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" My mom actually taught fifth grade, so... I'm good with fifth graders. That's, like, my specialty. "

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" When you're put in a position to really affect young people who are going to run the world one day, if you're able to be in their life at a young age and make a positive impact, I think that's a beautiful thing. "

" Some things are really sacred and important to other cultures, so you have to be aware, politically, about those things before you just adopt them. "

" There is no such thing as ugly. "

" All my brothers and my dad at one point had dreadlocks. "

" I would say that 'Shake It Up' was a chance for me to do two things I really love: acting and dancing. "

" Oakland kids are always the best. "

" Sticking with your vision and what you believe in is so, so important. "

" I secretly want to shave my head. "

" I think the way we react to things is a big indicator of our character and what type of person we are. "

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

" Doing and making positive programming for young people is so important to me, and I will keep doing it. "

" 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 love all types of braids. Single, multiple, box braids - I try them all. "

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

" Of course I've had a problem with people taking me seriously because of my age. People are always going do that because you're less experienced; you haven't lived as much. "

" Honestly, I just love great performers and people who love what they do. "

" Why limit yourself? I feel like I can do anything. "

" 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. "

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

" My mom started working at the California Shakespeare Theater in Oakland when I was two years old, so I've always grown up around theater. "

" Top knots are the easiest thing to create. "

" As I've gotten older, I've realized my true models are my parents. My mom is like a sheroe. My dad is so strong. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" My room used to be full of Michael Jackson posters. "

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" What hasn't Barbie been? I don't think I can create an occupation that she has not done yet. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "