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" Janelle Monae, she has her own style, and it's specifically hers. "

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" There were a lot of times people would do my makeup, and it would be awful, and I would be orange. Nothing matched. So then you learn how to do your own makeup. I watched a lot of YouTube videos when I was little and taught myself. "

" It's hard as a young person of a different ethnicity or background to look at the TV and not see anyone who looks like you. Representation is very important. "

" Braids are not new. Black women have been wearing braids for a very long time. "

" If there's any definition to being perfect, you're perfect at being yourself. "

" My generation, we really have to step up to the plate and vote. Tweeting is great - people say, 'Oh, I don't want this or that' - but at the end of the day, tweeting isn't a ballot. Just saying that you don't like someone on Twitter is not going to turn a state blue or red. You have to vote. "

" Usually, I just don't care what I look like. If it's cold, I'm, like, putting on whatever I have to to be warm. "

" I am so honored to join the company of a roster as celebrated and diverse as Covergirl's. I can't wait to share some of my own beauty tips with fans and work alongside Covergirl to continue empowering girls and women to celebrate their individuality. "

" I definitely enjoy working with people who can do their thing but also allow me to do my thing, you know? Who respect the process. "

" My dad wouldn't let me date until I was 16. "

" People always want to doubt you. "

" When I first started out in the industry, I was 12 or whatever, and I wanted to be on something so bad, and I didn't know what I was going to be on. At the time, I was in school, and I was working on drama and theatrical stuff, so I never thought that I'd end up going to comedy. "

" I feel that if you shelter your kids from everything, one day they are going to be out in the world on their own, and they are going to have to figure it out. You can't give them a test if you never taught them anything that's on the test. They're going to fail. "

" Fashion is a great thing, it's a way to express who you are. "

" I shampoo every other day and only do the roots. I can't shampoo all the way down to the end, because it will dry my hair out. I use a mask multiple times a week to restore moisture. "

" There are so many great things in life; why dwell on negativity? "

" I've always been honest with my fans, and I want to keep that up because I feel they can see through the fakeness. "

" I haven't always been confident enough to rock different styles because I used to be really shy. "

" I wore a mullet to the Grammys! I have no fear. "

" Find something that makes you happy and go for it. "

" When I was younger, I went through a phase when I didn't like my hair. Because the school I went to was primarily Caucasian, there wasn't anyone who had my hair texture. I remember one day I straightened my hair, and that was the first day that people gave me compliments on it. "

" I realized that if I don't like something, I can change it. If I don't feel comfortable with something, then I have a voice to say it's not cool. "

" My mother's proud of where she's from, and her history, and her past, and same with my dad. I have roots in Africa. Like, I am from Africa as well as from Germany, and I am very proud of that. "

" I didn't like my hair and makeup one time on a photo shoot, and my publicist told me, 'You should just be happy with it - they haven't had a black girl on the cover since forever.' She's no longer my publicist. "

" I'm not good at a lot of things. I am not good at keeping my room clean. I am not good at eating healthy. I am not good at sports anymore. I used to be! Not so much anymore. "

" I have a phone obsession. It's really hard on set sometimes because I'll be checking Instagram, and then I have to remember, 'Oh, crap, I have to shoot a scene or rehearse.' Every now and then, I have to turn it off and live my life. "

" There is no such thing as ugly. "

" I talk about Beyonce too much. I am a diehard. "

" Everyone loves Beyonce. If you don't love Beyonce, we can't talk. "

" A feminist is a person who believes in the power of women just as much as they believe in the power of anyone else. It's equality, it's fairness, and I think it's a great thing to be a part of. "