Top 38 Tracee Ellis Ross Quotes
#1. I listen to my body. Some days all I want is a good steak and others, I crave veggies and quinoa.
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#2. It was when I realized I needed to stop trying to be somebody else and be myself, that I actually started to own, accept and love what I had,
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#3. There are a ton of foods that are great for you, that's like an indulgence.
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#4. Because of my unique experience as my mom's child, the beginning of my journey was more about me trying to figure out who I was on my own. My mom is one of the greatest moms and so supportive of all my siblings and of all of us being who we are, and not who she wanted us to be.
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#5. Differences in experience, points of view and opinions aren't what pulls us apart. It's what pulls us together.
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#6. This is a couple that actually loves, respects & appreciates each other.
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#7. I'm always touched by people's different stories of who they are and why they made the choices that they made. I feel so empowered by the story behind the person.
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#9. 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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#10. I'm a farmer's market girl, so if you go and get beautiful, fresh fruit, that's local, and it hasn't been frozen yet, it's pretty fantastic.
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#11. 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.
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#12. I am a connoisseur of products. I check out everything, I try everything.
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#13. 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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#14. Here is my wish and my desire and my pledge as well: that we remember our true nature and our womanhood. That we own and know that we are more than our bodies and yet our bodies are these sacred, beautiful, rhythmic houses for us.
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#15. I was spoiled when I worked in the magazine world. Fashion closets are heaven and I seem to model my organization after a fashion closet.
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#16. I hope they look at me and think, 'That lady looks like she accepts herself.'
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#18. I was shy, but it came out in a big personality. My turning point was when I let my hair go naturally and I got contact lenses. I am really blind, by the way. I have these big eyes that don't work!
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#20. I am learning every day to allow the space between where I am and where I want to be to inspire me and not terrify me.
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#21. Just embrace your hair! I really feel like I am not an advocate for people doing what I do. I'm an advocate for people discovering and finding what works for them.
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#22. I don't really talk about my personal life. It's a strange and funny and weird thing. Sometimes you have a conversation with someone and the paparazzi snaps a picture of you and people decide you're dating. If I try to answer everything people say, I would be up all night.
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#23. The experience of both acting and producing has been wonderful. It certainly has created a full plate. But it is very exciting and rewarding to have creative input on the show. 'Reed' is about love and family and for me, playing a hand in shaping it has been deeply gratifying.
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#24. 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.
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#25. There is a way to be a woman, ask for what we deserve and be able to negotiate.
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#26. We as women need to change our gaze from HOW WE ARE 'SEEN' to HOW WE ARE 'SEEING'.
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#27. I'm trying to find my own version of what makes me feel beautiful.
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#28. 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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#29. I loved being a redhead! I always wanted to try it. I was obsessed with Lucille Ball growing up. I really wanted to try it but I always thought that doing it would ruin my hair.
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#30. Black-ish is really a show about an American family and these are some of the topics that come up - for all of us, in different ways - and we get to see how this family is walking through it.
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#31. I'm a really big believer in self care. One of the ways I nourish my soul is I eat the way I live my life - joyfully.
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#33. It is important to me to take care of my skin. In general I don't like to wear foundation; I'm not a fan of the look. I like my skin fresh and natural enough so my freckles show through.
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#34. My bathroom is filled with hair and makeup stuff and I play with it all the time. What the real lesson is, is that you can own your own sense of beauty. It doesn't have to be something you get from somewhere else.
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#35. When I'm not working, I spend a lot of time on my hair. When it's time for my hair to get some rest, I either wear it in a ponytail, bun or my favorite 'milkmaid' braid.
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#36. I want to be awake. I want to choose kindness, live & let live. I want joy, gratitude, and peace today.
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#37. One of the things I've realized is how portable God is. No really, He's everywhere!
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#38. In some of the darkest and hardest moments, there is always a part of me that is okay. And I can always access that part of me.
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