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I need to create an environment where I can be my best self, and that means being unapologetic about saying no to things that don't serve me or move me closer to my purpose and the things that I care about the most.

~Alicia Garza

Topics: About Being Best Care Closer Create Environment Me Means Most Move Need Purpose Saying Self Serve Things Where I Can I Care

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We need to make sure that we have an honest, honest conversation and that we engage honest practices around how racism operates in this country. It's not just about people being mean to each other.

~Alicia Garza

Topics: About Around Being Being Mean Conversation Country Each Engage Honest How Just Make Mean Need Other People Practices Racism Sure

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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.

~Alicia Garza

Topics: After Around Being Black Community Facebook Find George Grief Had Happened Having Just Lives Lot Matter Middle Night Post Process Put Rage Started Trying Up Wanting Woke

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Coming out of the 2016 election, there was a few things that became really clear. One, that black people deserve to have vehicles that represent the breadth of our interests. Two, that we really need to do a better job of being able to communicate what conditions and experiences our communities are facing.

~Alicia Garza

Topics: Able Became Being Better Better Job Black Breadth Clear Coming Communicate Communities Conditions Deserve Election Experiences Facing Few Few Things Interests Job Need Our Out People Really Represent Things Two Vehicles

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What is it going to take to dismantle the systems that keep me from being able to live well and that keep me and so many other people from being able to access the things that we need and deserve?

~Alicia Garza

Topics: Able Access Being Deserve Dismantle Going Keep Live Many Me Need Other People Systems Take Things Well

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There has to be a readjustment of resources that is being diverted to police and policing as opposed to community health services, and there certainly has to be control over the police by the communities that they are supposed to protect and serve.

~Alicia Garza

Topics: Being Certainly Communities Community Control Health Opposed Over Police Policing Protect Resources Serve Services Supposed

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I think being beautiful is only one aspect of your life.

~Alicia Machado

Topics: Aspect Beautiful Being Being Beautiful Life One Aspect Only Think Your I Think

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As a gymnast, you always wear spandex. Being a teenager wearing spandex? It was tough accepting how my body looked, especially if there was any weight gain.

~Alicia Sacramone

Topics: Accepting Always Any Being Being A Teenager Body Gain Gymnast How Looked Teenager Tough Wear Wearing Weight You

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It was probably right after I made my comeback - after retiring post-2008 Olympics - when I finally felt more at ease with my body. Being away from the sport helped put things in perspective.

~Alicia Sacramone

Topics: After Away Being Body Comeback Ease Felt Finally Helped Made More Olympics Perspective Put Retiring Right Sport Things

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Being vegan just gives you such great karma.

~Alicia Silverstone

Topics: Being Gives Great Just Karma Vegan You

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