Sonita Alizadeh Quotes
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Let's judge a man on what he's done.
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Everyone in society should be a role model, not only for their own self-respect, but for respect from others.
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I'm a chubby middle-aged white guy with short hair. I think that's it, really. I kind of have a look. Right now, I'm not fat enough to be the fat friend, but I'm not thin enough to be the leading man, so I look like a cop.
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Food doesn't necessarily have to suck in order to be healthy. It doesn't have to be terrible to be healthy anymore.
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I taught myself how to play the guitar. I never studied music.
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We shelter children for a time; we live side by side with men; and that is all. We owe them nothing, and are owed nothing. I think we owe our friends more, especially our female friends.
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Family quarrels are bitter things. They don't go according to any rules. They're not like aches or wounds, they're more like splits in the skin that won't heal because there's not enough material.
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I don't mind going back to daylight saving time. With inflation, the hour will be the only thing I've saved all year.
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Fashion anticipates.
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The charms of women were never more powerful never inspired such achievements, as in those immortal periods, when they could neither read nor write.
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What's really interesting and fun to explore is not just the falling in love and everything being great, but the obstacles to falling in love.
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I did grow up in a military family but lacked the perspective to grasp the cognitive dissonance carried by most people who serve in the armed forces or the circumstances that push lots of folks into the military. I don't blame G.I. Joe or Rambo for that atmosphere, but they certainly reflected the final stage of a two generation cultural myth.
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The way to resumption is to resume.
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If you don't shop smart, you get a little trendy.
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I was raised on the streets, in hot, steamy Brooklyn, with stifled air.
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Eventually, before I die, I hope to have written about every part I've played.
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I'm a walking, talking enigma. We're a dying breed.
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The perfect expression of receiving a lifetime award is to be working when they're handing it out.
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For well-being and health, again, the homestead should be airy in summer, and sunny in winter. A homestead possessing these qualities would be longer than it is deep; and its main front would face the south.
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Tennis is the purest form of democracy. There was a symbiotic, chicken-and-egg relationship for me between democracy and tennis.
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An America that looks away is ignoring not just the sins of the past but the sins of the present and the certain sins of the future.
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There are two ways to look at most problems... 'Oh Crap!' or, 'Good Information!,' and our choice will give us good information on how to deal with problems in the future.
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According to the U.N., more than 2.7 billion people will face severe water shortages by 2025. Many social scientists predict that the next big wars will be over water. Nevertheless, the average American family blissfully consumes 300 gallons a day, when you add in watering the lawn and washing dishes, clothes, and cars.
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When I was being sold into marriage, it was hard to see a future for myself.
