Halima Aden Quotes
I did notice growing up that there are so many things, obstacles and things, that people think you can't do because you're Muslim or because you're wearing a hijab. You hear a lot of no's. That was something that I wanted to see change.
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Awards for arts, where you make comparisons, don't make much sense.
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First of all, I'm so glad that the city of Houston has a football team again. They have such great fans. I'm really happy for the people of Houston because they deserve a football team.
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The niqab, for some, has become an antiestablishment symbol around which one can rally and relish in the opportunities for confrontation that it provides.
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I worked on the line, I've been an executive chef, I've worked for the Mets, I've worked for various steakhouses, vegetarian restaurants, a lot of Middle Eastern stuff. I've worked my fair share of a lot of different things. I've worked at festivals and street fairs, you know? I've been through it all.
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For me, great music doesn't just have to fall into one category or one genre and I love appreciating all kinds of music.
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I had all the fame anyone could want, and I ran away from it.
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The use of solar energy has not been opened up because the oil industry does not own the sun.
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They wanted to audition people for the Middle East correspondent on 'The Daily Show.' They wanted to hire somebody ethnic for that slot. Helms had left, Cordry had left, and they felt that they needed an ethnic face. So, I went in and auditioned, and I got the job.
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I am from Karnal, India.
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The capability of negotiating... is something that means you not only have to understand fully what you believe and what your national interests are but in order to be a really good negotiator, you have to try to figure out what the other person on the other side of the table has in mind.
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I could talk for ages about how women are amazing, but essentially we shouldn't be manipulated by the media's expectations of our bodies. I'd recommend every woman to read 'Women Who Run with the Wolves' - it's about being in touch with your more wild, free and powerful side.
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In a competitive industry, only paranoid incumbents - those constantly striving for betterment - have any hope of surviving.
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Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.
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Death may simply be an alteration in consciousness, a transition for continued life in a nonmaterial form.
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I think I owe it to myself to put my best effort forward and prove how good I can be.
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A lot of movies are made to make us dream.
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I think '80s pop music subconsciously informs what I'm doing.
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I would never call a neighbor an enemy. But I would request the neighbor to be a good neighbor, to see that the neighbor's interest is a stable prosperous neighbor, a neighbor that is doing well.
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I like to do at least 15 minutes of cardio every day if I can fit it in.
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I grew up on Don Knotts and Jerry Lewis and all the guys from Second City.
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My diet is very kale-heavy. It's so nutrient-dense. I stay away from fake processed stuff.
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Paradise is open to all kind hearts.
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Working with Mrs. Clarke at The Gryphon School is when I really began to think of acting as a potential career.
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I did notice growing up that there are so many things, obstacles and things, that people think you can't do because you're Muslim or because you're wearing a hijab. You hear a lot of no's. That was something that I wanted to see change.
