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Photography can be a deceitful, superficial medium that leads us into believing something even though we know it's not necessarily true. It lulls us into a false sense of complacency. ”
Many philosophers say it's impossible to explain our conscious experience in scientific, biological terms at all. But that's not exactly true. Scientists have explained why we have certain experiences and not others. It's just that they haven't explained the special features of consciousness that philosophers care about. ”
You've got to go with what feels instinctive and true to your heart, and filter out all of the other stuff. ”
I was able to actually combine dance and acting, which was a dream come true. ”
It was a dream come true for me to be at the Olympics. ”
But as I was saying, from my experiences, I think men tend to be more timid in expressing their feelings for you. Regardless, I always prefer a friendship first and foremost. ”
Black Lives Matter started from a post that I put on Facebook after the acquittal of George Zimmerman. I woke up in the middle of the night sobbing, just trying to process what had happened and wanting to find community around being in a lot of grief and having a lot of rage. ”
Grass-fed cattle are leaner. But it's not true that they are less flavorful. ”
I just feel that 'The Color Purple,' which was my 10th book, was a true gift from my ancestors. ”
I made my first white women friends in college; they loved me and were loyal to our friendship, but I understood, as they did, that they were white women and that whiteness mattered. ”