Nawal El Saadawi Quotes
You know, I look to myself mainly as a creative writer all my life and a medical doctor.
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My career is a black comedy of sorts. I spent a lot of time explaining myself to various different groups. But more and more, I'm finding that the desire to communicate, which all these audiences share, is a powerful thing.
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Music for me is an emotional thing and it really does make me happy. It's not a tool for me to get fame or see my face in the papers or anything like that. It's about the fact that I really do enjoy it.
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When I'm dancing, I don't know where the confidence comes from, but I just pretend I'm someone else, I think, and then I go out and dance.
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During my captivity, I felt abandoned by everyone apart from my family and supporters, because there was no part of the political spectrum that would want me released.
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I am sure I am one of 2,000 film directors in the world that Tarantino admires.
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I'm here because I stand on many, many shoulders, and that's true of every black person I know who has achieved.
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I was joking with someone about this the other day. They were like, 'You talk about Applebee's as if it was your ex.' I miss it; I miss setting up tables at 6 A.M.
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With Spotify, people don't get it until they try it. Then they tell their friends.
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I went to high school in New York City. So, I grew up in New Jersey my whole life, and I was watching all the people and all the kids that I met there become so jaded.
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It's hard for people sometimes to relate to me. They weren't in the military, they weren't injured overseas in Iraq, they weren't burned, they didn't go through 33 surgeries, or two and a half years in the hospital.
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What makes Ireland inclined toward the drama is that it's a great country for conversation.
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Thanks to my father, we were always in good horses.
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Multicultural markets are nuanced but not alien.
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Real Texans want their kids to have the best education possible, not the one politicians looking to brag about budget cuts have left us with.
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The good parts about being a public company are increased discipline, increased execution and increased transparency to make sure that you are really building a company for a hundred years.
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I don't think people cry reading 'Midnight's Children,' but a lot of people seem to cry watching the movie.
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I think encouraging young people to twerk might be a bad thing. It's a stripper's move. If I had a daughter of nine, I wouldn't want her twerking.
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I hope that I can continue to champion Dr. Paul's efforts to audit the Fed, protect state's rights, and getting our nation back on track.
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A minority group has 'arrived' only when it has the right to produce some fools and scoundrels without the entire group paying for it.
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If people want to invade your privacy, they want to invade your privacy. I find it chilling, and I find it awful, and it makes me really nervous. It hasn't happened to me much, but when you have a taste of it, it's bitter.
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And as I reinvent myself and I'm constantly curious about everything, I can't wait to see what's around the corner in newfound art and entertainment and exploration.
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Purge thy heart from malice and, innocent of envy, enter the divine court of holiness.
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I have a tendency toward being a micromanager.
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You know, I look to myself mainly as a creative writer all my life and a medical doctor.
