55 Tracee Ellis Ross Quotes for You to Enjoy

Tracee Ellis Ross

American Actress

Born: Oct 29, 1972

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I need to see my own beauty and to continue to be reminded that I am enough, that I am worthy of love without effort, that I am beautiful, that the texture of my hair and that the shape of my curves, the size of my lips, the color of my skin, and the feelings that I have are all worthy and okay. Tracee Ellis Ross

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I feel like our culture is so good at pulling other people down and being so judgmental, but there's space for all of us to be who we are. There's space for us to celebrate each other and root for each other and not take each other down. Tracee Ellis Ross

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Human rights, race relations, gender politics, health care, and foreign policy - it's a lot to keep track of, and yet all of these things affect us in our daily lives. Making sense of everything requires meticulous unpacking of feelings, delicate navigation of social norms, and a community of love to help along the way. Tracee Ellis Ross

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I don't really talk about my personal life. It's a strange and funny and weird thing. Sometimes you have a conversation with someone and the paparazzi snaps a picture of you and people decide you're dating. If I try to answer everything people say, I would be up all night. Tracee Ellis Ross

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I don't want to feel shamed into making a choice about my physical appearance or my body... or even about the choices I make about my life. I want to be feel empowered and inspired because they feel good to me. Tracee Ellis Ross

Career-wise, there are so many things where you don't get what you think you want. I've had to make space for, 'Do I let that debilitate me and make me feel bad about myself? And make me feel like I need to change myself in some way?' Because I think changing myself is very different from growing and learning. Tracee Ellis Ross

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I'm baffled by the people who say, 'I'm just not going to vote.' Tracee Ellis Ross

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I've heard people say, 'Why do you have to do a show that's called 'Black Girls Rock'?' or 'Why is there an expression called 'black girl magic'?' You know, when you say, 'Save the dolphins,' you don't mean, 'I don't like whales.' That's just not the way it works! Tracee Ellis Ross

We live in a culture where people are constantly telling us how to get what we want, and within that message is, 'You need to be something other than you are.' Tracee Ellis Ross

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Because of my unique experience as my mom's child, the beginning of my journey was more about me trying to figure out who I was on my own. My mom is one of the greatest moms and so supportive of all my siblings and of all of us being who we are, and not who she wanted us to be. Tracee Ellis Ross

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Lily Tomlin was one of the early comedy greats who influenced my courage to be the person I am. Tracee Ellis Ross

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I eat in the same philosophy that I live with: joyfully! Tracee Ellis Ross

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I think it's huge that I'm wearing my natural hair texture on ABC in prime time. As Dr. Rainbow Johnson on 'Black-ish,' I think my hair is part of the reality of this woman's life. She has four children and is an anesthesiologist and a wife. She doesn't have a lot of time to fuss with beauty, so her look is pretty simple. Tracee Ellis Ross

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I listen to my body. Some days all I want is a good steak and others, I crave veggies and quinoa. Tracee Ellis Ross

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My goal is to make space for my selfhood. All of it. All of me, not just the parts I like or think that others like but all of it. Tracee Ellis Ross

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I grew up on the ragged edge of self-acceptance, where I was holding on to it, but it was easy to fall off. But as I found my way inside myself, I've been able to accept my own hair, my own shape. Tracee Ellis Ross

There is no right way to do life. Tracee Ellis Ross

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So about this Fierce and Fearless award, honestly, I am often afraid. I was terrified when I lost my voice. But I've come to understand and listen to the fear. I walk towards it. I lean into it to find the information and things that it has to teach me - unless it says run, and then I run. Tracee Ellis Ross

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