bodies are these sacred, beautiful, rhythmic houses for us. "

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" I feel like I'm on the inside for the first time. Inside the castle. I have an Emmy nomination! "

Tracee Ellis Ross

" Share shame so you are not left alone with it. If you can't find another person, get a journal. I didn't say make a video on Snapchat. It's for you, not anyone else. "

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" I listen to my body. Some days all I want is a good steak and others, I crave veggies and quinoa. "

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" As a woman of color, we're raised to know we have to be twice as good. "

Tracee Ellis Ross

" I need to see my own beauty and to continue to be reminded that I am enough, that I am worthy of love without effort, that I am beautiful, that the texture of my hair and that the shape of my curves, the size of my lips, the color of my skin, and the feelings that I have are all worthy and okay. "

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" I always had a thin frame, but when you hit 40 and eat french fries three days in a row, it's like, 'What happened?' "

Tracee Ellis Ross

" We as black people are not a monolithic bunch. We are not all the same, and neither are women. Instead, we are all individuals who have these extraordinary stories to tell and share with each other that will enrich all of our lives and help us all become more ourselves and better people. "

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" In the context of our world, sizes 8 and 10 are teeny, but not for Hollywood. I had to ask myself, 'Do I want to be somebody who worries about what I'm eating? Or do I want to find a balance where I can be healthy and not consumed by that and maybe have to buy some larger pants?' I bought new pants. "

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" I have a vocabulary in clothing. It's like a whole language. "

Tracee Ellis Ross

" I don't do what I do to get nominated. I do what I do because I love it. "

Tracee Ellis Ross

" Human rights, race relations, gender politics, health care, and foreign policy - it's a lot to keep track of, and yet all of these things affect us in our daily lives. Making sense of everything requires meticulous unpacking of feelings, delicate navigation of social norms, and a community of love to help along the way. "

Tracee Ellis Ross

" The national treasure that is Diana Ross is a dim light compared with who she is as a mother. My mom paved the way not only for my career but also for who I am as a human being. "

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" I've never felt like I was in my mother's shadow. If anything, I felt like I was in her embrace. "

Tracee Ellis Ross

" So about this Fierce and Fearless award, honestly, I am often afraid. I was terrified when I lost my voice. But I've come to understand and listen to the fear. I walk towards it. I lean into it to find the information and things that it has to teach me - unless it says run, and then I run. "

Tracee Ellis Ross

" My mom had beautiful clothes. My mom is elegant; my mom is glamorous. But my mom is also really real, and I grew up with a mother who had babies crawling on her head and spitting up on her when she was wearing gorgeous, expensive things, and it was never an issue. "

Tracee Ellis Ross

" When I'm not working, I spend a lot of time on my hair. When it's time for my hair to get some rest, I either wear it in a ponytail, bun or my favorite 'milkmaid' braid. "

Tracee Ellis Ross

" My goal is not necessarily to be an inspiration. I think, if anything, I want to continue to be inspired and to continue to grow as a person. "

Tracee Ellis Ross

" If wearing a weave is what makes you feel beautiful, if wearing a wig, if wearing your hair pink, blue, that's what matters, in my opinion. "

Tracee Ellis Ross

" Clothing started as an armor for me. It was one of the ways that I protected myself from the world. It evolved into a form of creative expression. "

Tracee Ellis Ross

" I think culturally, even if you just talk about it in context, the standard of beauty has not included women of color. Period. Not just black women. If you are not a certain thing, there has not been space for you. "

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" I'm always touched by people's different stories of who they are and why they made the choices that they made. I feel so empowered by the story behind the person. "

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" In this day and age, I ask anyone I date right away: 'Are you married? Are you in a relationship with anyone? Does anyone think they're in a relationship with you?' And by the way, if someone says, 'Yes, I am dating other people,' that's not necessarily a deal breaker. But you have to communicate it, not hide it. "

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" It is important to me to take care of my skin. In general I don't like to wear foundation; I'm not a fan of the look. I like my skin fresh and natural enough so my freckles show through. "

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" There is no right way to do life. "

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" Career-wise, there are so many things where you don't get what you think you want. I've had to make space for, 'Do I let that debilitate me and make me feel bad about myself? And make me feel like I need to change myself in some way?' Because I think changing myself is very different from growing and learning. "

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" My natural disposition is pretty joyful, but you know, I have bad days and sad moments like anybody else. "

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" I don't want to feel shamed into making a choice about my physical appearance or my body... or even about the choices I make about my life. I want to be feel empowered and inspired because they feel good to me. "

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