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" My husband and I are loyal to our community and very approachable, even though we're kind of mainstream. "
Nicole Ari Parker
Kind
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Community
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" Hair is an issue for most women, and after washing, blow-drying, flat-ironing, curling, braiding, twisting and spending the time and money on it, who wants to mess it up by sweating and having to do it all over again? "
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" I have friends struggling with autism, juvenile diabetes. "
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" You have to work hard not to take your partner for granted, even when you are tired. "
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You
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" If you had to work 14 hour days, Mondays to Fridays, then you have to keep Saturdays and Sundays sacred. "
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You
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" Spina bifida affects every single aspect of your life, from your child's self-esteem to your ability to sleep at night. "
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Sleep
" My humor is a lot like Kristen Wiig's from 'Saturday Night Live' or 'Bridesmaids.' Quirky, off the beaten path. "
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Night
" I went to an all-girls private school, where we played field hockey and lacrosse. "
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School
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" One good step breeds another one. "
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Good
Another
Breeds
" I'm really into nutrition from the inside out. "
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Out
Inside
Nutrition
" Being away from home was tough, but the challenge and the thrill of being on Broadway was so fulfilling, and I'm thankful to my husband for making it possible and holding it down at home. "
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Home
Challenge
Tough
" If you're actually talking to someone who's been through a disastrous number of years, that only means one thing: They survived it. "
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Years
You
Through
" Being a pedestrian again is very exciting because in L.A. you live in your car, and you're on a freeway all the time. "
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Time
You
Again
" We're all moving at such a high rate that we have to grab the frozen dinners and the McDonald's. We can't make it a way of life - we have to get back to real, simple, clean good foods. It will save our lives on so many levels; not just spina bifida, but obesity, diabetes, everything. Food is our medicine. "
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Simple
Back
Food
" I have a real no-nonsense dad who taught me how to be resilient at a very young age. "
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Real
Age
Taught
" All kids want from their dad is for them to be around - and to show up when they say they're going to show up. "
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Up
Want
They Say
" There are so many things that go into a surgical study. "
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Things
Many
Surgical
" I couldn't imitate anyone if I wanted to. "
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Anyone
Imitate
Wanted
" A guy once told me that I sound like I'm a little ahead of myself. I can't wait to thank him at the Oscars. "
Nicole Ari Parker
Wait
Sound
Me
" I just want to touch something deep in the heart of humanity. I don't know if that's in movies, producing films, or writing a book, but I'm concerned about our spiritual well-being as a human race. I want to impact people in a way that makes us all reach for our best. "
Nicole Ari Parker
Best
Book
People
" Exercise is about being grateful for the body you have and sustaining the life you have. "
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You
Grateful
Body
" Raising children uses every bit of your being - your heart, your time, your patience, your foresight, your intuition to protect them, and you have to use all of this while trying to figure out how to discipline them. "
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You
Heart
Children
" God loves you and everything about you, so why beat up on your precious self? "
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Beat
Precious
Why
" I love Malcolm Lee and jumped on the opportunity to work with him as a director. "
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Love
Work
Him
" It's not how pretty you are or how talented you are. It's that if these five people on this day in this room like you, then you get a job. "
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People
You
Day
" Not just as a black woman, but as a woman, since the beginning of time, beauty has been our responsibility. "
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Responsibility
Woman
Our
" I can be really silly, but I never get to do that. I'm always playing on-the-nose characters, professionals - lawyers, a serious news anchor, people with a really focused energy, which can become a cliched type. "
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Energy
Anchor
Serious
" When you set a play in the French Quarter in New Orleans, it's hard not to acknowledge the whole African-American, French, white mixing of races. That's what the French Quarter is: it's a Creole community. "
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New
Community
Hard
" Once there are more African Americans and Asian Americans behind the scenes as producers, writers, and directors, I think more inclusive casting will happen. "
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Think
More
Inclusive
" Nobody really knows, but I got a little comedy in me. "
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Nobody
Comedy
Got