Suheir Hammad Quotes
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Look at how hard it was to get to where I am. It doesn't make sense to give it up.
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The only difference between a dead skunk lying in the road and a dead lawyer lying in the road is that there are skid marks around the skunk.
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I find it fascinating that a lot of business books that do well are from people who've never made any money in business.
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I fell in love with New York at some indeterminate point in my early years.
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I love being a part of Aqua Teen.
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I'm the youngest of five – three girls and two boys. There was one record player for the seven of us. It was good for me, because I got to hear everyone else's music.
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The actors that I admire are able to step into so many different roles.
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You've got to eat while you dream. You've got to deliver on short-range commitments, while you develop a long-range strategy and vision and implement it. The success of doing both. Walking and chewing gum if you will. Getting it done in the short-range, and delivering a long-range plan, and executing on that.
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I love that quiet time when nobody's up and the animals are all happy to see me.
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One never knows whether people have principles on principle or whether for their own personal satisfaction.
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I'm always looking for perfection. Even after training and my coaches say I did good, I always think I could have done more.
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I wanted to write songs that would play themselves on stage, songs that sweep you through their current.
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Whenever you see a successful woman, look out for three men who are going out of their way to try to block her.
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When I write, I try to think back to what I was afraid of or what was scary to me, and try to put those feelings into books.
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There is only one Whedon, and I am his prophet.
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I don't feel like I need a break from the theater, ever.
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Unfortunately, in some parts of the country, some kids are taught at an early age that being different is somehow bad or wrong or worthy of ridicule.
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If I was having a bad day, eating was like self-medicating. But if you abuse food, you still have to use that substance that you abuse every day. You have to learn to use it responsibly.
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He had a cane, he had an eye-glass, he had a snuff-box, he had rings, he had wristbands, he had everything but any touch of nature; he was not like youth, he was not like age, he was not like anything in the world but a model of deportment.
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I believe that every person is born with talent.
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Being a good girl means suppressing a lot.
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It's a sacred thing, but I do want to get married. I'd love that.
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I've read too many books to believe what I am told.
