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African-American women were living at the time where segregation was the letter of the law, They were basically treated as second-class citizens, but they weren’t complaining. They knew that they had more to offer, and they basically rolled up their sleeves and they did the work to be a part of something greater than themselves.

— Octavia Spencer

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With time comes experience and you learn that if you don’t break out of those boxes yourself, no one else will allow you to.

I think a lot of people lose the advantage in the negotiating process if they are not willing to walk away. And I'm always willing to walk away.

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I’m at my happiest when I’m out in nature. When the sun is shining and birds are nearby and I’m sleeping and can appreciate the things around me.

What I learn from them is to continue to enjoy the process and have that free spirit about approaching the work and to not be so rigid.

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