Keinan Abdi Warsame (K'naan) Quotes
I faced quite a few challenging times, and in front of those, I was more positive than some people not facing those conditions. I'm actually of the belief now that it is that struggle that offers you that open-hearted hope.
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I love myself. Anything that has my name I'm tickled to death.
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I'm very proud to be a woman - you're part of a tribe. Automatically, you feel connected to another woman when you meet them. That's really special.
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I'd love to play Moon Knight. I don't know if anybody's doing a Moon Knight animated series any time soon.
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We were these arty punks from Hollywood. I considered myself an intellectual.
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If you really want something, it's nerve-racking, but at the same time, I try not to stress myself out about it too much because there are also so many arbitrary things that go into being cast for something - you know, like the color of your eyes, all these things that are kind of out of my control.
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Confidence is key. Sometimes, you need to look like you're confident even when you're not.
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I studied the lives of jazz singers who would tour Europe, and... what I learned was life was big ride for them. They'd seen the dark side of humanity... but touring the world playing jazz, it was a truly carefree way of living. A great escapism, if you like.
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There's so much hate that we direct externally that we forget we have our own psychos. But that's the role of the satirist - you have to examine your own country and say, 'look!'
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Owing to the fact that leaders in the women's groups made a point of serving on the jury here whenever they were called, we have always had an unusually high type of women represented on the jury.
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The main dangers in this life are the people who want to change everything... or nothing.
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I need this wild life, this freedom.
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Problems will disappear as darkness disappears with the onset of light.
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I have great admiration for the way the Americans do business. They drive a hard bargain, but once they do it, they stick to their contracts.
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I've had the most untraumatic life a human being can have. But I've always been drawn to those who have had far more complicated histories.
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I was born in India - but never really lived there.
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Fifteen- to 30-year-olds are interested in all kinds of intelligent movies - it doesn't have to be a broad comedy or an action adventure for them to go see it.
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My first paying job, when I was 15, I was a day camp counselor.
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The film business creates a large amount of waste, and I'm not immune to waste in the business.
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I look at art as a container. You can't get inside it, so you have to ask all of these questions.
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When I'm around authority, I still feel like I'm 14 or 15 years old.
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Believe me, I understand that most higher rate taxpayers are not the super-rich.
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1 + 1 = 2. Everything else is derived.
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For many people, the reluctance to embrace Christianity is as practical as it is intellectual. They want to know what the benefits of Christianity are, or what's in it for them.
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I faced quite a few challenging times, and in front of those, I was more positive than some people not facing those conditions. I'm actually of the belief now that it is that struggle that offers you that open-hearted hope.
