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I feel like I'm here to bust those misconceptions and stereotypes of Muslim women.


Halima Aden

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LIKE I throw enough shit at the wall and some should stick?
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LIKE I I feel like I'm a very good role model for women.
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PAIGE VANZANT I'm not one of those women who's like pro women. I'm an individual, and I'm in an in...
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LAWRENCE WILLIAMSON I don't just want to support only Muslim women. I want to inspire women across the board, and I&...
HALIMA ADEN I think quite spiritually of myself. I feel like I'm here to support the human evolution.
ALANIS MORISSETTE I'm a good Muslim and I'm only interested in Islam.
IDI AMIN When people put labels on us, it doesn't always enclose everything that we are. So even though I...
HALIMA ADEN I didn't want to let women down. One of the stereotypes I see breaking is the idea of aging and ...
ANNIE LEIBOVITZ Normally you read a screenplay - and I read a lot of them - and the characters don't feel like p...
JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT I feel like I'm constantly falling behind. I feel like every day I'm out of the office I'...
MARC ANDREESEN There are so many Muslim women that feel like they don't fit society's standard of beauty. I...
HALIMA ADEN For centuries, we have been under very false stereotypes and misconceptions about what causes anorex...
CYNTHIA M. BULIK I think people have to sharpen their eyes and look. I always feel like a big sponge: I feel like I l...
IRIS APFEL One of the things I like to do during an 'overhaul' revision is bust out my highlighters and...
LISA GRAFF I do smaller films, I'm not getting big paydays. I feel like we're just kind of scraping tog...
HOPE DAVIS I feel like if I'm sick, I need flowers. I'm very open about saying what I need from a partn...
SAMAIRE ARMSTRONG I'm trying to figure myself out through my movies. Whether it's big stuff like what we'r...
JASON REITMAN We have dealt with the Arab/Muslim problem in the American media in every single way but through com...
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RODNEY KING The honest truth is no, I don't feel like I arrived. I don't feel like I'm worthy. My pu...
ADAM GREEN I'm very stubborn. I feel like I'm going to play this season.
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IBRAHIM HOOPER I'm not a very good swimmer, and every time I'm in the water, I'm constantly reminded of...
TOM HOLLAND I feel like I was born and bred to stay self-motivated. I'm not one of those people who ho-hums ...
DANE COOK I'm supportive of women, absolutely, and it's so gratifying to have girls come up and say, &...
ST. VINCENT I feel like I pull inspiration from everyone, and I feel like I'm honored and grateful that peop...
WINNIE HARLOW If the money's right, I'm happy to bust up the other side of his face... No problem.
LENNOX LEWIS I'm not telling women to be like men. I'm telling us to evaluate what men and women do in th...
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YOUNG JEEZY I feel like I'm kind of faking something if I'm talking as myself and putting on an accent.
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ASHLEY GREENE I'd like to get my public image nearer to my reality. People have a lot of misconceptions.
JACQUELINE BISSET I'm just like everyone. I like to feel togetherness with someone.
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MORGAN FREEMAN I'm the old-fashioned type who prefers to meet a woman in a more normal setting. I don't lik...
GEORGE CLOONEY Sometimes I catch myself if I'm shopping, and I'm like, 'I want to hide my thighs and my...
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ANDRE WARD I feel like I have a new life and I'm going to take full advantage of it.
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