- Nov 07, 2020
Me Quotes
Quotes rooted in the first person.
These are quotes centered on 'me' - childhood memories tied to family traditions, like a grandfather's holiday reading passed down for decades, alongside admissions about how humor can double as self-protection. Several speak to the solitary nature of creative work, something also explored in Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I create a song, I immediately think about what I'm going to wear when I perform that song. I think about the music video treatment and about how I'm going to look on stage when I perform the record. The connection is so obvious that it's a single package. An outfit, to me, is almost a tool to express the music.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was fortunate to have teachers that were flexible with allowing me to miss more class than I was supposed to be able to, for the sake of being able to tour.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was inspiring to see local legends like E-40 and Keak da Sneak break out with 'Tell Me When to Go.'
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mom is just so good with fashion! She always tells me what looks good, what doesn't look good, and she gives me great advice.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
Americans look at the Middle East as a source of trauma because of 9/11. At the same time, I could see the fear going on in the Middle East as well - which would be the next country to be invaded or sanctioned? Being around those tensions was traumatic for me.
- Nov 07, 2020
To me, writing an ongoing series feels like driving a freight train downhill. All you can do is steer and pray.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
To me, a staircase looks like a series of dark and light horizontal stripes, which is exactly how you'd draw a staircase. So I know how the image is going to look on the page.
- Long Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
It took me a long time to square with the fact that none of my experiences are typical - I'm not a typical American, but I'm also not a typical Muslim.
- Experiencing
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- Nov 07, 2020
The script for what would eventually become my first graphic novel, 'Cairo,' sort of came to me in kind of a bolt of lightning within 24 hours of having moved to that city. Just a jumble of characters and narratives and interesting things that I was seeing and experiencing for the first time.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mom used to tell me when I was little, 'When it rains, it's God's manifestation - a big day's waiting to happen.'
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's just incredible how people come up to me and say, 'Gabby, you inspire me to do anything I can set my mind to.' It's truly an honor.
- Focus
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's very tough for me to focus. I'm like: 'Look, something shiny! No, focus. Oh, there goes a butterfly!'
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020