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I hope they look at me and think, ‘That lady looks like she accepts herself’.

Tracee Ellis Ross

Sometimes I feel like art is supposed to mirror life, but strangely it’s as if art is trying to catch up to life, to a certain extent?
TRACEE ELLIS ROSS

Art Feeling Mirror Myself Strange Time
I hope they look at me and think, ‘That lady looks like she accepts herself’.
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Acceptance Hope Myself Thinking
I’m trying to find my own version of what makes me feel beautiful.
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Beautiful Feeling Finding Trying Version
Why am I beating my hair up? Because I want it to look like something that it isn’t? These are questions that I’ve been pondering my whole life.
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Hairs Life Myself Question
We all, as women, need to continue to change our gaze from how we are seen to how we are seeing.
TRACEE ELLIS ROSS

Need Ourselves See Woman
The two things that I thought were really interesting about this character [Bow] for me were that she actually loved her husband, and he loved her. The comedy was not coming from the fact that they hated each other. Which is what television couples are usually based on.
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Couple Husband Interest Love Myself Thinking
There is a way to be a woman, ask for what we deserve and be able to negotiate.
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Deserve Negotiate Way Woman
I like to choose compassion over judgment and curiosity over fear.
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Choice Compassionate Curiosity Fear Myself
I think television is doing a better job than films in terms of representing people, but television is still not diverse.
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Better Diversity Myself Representation Television Thinking
I’m extremely blessed to have the extraordinary mother that I have, and I don’t mean Diana Ross, I mean the mother. My mom paved a road that didn’t exist, as did Oprah.
TRACEE ELLIS ROSS

Blessing Empowerment Existence Mom Woman
Someone asked me recently, “Do you get sick of people asking you about your hair?” And the reason I don’t is because I actually feel like you could chronicle my journey of self-acceptance through my journey with my hair. It’s a badge of something bigger.
TRACEE ELLIS ROSS

Acceptance Hairs Journey Myself People Reason Sick
If I’m going to show cleavage or chest then I don’t show leg. I show one thing. If I show leg then everything else is covered up.
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Choice Cover Fashion Myself Skin
I want to be awake. I want to choose kindness, live & let live. I want joy, gratitude, and peace today.
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Awakening Choice Day Gratitude Joy Kindness Peace
One of the photographers was like, “Can you stop talking and try to look sexy for a minute?”
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Appearance Oneself Stop Talk Time
I buy what makes my heart sing. So, it’s not that I follow one specific track. It’s sort of what I like. I love colors. I love unique pieces. I love vintage clothing.
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Follow Heart Myself Pieces Sing Specific Track
Wisdom means to choose now what will make sense later.
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Choice Willing Wisdom

I hope they look at me and think, ‘That lady looks like she accepts herself’.

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