Zendaya Quotes

#1. I love Adele; she's a timeless, classic beauty. I think she's beautiful. She's just a real woman.

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#2. I love singing and would love to record an album at some point.

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#3. It's important to raise your voice in things you feel passionate about and things that you know about. Don't raise your voice just to raise your voice if you have nothing behind it and don't know what you're talking about.

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#4. I didn't like my hair and makeup one time on a photo shoot, and my publicist told me, 'You should just be happy with it - they haven't had a black girl on the cover since forever.' She's no longer my publicist.

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#5. To me locs are a symbol of strength and beauty

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#6. I am scared of spiders! And I still get a little afraid every time I have to do something new or have to get out in front of a big crowd. The first time I sang "Swag It Out" live, I was really scared.

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#7. I can't do chapped lips. If your lips are jacked up, Aquaphor is always a good go-to.

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#8. Don't try so hard to fit in, and certainly don't try so hard to be different just try hard to be you.

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#9. What is cool today is not going to be cool tomorrow, and what wasn't cool yesterday is going to be cool tomorrow.

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#10. A lot of people don't realize that hair is a big thing for a lot of people, not just African-American women. It's something to be aware of and to be cautious of.

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

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#12. I love playing with makeup. Makeup has become a thing where it's an art form. It's not a thing where you use it because you need to feel beautiful or because you don't like the way you look.

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#13. I use my platform as a tool and a way to speak about greater change.

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#14. There's no such thing as trends. There's no such thing as style, even. It's just whatever you feel.

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#15. I talk about Beyonce too much. I am a diehard.

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#16. I think when you're young, you're a lot more open-minded, and sometimes you're a lot more perceptive about what's going on in the world.

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#17. It's so hard for women to be happy for one another, like genuinely happy. Once you find that, you know you've found true SELF happiness

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#18. I love my fashion, so I gotta have my outfits.

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#19. Well, I am not sure of when my album will be released but my music has a lot of different sounds. I'm a hip-hop/R&B girl at heart, but I love pop music as well, and I even have an affinity for country music. So I would say my music might have something for everyone.

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#20. I definitely enjoy working with people who can do their thing but also allow me to do my thing, you know? Who respect the process.

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#21. There were a lot of times people would do my makeup, and it would be awful, and I would be orange. Nothing matched. So then you learn how to do your own makeup. I watched a lot of YouTube videos when I was little and taught myself.

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#22. I have parents and family who will never allow me not to be grounded. If I thought for a second that I could possibly lift off the ground, I have a thousand people who will grab my ankles.

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#23. Chanel all the way! Just because not only do they have timeless pieces, but since it is the epitome of class and elegance.

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#24. 'Shake It Up' definitely teaches kids about the importance of reaching for your dreams and setting high goals. It also teaches great lessons about friendship and family.

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#25. I want to make affordable shoes of quality that are very fashion forward, chic, and that I'm going to wear.

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#26. I'm excited to be a part of the new direction the Barbie brand is headed, specifically how they are celebrating diversity in the line and encouraging kids to raise their voices.

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#27. That's the person I plan on being for a very long time: someone who stands up, someone who is an advocate for people, [even if it's for] something that some people think is only hair. I think it's more than just that. I want to be a spokesperson for self-love and for diversity.

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#28. That's what is really cool about this whole new wave of makeup artistry and people on Instagram and YouTube: It's about doing it for yourself and experimenting. People don't wear makeup to impress people or because they'll be seen in public. It's more of a hobby now, just because it's fun.

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#29. People always want to doubt you.

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#30. You may not have a special life, but you make life special

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#31. I wore a mullet to the Grammys! I have no fear.

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#32. 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.

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#33. As you grow older, your music begins to mature and grow older along with you.

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#34. Pretty is so boring now. There are so many different definitions of 'pretty.' It's so much broader than before. The old pretty is boring - nobody cares anymore.

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#35. 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.

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#36. Fashion is a great thing, it's a way to express who you are.

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#37. My room used to be full of Michael Jackson posters.

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#38. I've always been honest with my fans, and I want to keep that up because I feel they can see through the fakeness.

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#39. Determination. No matter what field you're in, determination will surely get you to the top.

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#40. I've had a lot of voices tell me what I should be making. Personally, I would much rather live and die by my own hand. If my stuff sucks, then at least I made it suck. I didn't allow some person, some old dude in a suit, to make it suck for me.

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#41. You'd be surprised how self-conscious a lot of women are. That's something I've witnessed firsthand.

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#42. 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.

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#43. I'm a little girl; no one wants to beat up on me.

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#44. A, surround yourself by positive people who will help you reach your goal and support you. And B, go for it!

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#45. I haven't always been confident enough to rock different styles because I used to be really shy.

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#46. I've been blessed with good eyebrows, and I've worked very hard for them. Get a good brow pencil, fill them in a bit, make them perfect, and I guarantee you'll feel better. At least it works for me.

