- 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
- Queen
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- Nov 07, 2020
Queen has always been my favorite band. Freddie is the greatest singer, ever, is the way I look at it. The other thing about Queen for me is they embraced so many different styles.
- Feeling
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't have that typical high school experience of feeling ashamed of who I was. I once wore a superman cape and pajamas, and I thought that was awesome - and some people didn't! But some people did, and it was an arts high school, so nobody made me feel bad about who I was.
- Respect
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- Nov 07, 2020
You have to let individuals make their own choices and respect that, even if it's your own child. And that's what was taken away from me. My father passed away thinking I still had to go back to his way of believing.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
What I find daunting always is to stand on a stage and talk to people, whether they agree with me or not.
- Grateful
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am grateful to my father for sending me to school, and that we moved from Somalia to Kenya, where I learned English.
- Die
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- Nov 07, 2020
My brother thinks it is very, very bad that I left Islam. My half-sister wants to convert me back; I want to convert her to Western values. My mum is terrified that when I die, and we all go to God, I will be burned.
- Mean
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- Nov 07, 2020
My first experience in the Netherlands was very pleasant, extremely pleasant. I mean, I got my residence permit, refugee status, within four weeks of arrival. People treated me extremely well.
- Hurt
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- Nov 07, 2020
I assume the closest members of my family don't actually want to kill me, but the truth is that I have shamed and hurt them; they have to deal with the outrage that my public statements cause, and undoubtedly some members of my clan do want to kill me for that.
- Islam
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have had to pay a price for leaving Islam and for speaking out. I have to pay for round-the-clock security because of the death threats against me.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Over the course of my life, I have made many transitions - most of them taking me further away from my Somali roots and steadily toward the enlightened mentality of Western democracy.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
People ask me if I have some kind of death wish, to keep saying the things I do. The answer is no: I would like to keep living. However, some things must be said, and there are times when silence becomes an accomplice to injustice.
- Broken
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't have much in me left for Somalia, because the country is so broken, it's not realistic to daydream about it.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Let me be abundantly clear: I am black, and I am a woman, and I embrace both of those facts.
- Entrust
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- Nov 07, 2020
People entrust me with the responsibility of actualizing our shared values and, that said, I'm not in the business of going to try to convert people and getting their buy-in. I just do the work.
- Politics
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- Nov 07, 2020