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We live in a country [USA] where the belief is that anyone can succeed, but for so many here, and for the majority of the world, that's not the case. In many parts of the world, women and poor people are at a huge disadvantage - certain rights and protections don't exist, and they don't have the chance of upward mobility.

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Joy Bryant
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: October 18
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I grew up in the South Bronx, raised by my grandmother, who scrapped and scraped to make sure I had a roof over my head and food in my stomach. I was painfully aware of what it was like to live with limited resources and a certain level of uncertainty.
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Failure isn't really an option because, as my grandmother used to say, Nothing beats a failure but a try.
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Donate time, food, or money to organizations that fight the good fight. We can act individually for the collective good. We can all do something.
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I love flowy hippie dresses.
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I never wanted to be the person who said, I woulda, coulda, shoulda. Life is way too short, and you may not last that long.
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I've always said that if anything - whether it was film or television - was something I responded to, then I was open to it.
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Being involved with Oxfam has really opened my eyes to the world at large and the suffering of others. But my background and my life experience are what have allowed me to understand how interconnected we all are. I believe one person suffering reverberates throughout the world.
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When I was younger, I was one of the few girls in the neighborhood who could break dance. That's kind of my local, ghetto-celebrity claim to fame.
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It feels good to know you contributed positively to another's life, to their happiness, to their survival. It gives us a sense of purpose.
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You have to move to your own beat. There will be times when no one believes in you or understands what you're doing and why you are doing it. The most important thing is for you to believe in you. Following your own vision is one of the only things that will sustain you.
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I think when you're in love with someone, it reveals a lot about yourself. You either rise to your highest highs or you stoop to your lowest lows.
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You can't improvise if you are tense. Or thinking too much. You have to really let it go.
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For instance, people who have to walk miles for water - and we just turn on the faucet and let it run. Or people right here in our country [USA] who are food insecure, and yet we as a nation throw out an inconceivable amount of food.
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When you empower women and help them thrive, you help their communities thrive. Women shoulder the burden disproportionately.
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It's been encouraging to hear the pope talking about climate change and take it away from being a political issue to being one of survival.
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I love the look of buffed nails. They look neat and chic without actually having to paint your nails-and it takes no time!
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My grandmother instilled in me two important lessons: I was just as good as anyone else, and education was my salvation. Fortunately, I was able to get scholarships to excellent schools, but I was one of the lucky ones. All of this is what draws me to anti-poverty organizations like Oxfam.
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