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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Being on 'The Sopranos' definitely prepared me for the militant secrecy of 'Mad Men.'
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Historical science is being left in the dust.
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Me being able to beat up Austin Powers? I mean, how great can that be?
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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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In New York one lives in the moment rather more than Socrates advised, so that at a party or alone in your room it will always be difficult to guess at the long term worth of anything.
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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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When I was young, I thought it was normal to go to sleep to the sounds of sirens. People on my block were in the biggest gang in the city. They were my close friends - they showed me the ropes, who to watch out for.
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My dad has given me the best gift anyone has ever given me. He gave me wings to fly.
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My alone feels so good, I'll only have you if you're sweeter than my solitude.
