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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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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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 like being active and riding a bike around my neighborhood and exercising when I can.
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My music is bejewelled, it's colourful, it's romantic, it shines.
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What is important is to have values in life. What's important is how you are, not how you look.
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I think New York audiences are some of the brightest in the world, and certainly the most enthusiastic.
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People nowadays don't know the true meaning of friendship and loyalty.
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Because I felt so different myself. As if I were charged with cool electricity that washed me down inside and out and at the same time scared me and relieved me. That’s fancy as hell, isn’t it? But it’s fancy because it’s so and not because I want to dress it up for you.
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Never have we stolen the intelligences of other peoples. On the contrary, in Cuba we have trained tens of thousands of doctors and other top-level professionals, for free, in order to send them back to their own countries.
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You win a championship, and you feel 7 feet tall.
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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.
