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My goal was to tell a dialogue between high fashion and streetwear. So, the name Off-White, in my mind, is between black and white. So, that middle ground is a mixture between both genres of fashion.

Between Black Black And White Both
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My graphic design skills are superior to a lot of other things I can do; I use it as a part of my tool kit.

Design Graphic Graphic Design I Can
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My place in design history is to sort of interpret youth culture, and I think we've seen that done in fashion before - it's not a new concept - but it hasn't been done with the same vigour in a modern context.

Been Before Concept Context
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I started off as a kid who didn't care what my education was.
Care Education Kid Off
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And this is what was fascinating to me about 'The Help'; they were ordinary people who did extraordinary things.

About Did Extraordinary Extraordinary Things
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When you're working as an actor, you don't think that when you get out of school, it's going to be so hard to get a job. Just to get a job. Any job. Whatsoever. You don't think that people are going to see you in a certain way.

Actor Any Certain Certain Way
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I've been online doing all kinds of research and that seems to be the constant criticism, that Aibileen's accent was just too thick. And for me, I don't want anything to distract from the character.

Accent Anything Been Character
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I do believe that there are African Americans who have thick accents. My mom has a thick accent; my relatives have thick accents. But sometimes you have to adjust when you go into the world of film, TV, theatre, in order to make it accessible to people.

Accent Accents Accessible Adjust
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Your internal dialogue has got to be different from what you say. And, you know, in film, hopefully that registers and speaks volumes. It's always the unspoken word and what's happening behind someone's eyes that makes it so rich.

Always Be Different Behind Dialogue
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I worked in television; I'm the Failed Pilot Queen, I've done so many television shows, pilots, theater ... when you do it for so long, I'm telling you, you get to the point where it becomes varied because you take what's available for a number of reasons. It's just an occupational hazard.

Available Because Becomes Done
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Sometimes you take a job for the money, sometimes you take it for the location, sometimes you take it for the script; there are just a number of reasons, and ultimately what you see is the whole landscape of it. But I can tell you from behind the scenes - that's what it is, as an actor.

Actor Behind I Can Job
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Well, I mean, to me, I think my ultimate - my ultimate goal is winning championships and - and I understand that me going down as one of the greats will not happen until I, you know, win a championship.

Championship Championships Down Goal
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The Nigerian Political elites are not immune from death but are stubbornly immune from any lessons or message it may try to communicate. Waste not your time pointing to the corpses of one of your own or their own; they can only pause for the dirge but not be guided by it.

Nigerian Elites Political Immune
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Covid-19 has one clear message to the leaders and the led; No where to run to and no place to hide,except your home.

Covid-19 Leaders Led Hide
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In life, you need a best man, not a yes man. Don’t assume that a friend who often disagrees with you is a frenemy.

Life Best man Yes man Friend
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Dear Parent, The mirror reflects what you cast on it. Before calling your child ‘useless idiot’, know that that useless idiot is a reflection of the useful idiot that gave birth to him/her. Even in your anger, never speak ill of your children

Mirror Useless Idiot Children
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As a governor, the right thing must be done so people must not die.

Governor Right thing Die Done
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Music is very wide and there is no reason to limit ourselves to just a part of it.

Music Wide Reason Limit
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People love to associate with stars rather than support promising acts.

Love Associate Stars Support
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Pain me say no be me write Brymo's Ozymandias. Be like I dey sleep when the angel dey look for who to give the song to.

Pain Sleep Angel Give
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A stands for atom; it is so small No one has ever seen it at all. B stands for bomb; the bombs are much bigger, So, brother, do not be too fast on the trigger. H has become a most ominous letter. It means something bigger if not something better.

All Atom Mean Letter
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A scientific invention consists of six (or some number) ideas, five of which are absurd but which, with the addition of the sixth and enough rearrangement of the combinations, results in something no one has thought of before.

SCience Idea Enough Invention
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When I brought home a 98 percent on a test, my father would say, 'Ah, ah, where are the other two points? Go and get them, then bring them back.' My father and Nigerian culture has always stood for excellence.

