Warsan Shire Quotes
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I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.
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Being in water makes me relax instantly.
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No one should be left to suffer alone.
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Historical science is being left in the dust.
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One of the things about my ministry is that I have never branded myself as being above the people or superior to people.
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Being a gentleman is a worthy goal.
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I really do feel very lucky. I've had my kids and my relationships. I've set my life down - I'm in my house, and I'm alone with my children - and I'm at peace, and that's a really nice feeling. All I really want in my life is to maintain that.
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I found it hard being a full-time mum and take my hat off to anyone who can do it.
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If there is anything about your 'self' of which you can be sure, it is that it is anchored in your own body and yours alone. The person you experience as 'you' is here and now and nowhere else.
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He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.
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I don't believe in cutting out people from the past. It doesn't give strength; it just gives loneliness.
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I never have tantrums. If anything makes me mad, I'm silent. If I'm not talking, leave me alone.
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A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.
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I love being able to change from big films to small films.
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By mortifying vanity we do ourselves no good. It is the want of interest in our life which produces it; by filling up that want of interest in our life we can alone remedy it. And, did we even see this, how can we make the difference? How obtain the interest which society declares she does not want, and we cannot want?
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Being up on something is a way of dismissing it. To espouse any point of view is a danger - it might leave us stuck with last year's cause. Prized for their novelty alone, ideas, gimmicks, trends become equivalent, interchangeable.
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Fame and fortune is a magnet.It can pull you far away from homeWith a dream in your heart you're never alone.Dreams turn into dust and blow awayAnd there you are without a friend
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Tenderly Kala nursed her little waif, wondering silently why it did not gain strength and agility as did the little apes of other mothers. It was nearly a year from the time the little fellow came into her possession before he would walk alone, and as for climbing - my, but how stupid he was!
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I think it would be fair to say that most female dancers have dealt with, whether it's an extreme, or minor complex in eating disorders. So the first thing I would say to girls who are feeling that way is you're not alone. You're far from alone. You're the majority. There's absolutely nothing wrong with what you're feeling.
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I do pinch myself, like when shows in non-English speaking countries are sold out, and people are singing my lyrics. I don't think I'll ever lose that; I'm always appreciative every day of the support I have as an artist, because I'm not a commercial artist.
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We didn’t know if it was humanly possible to reach the top of Mt. Everest. And even using oxygen as we were, if we did get to the top, we weren’t at all sure whether we wouldn’t drop dead or something of that nature.
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My parents aren't really conformists.
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My alone feels so good, I'll only have you if you're sweeter than my solitude.
