Lady Gaga addressed Yale students as part of the Emotion Revolution, and these are her best quotes.
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Our inner heroes
Image Credit: Graphics by Tiffany Egbert/SheKnows; photo provided by Getty Images We've all felt victimized at some point, but Gaga reminds us that we can be our own heroes.
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The importance of emotion
Image Credit: Graphics by Tiffany Egbert/SheKnows; photo provided by Getty Images Emotions are more than emojis, you guys. [Insert Person Raising Both Hands in Celebration emoji.]
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The sum of her parts
Image Credit: Graphics by Tiffany Egbert/SheKnows; photo provided by Getty Images The danger with putting people in a box is that most of us, Gaga included, don't fit into just one.
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Time to unplug
Image Credit: Graphics by Tiffany Egbert/SheKnows; photo provided by Getty Images At the very least, look up and into the eyes of the person speaking with you — your phone won't mind.
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On solidarity
Image Credit: Graphics by Tiffany Egbert/SheKnows; photo provided by Getty Images You are me. I am you. Gaga is all of us. The bottom line? We're all in this together.
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Setting a standard of decency
Image Credit: Graphics by Tiffany Egbert/SheKnows; photo provided by Getty Images When did it become OK — cool even — to be cruel? Gaga stresses the need for decency and kindness.
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The end of trolling
Image Credit: Graphics by Tiffany Egbert/SheKnows; photo provided by Getty Images Enough with the hateful commentary already! Here's looking at you, keyboard warriors.
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Breaking the mold
Image Credit: Graphics by Tiffany Egbert/SheKnows; photo provided by Getty Images It's high time we begin embracing one another's differences. Most movers and shakers are slightly off-center.
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Words matter
Image Credit: Graphics by Tiffany Egbert/SheKnows; photo provided by Getty Images People may not tweet, points out Gaga, but they won't likely forget the way hateful barbs made them feel.
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Pain is part of the process
Image Credit: Graphics by Tiffany Egbert/SheKnows; photo provided by Getty Images It's inevitable that kids will feel pain, so we must do a better job of giving them a sounding board for that hurt.
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Pay attention
Image Credit: Graphics by Tiffany Egbert/SheKnows; photo provided by Getty Images Turning a deaf ear to others in need doesn't just hurt them; it hurts all of us, ultimately.
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Self-acceptance is key
Image Credit: Graphics by Tiffany Egbert/SheKnows; photo provided by Getty Images Gaga pointed out that for all her fame, she was never truly happy until she accepted herself.
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Say something
Image Credit: Graphics by Tiffany Egbert/SheKnows; photo provided by Getty Images Pop culture breeds apathy, Gaga argues, and it's time for us to feel again.
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Lack of communication
Image Credit: Graphics by Tiffany Egbert/SheKnows; photo provided by Getty Images "We are unconsciously communicating lies." Yep. This needs to change, like, yesterday.
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You are in control
Image Credit: Graphics by Tiffany Egbert/SheKnows; photo provided by Getty Images If nothing else, remember this: You are the star of your own life. You have the right to do things your way.
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Caring is cool
Image Credit: Graphics by Tiffany Egbert/SheKnows; photo provided by Getty Images We have to find a way to make it cool to feel again. Caring is cool, people… pass it along.
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There’s beauty in being different
Image Credit: Graphics by Tiffany Egbert/SheKnows; photo provided by Getty Images We shouldn't shun each other for our differences but, rather, celebrate each other for them.
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Born this way
Image Credit: Graphics by Tiffany Egbert/SheKnows; photo provided by Getty Images You are who you are — you were born this way — and who you are is beautiful.
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The power in our words
Image Credit: Graphics by Tiffany Egbert/SheKnows; photo provided by Getty Images There is great power in worlds to do both good and evil. Choose to do good.
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Life lessons
Image Credit: Graphics by Tiffany Egbert/SheKnows; photo provided by Getty Images The greatest lesson a person can learn is that of compassion. You never know what someone else is going through.
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The revolution
Image Credit: Graphics by Tiffany Egbert/SheKnows; photo provided by Getty Images The time for complacency is certainly not now — rather, it's time to start a revolution of niceness.
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