Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
When your failures surround you, and all the open doors have closed, look up. There’s a door that never closes, a way, when all the other ways have failed you.
Quotes to Explore
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When I wrote 'Fight Song,' I was in a particular low point. I needed to remind myself to not give up, that I still believed in myself and that I still had fight left.
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My abuela was an incredible cook.
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I work hard at my job, and I guess hard work pays off.
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I love to walk into Borders or Barnes & Noble and see my books there. It's fabulous.
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My mom, she is the most unbelievable mom that you could ever have in your entire life and she's always with me on everything. The most I've ever been away from her is two days. I love her more than anybody could ever know.
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I always need a couple of highlights to really spark the passion for a project.
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When decorum is repression, the only dignity free men have is to speak out.
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When you look at someone good like J.J. Abrams who gives you the spectacle and great action set pieces but also gives you character and great story and plotting and narrative, I think it's my job - and my intention - to do both.
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If we go back in the history of different nations, violence and the use of force are part of their heritage. These are the traditions of mankind.
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In very simple language, Morrie always seems to be able to explain something that other people would take a chapter for, you know.
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It is true that they paid much more attention to the trade unions because the trade unions were after all speaking for the rights and conditions of working men and women in their employment.
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'The Voice' was the first real job I've ever had that wasn't just messing around with music.
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Even before I competed in the Olympics, I always wanted to write a book.
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There's something extremely bizarre about the way people consume media now.
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A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.
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In a sense there is no 'opposition' in Bahrain, as the phrase implies one unified block with the same views. Such a phrase is not in our constitution, unlike say the United Kingdom. We only have people with different views and that's ok.
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My choosing Islam was not a political statement; it was a spiritual statement.
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I never sing in the shower either.
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People who are bipolar, they kind of latch onto things that are fanatical sometimes.
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Being divorced is like being hit by a Mack truck. If you live through it, you start looking very carefully to the right and to the left.
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The philosophy of jazz represents tolerance, teamwork and inclusion. That's what America is about. The music reflects that.
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When a person starts to talk about their dreams, it's as if something bubbles up from within. Their eyes brighten, their face glows, and you can feel the excitement in their words.
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I've pretty much grown up on set, and my favorite part about it is being able to actually see how movies are made. I knew when I was about 14 that I wanted to be a director and that I wanted to go to NYU for film school. It kind of feels like it's been a long time coming.It's a relief to actually be in, because the college process is so hyped-up.
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When your failures surround you, and all the open doors have closed, look up. There’s a door that never closes, a way, when all the other ways have failed you.
