Luvvie Ajayi Quotes

Luvvie Ajayi

Profession : Author

Birth : January 5, 1985

In a world that wants women to whisper, I choose to yell.

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Humor is this great equalizer. It gets people's defenses down, and once they're down, you can discuss some really difficult topics.

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Under promise and over deliver. People will be pleasantly surprised that you gave more than they expected. And remember that there is always room for us to be better and do better. That's what I am calling for. Not just everybody else - myself, too.

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Avoidance has never been a great tactic in solving any problem. For most situations in life, not addressing what's going on only makes matters worse.

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Never underestimate the power of confidence. If you believe you're the dopest thing walking, you might convince people of the same just because you're so headstrong about it as a fact.

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'Imposter Syndrome' is the feeling of wearing a mask and playing a role that one does not feel at home in. It is when you feel like you or your work is a fluke and that you're a dwarf amongst giants. Many of us have this, especially when we're in some sort of creative industry.

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Fear has a very concrete power of keeping us from doing and saying the things that are our purpose.

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Being able to live without having to be defined by your skin color is the hallmark of privilege.

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Unless life is one giant rap battle, you don't need to freestyle your way to success.

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Being quiet is comfortable. Keeping things the way they've been is comfortable. And all comfort has done is maintain the status quo.

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People need to seek out some diversity in their life. One of my friends is a pig farmer in Michigan, and even she has black friends. She's in the middle of nowhere - the closest airport is, like, three hours away - and she manages to connect with black people.

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People think you can find a mentor by walking up to somebody and saying, 'Hey, be my mentor,' or by sending an e-mail to someone you've never e-mailed before and saying, 'Hey, I want you to mentor me.' But, mentorship really happens in rooms that you're actually in.

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I want to create a TV show that people will watch and say, 'Hey, I have a favorite character,' or 'Hey, that person reminds me of myself,' or 'Hey, I've made some of those same mistakes, or those are some of the things I've dealt with.'

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It took me a while to affirm the fact that I'm actually a really good writer. I couldn't even call myself a writer with a straight face because I didn't take my gift seriously.

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I think that if everybody committed themselves to making a better world than how we found it, things would be much better than what they are.

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The cool thing about the Internet now is it's democratized platforms. Like, anybody can create a blog. Anybody can give themselves some type of place where their work is visible.

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A book is not a short-term project. It's essentially your baby, so it takes a lot of work.

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Putting out a book is absolutely a lesson in vulnerability because it doesn't matter how much of an audience you have. Some people who have giant audiences can't sell books because those audiences don't feel like they need to give them their money.

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People love my voice because they say I say what they were thinking but dare not to say because they had a filter or a job.

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Who needs soap operas now when we have social media timelines? Now you can get a similar drama fix by just paying attention to your friends and family members' Facebook pages.

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