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"I describe my future as being policy-adjacent"

"Allow yourself the freedom to explore different fields"

"Not every attempt of mine would be a surefire success"

"But what I love so much about the collision between time and space that has happened right now is the fact that I am in no way the face of anything, because when I look at so many of my peers, there are people doing the same work, more work, different work than I am"

"One of the biggest exercises in being curious has been the first step of self-work, of talking to myself about being bad, and allowing myself to be absolutely an amateur with no goals of being advanced at something"

"At the age of 14, I had a mic in my hand and they were asking me about representation and about topics that I think not many 14-year-olds have a chance to discuss"

"On a set, you’re a character. Everything about you is altered. In the tent, the goal is to be yourself."

"Let yourself be bad at things"

"I have an unreasonable belief that I should be good immediately, and that's no way to discover new paths"

"The moments when I stop ­worrying about how I’m being perceived are really ­freeing."

"My sense of audacity came from the fact that I felt so well represented in my home, from what I was looking at, from the fact that my parents formed what we call an alternate curriculum of books, folklore, fairytales, where everybody was global, Black, Brown, from every different part of the world"

"Leaving my teens is very intimidating to me."

"I feel like I’m only here because of the people who have come before me"

"Fashion innovation is hard, but when people come in with their own aesthetic, it’s really inspiring"

"Having to pour so much thought into basic survival doesn’t give your brain space to think about, Well, why are we living?"

"We need every voice. We need every person"

"Education has always been an integral part of my life"

"We cannot rely on the status quo, and we will need to pursue unconventional paths"

"Finding what fulfills us is the ultimate success"

"My 20s has been a jarring experiment in figuring out how to give myself space to be mediocre at things"

"My education allowed me to speak more ­confidently about the things that I advocate for in my work"

"Originality and authenticity are synonymous to me in that, on a spiritual, more emotional level, it’s about staying grounded in who you are"

"The journey into becoming an actor wasn’t one that was necessarily anchored in this desire to be on screen, but more so anchored in this desire to be a part of storytelling"

"We want this spectrum of ourselves portrayed in every physical possible spiritual, mental, emotional way that is so much more than saying I am a brown woman, or I am a black woman on TV, but saying, I am a fraction of my community"

"The story of immigration is something that is undoubtedly tied to mine"

"I realized that when my norms did not fit those of the world around me, it was time to change the world norms"

"I'm never going to find myself in positions in which I genuinely regret what I'm doing."

"The question of why should the audience care is something that we’re always having to answer"

"So many times in the conversation, [colorism is used] as a straight up denial of blackness"

"we are continuously undoing the works of how media, in particular, has been weaponized against minorities of any kind"

"It may look like helicopter parenting, but in Black culture and Iranian culture, that interconnectedness is deeply important"

"For me, optimism is a belief in self"

"It’s overwhelming to think about how broken some of these systems are, how imperfect some of our tools for change are"

"Young people rise to the occasion time and time again, especially when we’re faced with things that are of deep concern to us"

"Being Black and Iranian is something that even subconsciously plays into what I bring to a role"

"“It’s not about appearances or needing to seem like I’m good at everything"

"My parents instilled this idea that learning is a lifelong adventure, whether that's in a classroom or out in the world"

"It's OK to not have all the answers"

"We are not here to know, we are here to learn"

"The best learning happens when we give ourselves permission to fumble through something new"

"It's OK to have multiple passions and to pursue them in various capacities"

"To fully live as a responsible, free citizen of this, the world's greatest nation, requires dedication, participation, and full involvement in the affairs of our Republic, for the course we select will determine the future of this land. I hold that man is a child of God, not a child of the State; that man is a spiritual being who, as Christ said, cannot live by bread alone. ... If America is to regain its greatness, we must stop gagging at the word, spiritual. We must reaffirm our faith in those spiritual qualities on which American society has really rested since its beginning."

"No scientific discovery is named after its original inventor."

"She was a wonderful friend to the Abington School District."

"Ellen was passionate about energy and environmental issues. Going back to when we were first married in 1973; she was always looking for a way to move on those issues. It’s what led directly to her entering politics."

"She spent time here to celebrate our successes, helped us in the House to make sure education was appropriately funded for all students, helped with fundraising, helped set up a scholarship herself. Most important she believed in us, because her daughter went to school here. She was an active participant as a representative and as a parent."

"It always seemed to me like if there was an event where people needed her support or recognition, she was there. Whether it was Eagle Scout ceremonies, weddings, funerals, speaking at a public event, that was one of her top priorities, to be there."

"Her husband of 36 years, Robert Stiratelli, said that his wife was a very committed advocate of the community."

"I just felt like Ellen and the community were synonymous many times during those years."

"He was by no means a virtuoso or a hard worker, but as a founding member and the lead guitarist of The Replacements, Bob Stinson changed alt-rock forever. Known for being completely unhinged and often disastrously inhibited by copious amounts of drugs and alcohol, Stinson angrily attacked his guitar like a sloppy drunk on payday. Still, the six-stringer seemed to have a heaven-sent gift, and though he fought it through the use of intentionally abused guitars, garish technique and a punk rock attitude, his gift bled through."