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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Hope is called the anchor of the soul because it gives stability to the Christian life. But hope is not simply a 'wish' I wish that such-and-such would take place rather, it is that which latches on to the certainty of the promises of the future that God has made.
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Real life is about reacting quickly to the opportunity at hand, not the opportunity you envisioned. Not thinking and scheming for the future, but letting it happen.
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I made too many mistakes in the games - throwing, fielding, pitching. So far, this season has been weird to me. I can't worry about that. I have to worry about the future and cut some of my pitches per inning, and that's what we'll do. I have 30 more starts to go.
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If you do that, the community feels like you're part of their community and they want to support you.
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When I was being sold into marriage, it was hard to see a future for myself.
