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“It matters when public officials admit that their hearts have changed, but only in the service of changing actual policy.”

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Emily Raboteau

Emily Raboteau is an American fiction writer born on July 11, 1976. Her works often explore themes of race, identity, and gender, known for their delicate touch and profound insight. more

“Part of why I wrote my book was so that we could focus on the structural and systemic reasons behind social misery. Changed hearts and minds are important. But they do little against the backdrop of a system that needs to exploit people and labor to survive. I'm more interested in changed systems than changed hearts.”

People Mind Heart Important Book Reason Focus Changed Labor Misery Heart And Mind

Author:Marc Lamont Hill

“For me, self-care is a lesson I'm still learning. But it begins with space away from the heaviness of life. I now take time to play, laugh, and, every once in awhile, sleep.”

Sleep Laughing Take Time

Author:Marc Lamont Hill

“I think it's really crucial to leave our American context, not only for a sense of individual freedom, but also to make links to international struggles for civil rights.”

Thinking Individual Struggle Civil Rights Individual Freedom

Author:Emily Raboteau

“Beauty is my heritage and my core. But my passion is design for the spaces where we live and work.”

Passion Design My Passion

Author:Aerin Lauder

“People always talk about what they do the night before, but to be totally honest what you do the night before isn't going to make a huge difference in how you look. Maybe eating a giant burger and being bloated would make a difference, but other than that it's the lead-up. For me it's always about trying to consistently maintain a fit and body-conscious eating schedule so three days before I'm not like, Oh my God, I have a bathing suit shoot I have to do.”

People Trying Night Honest Fit Eating Making A Difference Consistently

Author:Emily Ratajkowski

“Being a parent is a huge part of who I am, and of course I share that with other women. I'm not just a business woman. I'm my sons' mother and my husband's wife - although I never post about him on social media because he'd probably divorce me if I did! But I think by showing who I am as a mom and as a business owner, I show other women that we're all balancing those two worlds.”

Thinking World Mother Parent Wife Share Mom Social Media Divorce Being A Parent Business Woman

Author:Elle Macpherson

“I know everyone hates when I say this, they think it's a cliché, but if you don't feel good in the bathing suit you're not going to look good. Confidence is really important.”

Thinking Important Hate Feel Good

Author:Emily Ratajkowski

“When children are little, they really need you in one way. When they're bigger, they need you as a friend. And balancing motherhood and career makes you both a better mother and a better businesswoman.”

Children Mother Motherhood

Author:Aerin Lauder

“Along with some things I've seen in my own life, it showed me that depression needs to be treated in the same way that other medical conditions are. We don't necessarily think about it in the same light, but it should be taken seriously and people should get help. And we should talk about it and not be ashamed about it.”

People Thinking Helping Taken Medical Ashamed

Author:Samira Wiley

“In relationship you gotta have friendship because if you don't, even if things may seem perfect in the beginning, times like this when you are married and you have a kid, you have to still be able to have that spunk, that sass, that fun, and that friendship. Because yeah, jumping into something so quickly can very much turn sour very very fast.”

Kids Fun Perfect Married

Author:Teyana

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