If I hadn't been told I was ...

If I hadn't been told I was garbage, I wouldn't have learned how to show people I'm talented. And if everyone had always laughed at my jokes, I wouldn't have figured out how to be so funny. If they hadn't told me I was ugly, I never would have searched for my beauty. And if they hadn't tried to break me down, I wouldn't know that I'm unbreakable.
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 Gabourey Sidibe

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I'm not a big fan of doing what my mother wants me to do, like any daughter.
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The reason why America was built is so that we would have the ability to choose who we pray to, whether we do or don't.
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Being an actor is wonderful and it's a lot of fun, but eventually you look old and you can't fit this or that. It's important to have other skills, be able to do other things, and to really learn how this business works and what it thrives on.
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I complain about my life. I used to complain about boys or not being able to drive or failing a test. Now I complain about boys, not being able to drive, and leaving home so much.
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 Gabourey Sidibe
Plenty of times, I haven't been able to wear certain clothes because they didn't come in my size.
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 Gabourey Sidibe