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At the end of the day, I stand by who I am. I'm a good person.

Taraji P. Henson

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Taraji P. Henson
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: September 11
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My first big heartbreak proved to me that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
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When I go home to visit, they never treat me like a celebrity. They still treat me like TJ. If I leave dishes in the sink, they'll let me know.
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In my mind I'm like, No, Katherine Johnson it was you. It was your mind alone that got John Glenn to orbit the earth. He didn't say, Go get so in so. He said, Go get that smart girl. But that fact that that she sees the we in I, blew me away.
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