Thinking Quotes by Amandla Stenberg

Amandla Stenberg

I do definitely get boxed into this #BlackGirlMagic social activist category. But it makes me think, “Well, maybe people are able to start thinking about that concept earlier and will hopefully be inspired to delve deeper into it and research it more.” I think that’s just how the media works. It’s just very good at compartmentalizing human beings.

Inspired

People

Thinking

Amandla Stenberg

I do think that my generation is really smart and wants to have political conversations, and so I hope that we can continue spreading our ideas and being able to change how our systems work. So, I guess being an all-American to me is being someone who questions things.

Political

Smart

Thinking

Amandla Stenberg

I think one of the core ideas in America has always been conversation and being able to question our systems of government, and being able to dictate our own communities and how we want this country to work. And I feel like we’re losing part of that because of the way that even our current political campaign is centered more around celebrity than anything else, and so we’re kind of losing conversation. We’re still having conversations, but they seem to be more about like Donald Trump’s hair and like memes of his face more than anything else.

Community

Country

Thinking

Amandla Stenberg

I think part of growing up is not actually finding a fixed idea of who you are, but rather being like, “Oh, wait. I’m different all the time. I’m going to change every second and grow and be fluid.” And that’s okay.

Growing Up

Thinking

Waiting

Amandla Stenberg

I think the best piece of advice that I would give is beauty is really just – I know it sounds cheesy – being true to who you are. Beauty is not something that is acquired necessarily through like makeup or clothing.

Giving

Makeup

Thinking

Amandla Stenberg

I think there are two sides of the coin. On one hand, it can be challenging to access different parts of yourself, and you kind of have to put yourself back into reality when you’re done with the job. But I think it’s also really cool to have the ability to try on being different people and to explore some parts of yourself because you get to know yourself better. You get to know parts of yourself that you haven’t met before. I think that’s something that I’ve been learning more recently.

People

Reality

Thinking

Amandla Stenberg

It’s easier to say, ‘Don’t care about what anyone thinks,’ than it is to actually not care about what anyone thinks. But, honestly, anything you’re passionate about, that’s what you’ll be the best at.

Care

Passionate

Thinking

Amandla Stenberg

It’s hard to find black roles that are just whimsical and fun and colorful. And I think, in many ways, that can be just as powerful in making commentary about race through movies.

Fun

Powerful

Thinking

Amandla Stenberg

There’s so much power in allegory, to form ideas and learn lessons that you can actually take and apply to real life. I think that’s why I originally really loved fantasy and reading.

Reading

Real

Thinking

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Girl

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Political

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Real

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Thinking Quotes by Amandla Stenberg

I do think that my generation is really smart and wants to have political conversations, and so I hope that we can continue spreading our ideas and being able to change how our systems work. So, I guess being an all-American to me is being someone who questions things.

I think part of growing up is not actually finding a fixed idea of who you are, but rather being like, “Oh, wait. I’m different all the time. I’m going to change every second and grow and be fluid.” And that’s okay.

I think the best piece of advice that I would give is beauty is really just – I know it sounds cheesy – being true to who you are. Beauty is not something that is acquired necessarily through like makeup or clothing.

It’s easier to say, ‘Don’t care about what anyone thinks,’ than it is to actually not care about what anyone thinks. But, honestly, anything you’re passionate about, that’s what you’ll be the best at.

It’s hard to find black roles that are just whimsical and fun and colorful. And I think, in many ways, that can be just as powerful in making commentary about race through movies.

There’s so much power in allegory, to form ideas and learn lessons that you can actually take and apply to real life. I think that’s why I originally really loved fantasy and reading.

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