Maysoon Zayid Quotes
The people that I grew up with had no problem with my faith. They did, however, seem very concerned that I would starve to death during Ramadan. I would explain to them that I have enough fat to live off of for three whole months, so fasting from sunrise to sunset is a piece of cake.
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I refuse to accept other people's ideas of happiness for me. As if there's a 'one size fits all' standard for happiness.
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We have lost the idea that something can be secret because it is valuable, not because it's shameful. If you share everything with everybody, what have you got for yourself? I tweet and I blog, but I save a lot for myself. Not because I am ashamed.
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'Envy' was a bit of a challenge for me. It was smooth.
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I'm not an American, but I have this weird connection to America in different ways through my dad living here for five years, my godfather being an American who I'm very close to.
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I'm an actress, not a pinup.
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In this era in which we live, the old-fashioned virtues grow increasingly unpopular.
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Santorum is the greatest person on the face of the planet as far as I'm concerned.
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As a legal matter, my mother is an American citizen by birth.
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Over my career, I've had to do a lot of shows that involve stunts, and I so enjoy stunts.
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We all know how funny Morrissey is. Actually, you know what? I say that sarcastically. His songs are some of the funniest songs I've ever heard in my life. I mean, really. I mean, not that the 'Girlfriend in a Coma' is, like, really funny.
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How do you create chemistry? If only I knew that! Some people say it's a natural thing that you have with someone, and maybe it is to do with that, but I think you can work on it.
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Peace is a day-to-day problem, the product of a multitude of events and judgments. Peace is not an 'is,' it is a 'becoming.'
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You get so weak from eating pears that you fall down, and then they come and take you away on a stretcher.
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Our deals and performance speak for themselves. And whoever doesn't feel comfortable investing with us will not.
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I've never been to New Zealand before. But one of my role models, Xena, the warrior princess, comes from there.
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I sort of understood that when I first started: that you shouldn't repeat a success. Very often you're going to, and maybe the first time you do, it works. And you love it. But then you're trapped.
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I believe in Karma. If the good is sown, the good is collected. When positive things are made, that returns well.
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Sometimes I see through things when people are talking. I'm really sensitive to other people, so I can tell if somebody's putting on a front.
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I'm trying to break down preconceptions about what pop music is.
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In 1958, my father invested everything he had in a business venture and became the largest automobile dealership in Chicago for Ford's new Edsel line. But Edsel sales plummeted and my father fell into bankruptcy. I watched him struggle; working long hours to protect us from poverty.
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I've gotten better at not making people feel uncomfortable with my shyness.
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So many times people are afraid of competition, when it should bring out the best in us. We all have talents and abilities, so why be intimidated by other people's skills?
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The most tremendous judgment of God in this world is the hardening of the hearts of men.
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The people that I grew up with had no problem with my faith. They did, however, seem very concerned that I would starve to death during Ramadan. I would explain to them that I have enough fat to live off of for three whole months, so fasting from sunrise to sunset is a piece of cake.
