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Instead of yelling your opinion, or telling people to shut up, or engaging in this clickbait-internet culture, have a dialogue with someone and ask people questions and listen to what they have to say.

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Aziz Ansari
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: February 23
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Aziz Ishmael Ansari
Aziz Ismail Ansari
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If you believe that men and women have equal rights, if someone asks if you're feminist, you have to say yes because that is how words work.
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In this era, we have more choice than any group of people ever. When you are out at night, anyone in the universe can contact you instantly. Think about how crazy that is compared to even a few decades ago.
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You want what you can't have. And if someone's being shitty to you, just move on. If someone's being shitty to you, no matter how great they are, that's shitty, and you don't want be with someone who treats you shitty.
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Most single people I know, myself included, have a difficult time even meeting up with the people they like, be it busy schedules, texting games, or whatever.
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You’re a feminist if you go to a Jay Z and Beyoncé concert, and you’re not like, ‘Mmm, I feel like Beyoncé should get 23 percent less money than Jay Z'.
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Most people would say 'the deets', but I say 'the tails'. Just another example of innovation.
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Modern life. Where are we running? Sometimes what we want is not always where we are... Are we alone? Is the real winter inside our hearts? We are all struggling for definition in a world that resists our increase.
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If you look up feminist in the dictionary, it just means someone who believes men and women have equal rights.
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I was a dishwasher at one of those Japanese places that cook on your table. Not too fun.
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Regardless of your ethnicity or anything, if you do great work, people will notice and you'll get hired.
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When I'm dating someone, I have a list called my 'Oh No Nos.' If a woman commits a Oh No No, it can end the relationship. Not loving '90s R&B music is #3 on the Oh No Nos list. Girl don't even know who Ginuwine is.
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Comedians don't have hits. You have to have a whole brand-new hour. You have no hits to rely on.
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