Sonita Alizadeh Quotes

When I was a little girl, I did not listen to music much. I did not think that one day I would become a rapper. I was born in a very traditional and religious family. Being a female was destroying my dreams. Slowly, first through poetry and then music, I began to find ways to share my thoughts and feelings, talk to my family and to the world.

Sonita Alizadeh

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While hereditary chiefs inhabit the apex of our traditional social systems, it would be a mistake to think they hold all the power. They aren't kings. They aren't dictators. They're answerable to their clans and their matriarchs. All decisions that affect our communities require lengthy, deliberate discussions and careful negotiation.

Eden Robinson
- Power
- Mistake
- Decisions
If Harvard is $60,000 and University of Toronto, where I went to school, is maybe six. So you're really telling me that education is 10 times better at Harvard than it is at University of Toronto? That seems ridiculous to me.

Malcolm Gladwell
- School
- Education
- Better
I think my numbers speak for themselves.

Jack Youngblood
- Think
- Speak
- Numbers
River Phoenix and I were friends for nine years, and I watched him grow and mature, and I also saw him struggle. I watched him deal with the whole up and down aspects of Hollywood and saw him bounce back, so when he passed away, it was such an enormous shock.

Zach Galligan
- Up
- Friends
- Struggle
President Bush has a track record of making the right decisions when it comes to national security.

Randy Neugebauer
- Right
- Security
- Decisions
People don't like to vote against something that's so incredibly popular.

Rand Paul
- People
- Like
- Popular