When Brought Home Percent
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While the majority of my childhood memories are beautiful, I also have experienced the challenges that Nigeria has faced since independence.

While The Majority My
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A classic man is a distinguished man. He cares about taste and his craft. He's all about the simple model that I live by - eat, drink, be swanky, and have fun getting the job done.

Classic Man Distinguished Man
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But sports carried me away from being in a gang, or being associated with drugs. Sports was my way out.

Associated Away Being Carried
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I was a Chicago Bulls, Michael Jordan fan growing up.

Bulls Chicago Fan Growing
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Ever since the decision of Robin Thicke and Pharrell, we believe that it was important to make sure that we are safe. When that Robin Thicke verdict came out, we realized that the game had changed in music.

Ever Since Decision Robin
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If I have to be at work at five A.M., I will get up at three and work out. I run. I do weights. I'm very toned. I'm like every other woman. I'd love to be 10 pounds or 20 pounds lighter. If I'm not, I'm OK with that, too. I'm good as long as I'm healthy.

Every Five Get Good
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I have been down and out, living in Brooklyn, no money even for a subway, no food whatsoever. Like, I remember just sitting in my room all day - even my television wasn't working!

All Day Been Brooklyn Day
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I played several maids in my career. I was tired of the maid after 'Far From Heaven.' I said, no more maids. Until I realized how difficult it was to get a role other than a maid, sometimes, in Hollywood, and sometimes you have to choose your battles, for lack of a better term.

After Battles Better Career
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The reason I became an actress is because I wanted my acting to reflect life as it is. I want to put truth on the screen. I want real women to see real women on the screen.

Acting Actress Became Because
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I would love to do really great work and for women who are marginalised to see me as an inspiration.

Great Great Work Inspiration Love
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I've always felt like I was an actor for hire. And almost apologetic for being a woman of color, trying to stifle that voice. But I don't feel that way in Shondaland. I feel like I am accepted into a world where I'm a part of the narrative - I'm a part of it.

Accepted Actor Almost Always
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I always feel terrified whenever I put my work out there to be seen, to be scrutinized. I think it's a very vulnerable thing that we are asked to do.

Always Asked Feel I Think
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I didn't aspire to be just a celebrity; I aspired to be an actress... I always wanted to be respected as someone who knew their craft.

Actress Always Aspire Aspired
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You can't be perceived as 'the black actress who doesn't get the same kind of roles as the white actress.' You gotta run the same race. You gotta give the same quality of performances. You gotta have the same standard of excellence, even though people know that you're coming to the race in a deficit. That's just what life is about.

About Actress Black Coming
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When a character has so many secrets and so much inner life, it's a joy to play those characters because you can use your craft.

Because Character Characters Craft
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Every job I've ever gotten has transformed me in some way as an actor.
Actor Ever Every Gotten
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The last paragraph, in which you tell what the story is about, is almost always best left out.

About Almost Always Best
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A writer is a human being. He has to live with a sense of honor.
Being He Honor Human
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Writing is finally play, and there's no reason why you should get paid for playing.

Finally Get No Reason Paid
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I cringe when critics say I'm a master of the popular novel. What's an unpopular novel?

Cringe Critics Master Novel
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Learning to trust is one of life's most difficult tasks.
Difficult Learning Life Most
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Acquire a government over your ideas, that they may come down when they are called, and depart when they are bidden.

Acquire Come Depart Down
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You know, God gave me a gift to do other things besides play the game of basketball.

Basketball Besides Game Gave
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I sang in church, but growing up in the neighborhood, music was more of an expression of relief or entertainment.

Church Entertainment Expression Growing
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I love watching track and field - the 4x100 relay, the 100-(meter) dash, the 200-(meter) dash. To see what they're able to do, I love watching that.

Able Dash Field ILove
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I feel like Barack Obama, kind of in a political sense, embodies that same kind of spirit as a Q-Tip or a Santogold or a Common. I feel like there is a synergy going on here in this country and abroad. I feel like the doors are open, and it's time to push them wide open.

Abroad Barack Barack Obama Common
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Being the only man in the household with my mom definitely helped me grow up fast.

Being Definitely Fast Grow
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