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#47. When I first started out in the industry, I was 12 or whatever, and I wanted to be on something so bad, and I didn't know what I was going to be on. At the time, I was in school, and I was working on drama and theatrical stuff, so I never thought that I'd end up going to comedy.

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#48. I would say my best decision I ever made was to pursue my dream and give it my all. Thankfully, I have not yet made really bad decisions, I'm the kind of person to play it on the safe side.

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#49. I'm a chocolate addict.

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#50. I want to show that you don't have to be older to live your dreams; you can do it at any age

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#51. 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.

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#52. Shake It Up is a buddy comedy based around dance. It's about two best friends Rocky and CeCe who live out their dream as background dancers on a show called Shake It Up Chicago. They have to navigate life as young teens going to school and dancing on the show.

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#53. Age doesn't mean anything. Age doesn't mean I can't work as hard. Age doesn't mean I can't do as well as everyone else. It's just a factor. It's just there.

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#54. As an artist, you have to work really, really hard because you gotta make something that will allow people to even take the chance to even listen to it, you know?

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#55. If I'm going to portray one of my idols and someone I feel ... so strongly about, it has to be done right, and it has to be done 120 percent.

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#56. The secret to a really great friendship is just creating fun memories whenever you're with that person.

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#57. Why limit yourself? I feel like I can do anything.

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#58. I was that weird eight-year-old who was really interested in Shakespeare and understood it and appreciated the language.

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#59. 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.

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#60. Beautiful updos with natural hair are great!

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#61. Why trip off some random person in Idaho that doesn't feel my vibe? Like, no thank you. Stay in your life; I'll stay in mine.

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#62. I've never had a body issue; I've never had a self-confidence issue, and there's been very few times in my life where I've felt down about the way I look or the way I feel.

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#63. I am really good at making Top Ramen. I also love it when my mom makes vegetarian lasagna for me.

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

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#65. It is important in this journey to remember that just because someone has inflicted hurt upon us, it does not give us the right to do the same. Body shaming and hurtful tactics will never get the job done.

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#66. I have a phone obsession. It's really hard on set sometimes because I'll be checking Instagram, and then I have to remember, 'Oh, crap, I have to shoot a scene or rehearse.' Every now and then, I have to turn it off and live my life.

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#67. It's hard as a young person of a different ethnicity or background to look at the TV and not see anyone who looks like you. Representation is very important.

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#68. There are so many great things in life; why dwell on negativity?

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

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#70. I remember 'Hannah Montana' came out, and I was so depressed, I started crying because I was like, 'I want to do that.'

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#71. X Out has helped me keep up my confidence, and I know it can help anyone who would rather have fun than worry about blemishes. If you want clear, seriously good-looking skin, X Out is for you.

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#72. 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.

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#73. I don't mind if people look at me like I'm crazy. I'm just being me.

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#74. All my brothers and my dad at one point had dreadlocks.

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#75. 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.

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#76. 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.

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#77. I was born an auntie. I have an older niece and nephew and many younger nieces and nephews.

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

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#79. My parents got me in trouble when I was in school because someone was getting bullied, and I didn't do anything about it. I just watched it happen and then came to the school, and I got cussed out for not helping and not being a part of it.

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

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#81. I secretly want to shave my head.

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#82. I was taught as a young child by my parents and family to love myself.

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#83. I've loved Michael Jackson since the minute I was born. He's probably the most talented person ever. He was able to create such an amazing career and be probably the biggest star we've ever had.

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#84. Top knots are the easiest thing to create.

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#85. I think women are very powerful and I think we're more powerful together than separated.

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#86. My grown man crush is Morris Chestnut. He's just timeless!

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

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

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#89. Braids are not new. Black women have been wearing braids for a very long time.

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

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#91. A good hair day is when my curls are popping. Sometimes my curls and waves, they like to go a little wild sometimes. They have a mind of their own. But some days, they just fall right into place.

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#92. Let's practice motivation and love, not discrimination and hate.

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#93. 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.

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#94. I'm one of those people who doesn't follow trends. I set them.

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#95. I have a job that allows me not to look perfect all the time. I can just go looking the way I look, have my hair just any old type of way.

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#96. I don't think it is important to be a role model, because if you are a role model, you are pretending to be someone else.

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#97. There are things that people say that hurt my feelings or whatever, especially with social media right now. It can be the most amazing thing, and it can also be the most negative and detrimental thing.

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#98. My dad wouldn't let me date until I was 16.

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#99. I'm very proud of my skin and my face, and I have no problem not wearing makeup. I don't wear makeup because I feel like I need to cover myself up or because I don't feel confident. I wear makeup because it's fun; it's like painting on my face.

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#100. I have a really strong passion for what I do. I don't see myself doing anything else.

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