“I’ll stick to finding the funny in the ordinary because my life is pretty ordinary and so are the lives of my friends — and my friends are hilarious.”— Issa Rae “As much as a BFF can make you go WTF, there’s no denying we’d be a little less rich without them.”—“Go...
94. “There’s so much creativity in brokeness. Brokeness will have you making it work.”— Issa Rae 95. “If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.”– Shirley Chisholm 96. “I’d rather regret the risks that didn’t work out than the chances I didn’...
—Issa Rae, actor, writer, and producer, creator ofInsecure;The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, 2015 representation The wordrepresentationis a noun with various meanings, but essentially it means “the act of representing” or “the state of being represented.” In this context, Issa Rae i...
317. “Stop making excuses, you’re the only one stopping you.”— Issa Rae 317. “Encourage yourself, believe in yourself, and love yourself. Never doubt who you are.”— Stephanie LaHart 319. “We only have one life, and it is very precious, and there’s a lot we can do, and...
-Spider-Woman (Issa Rae)“No.” -Miguel O’Hara Is it because she called you Dark Garfield? – Spider-Woman“No.” -Miguel O’Hara “I don’t believe in comedy. Just kidding.”– Hobie Brown “I don’t know how to fix this.” -Gwen Stacy“Welcome to the club.” -Miguel O’...
4. Issa Rae On what she learned from creatingInsecure:“That you do have to really want it and that you have to be patient. That you have to talk yourself into it constantly. It really is a test of: How bad you wanna do this? I had to remind myself everyday that I didn’t wan...
Issa Rae arrives at the 75th Emmy Awards.ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images Issa Rae's winged look was by Pamella Roland. "We have a pearl moment. We have a bit of sequins. Just bedazzled. I felt like I wanted to give a little drama, you know," she said. ...
Alongside America Ferrera (“End of Watch,” the “How to Train Your Dragon” films), Kate McKinnon (“Bombshell,”“Yesterday”), Michael Cera (“Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,”“Juno”), Ariana Greenblatt (“Avengers: Infinity War,”“65”), Issa Rae (“The Photograph,”“Insecure”)...
Jill Gleeson is a travel journalist and memoirist based in the Appalachian Mountains of western Pennsylvania who has written for websites and publications including Good Housekeeping, Woman’s Day, Country Living, Washingtonian, Gothamist, Canadian Traveller, and EDGE Media Network. Jill is the trave...
Issa Rae “Once I learned to like me more than others did, then I didn't have to worry about being the funniest or the most popular or the prettiest. I was the best me and I only ever tried to be that." 18 Dolly Parton “If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to...