Naheed Nenshi Quotes
But of course in my world nothing is political. And everything's about policy and governance. And maybe a bit of politics.
Quotes to Explore
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From the night, his solitude, the poet finds day and starts a diary that is lethal to the inert. The dark landscape yields a dialogue.
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I was able to really see that connection as a football player where success requires a lot of hard work and effort, physically and mentally.
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Listen to the Bee Gees and you can learn to be a great writer.
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If I categorized home runs that I've seen, without a doubt the monumental one is Henry's... but I've seen a lot of classic, great home runs. Gibson's was probably the most theatrical home run I've ever seen.
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We were both in love with him. I fell out of love with him, but he didn't.
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Homophobia is rampant in soccer, probably more so than in any other sport. I'm not sure why.
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I don't take fancy vacations. I buy all my jewelry at Claire's. I can't remember the last time I went out to a fancy dinner. My family lives in a modest two-bedroom apartment, and my kids share a bedroom. But I do have one extravagant vice: shoes.
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Why did I elope with my husband after knowing him for only four months? I wish I could show people the picture of the two of us that night and have them feel what I felt. But it's just a picture. It can only capture how things looked, not how they felt.
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People tend to associate fairies with princesses, but they couldn't be more different. Princesses have dynastic and domestic pressures, and they get parked on glass hills. Fairies don't have families. They don't clean or cook. They sip nectar from flowers and dance by the light of the moon.
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We make assumptions: nurses should be nice, teachers should be good. But everyone has a dark side, some darker than others.
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I can't imagine playing a boring gig. Like, a boring audience without reaction, I will play against them.
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I love Bob Altman. I always admired him so much because I always thought he was a genuine voice.
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I don't know how to make Harper and Alloy want me, not just my name.
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Do not deceive or be faithless even with your enemy.
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I have this really high priority on happiness and finding something to be happy about.
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Having grown up on a family farm, I am all too familiar with the effects a drought can have on a crop.
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I happen to dig being able to use whatever mystique I have to further the idea of peace.
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I like being active and riding a bike around my neighborhood and exercising when I can.
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We have succeeded in observing two laws of the utmost importance, the first is that the increase in the number of heart beats is in quite direct proportion to the sum of the weights lifted to a determined height, the second is that the quantity.
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A chief petty officer taught me shorthand, which got me promoted to yeoman first class.
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I'm totally down with insurrection in the street. I've had a great time with that over the years. Insurrection in the voting booth is the other part of the equation.
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You can coddle your child and tell them, 'You're the best no matter what.' But in the end, when they go out into the real world, I think it's pretty tough out there and other children are cruel.
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Coyotes have the gift of seldom being seen; they keep to the edge of vision and beyond, loping in and out of cover on the plains and highlands. And at night, when the whole world belongs to them, they parley at the river with the dogs, their higher, sharper voices full of authority and rebuke. They are an old council of clowns, and they are listened to.
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But of course in my world nothing is political. And everything's about policy and governance. And maybe a bit of politics.
