The world is still very bigoted.

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I was putting so much time and energy into just my work, but I was raised [to believe] that family comes first.

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I think a lot of women innately know how to play their hand. I'm not a big one for the rules.

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A girl told me my lips looked like somebody had pressed strawberry yogurt against my face.

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Adoption has been a part of my life and a part of my family, so it was how I wanted to start. It felt natural and right to me.

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There are some things that, if you say them out loud, will hurt the other person's feelings. I tend to say them anyway. It's better to be honest.

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I want to stay in the moment and enjoy the great things that are happening.

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So much about living life, to me, is about humility and gratitude. And I've tried very hard to have those qualities and be that person and I'm just so disappointed in myself that I allowed it to slip.

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Marriage is actually really terrifying. It doesn't work for many people.

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I definitely want to go out and explore different personalities and different people.

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