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" It's not about trying to be perfect. It's not about trying to walk the straight and narrow. It's about loving who you are and finding those people who love and accept you for who you are. "

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" One of my secret nerdy things is that I love education. "

" We define family in many different ways: not just by blood but by people with whom we find a common ground and a common bond. "

" The way I like to cook is to have music going, usually jazz, and something in my hand, usually a glass of wine. "

" I think cooking should be an experience, not a chore. "

" I'm scared of the gym - I see all these machines, and I'm like, 'What is that? What am I supposed to do?' "

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" I was raised in a very religious household - it wasn't dogma, but we were raised Christian; we went to church every Sunday, Bible study, Bible camp every summer. "

" My mom and dad are great cooks. We ate meals at the dinner table, as a family. "

" Not being able to afford many of the basic necessities to survive, I placed all my loans in forbearance, enrolled in food stamps and Medicaid, and took on part-time jobs anywhere I could find them. "

" You think of a criminal, and you already judge them for the crime, and you don't really see the human side of them. We all have our sides that we're not proud about. "

" I've learned that we all have an ugly side. "

" The loss of my father will always sting. But now, everything that I do is in honor of him and celebrates his life. "

" I am imperfect. I am funny. I am real. "

" If I could eat French fries every day of my life, I would. "

" The truth is, we all face hardships of some kind, and you never know the struggles a person is going through. Behind every smile, there's a story of a personal struggle. "

" I remember going through that process of growing my hair out, straightening it, cutting off the relaxed hair. I finally got to a point where I went to the Dominicans because they can straighten it real good. By the end of the day, the part of my hair that had just been pressed straight was already starting to coil back up. "

" I grew up in Nashville, born and raised. I'm a country girl, and I love country music. I had a dream I was going to be the first black female country music star, but then that wasn't the case. "

" I love 'Game of Thrones.' "

" Food is a reflection of who you are as a person. "

" I did study religion at Northwestern, and it was a very interesting time for me because I think it was the beginning of my personal journey in this understanding of the purpose that religion serves in our culture and in our individual lives. It serves to ground us and be our moral compass. "

" At some point, we have to move away from the pack to take certain journeys on our own. "

" I learned that, with grief, you have to take it one day at a time and learn how to find the happiness amid the heartbreak. "

" Growing up, there was this explosion of B television. 'Fresh Prince of Bel Air,' you have 'Family Matters,' 'A Different World.' I had examples - of black children, black families, black women, black men - that represented who I was. "