- Myself
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- 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
- Better
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- Nov 07, 2020
The live setting is always better for me. I usually thrive at live. I feel like having a band behind me and being able to interact with the crowd helps boost my energy up.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I started out, it was rare to see elected representatives with foreign roots. Often, I was relegated to my origins, put in the diversity box: 'You're the new face of diversity.' That annoyed me because I always felt French, and suddenly I was being made to feel I wan't as French as others.
- Just
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel totally French - I don't feel half-French because of my dual nationality. For me, dual nationality just means I don't deny my roots.
- Journey
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- Nov 07, 2020
School was always a major player in my personal journey. It allowed me to open up to the world, and also social mobility. It allowed me to enrich myself, to read, learn and understand.
- God Almighty
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am very optimistic, and I wish that God almighty grants me success to get a qualifying time. Only then can I go to the Olympics. If this happens I will be the first Palestinian athlete to gain a qualifying time. This will be a big achievement.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
Since I was a child, I always loved music that made me want to dance. As a teenager, I used to dance the night away to electronic music.
- Rest
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think being an Asian woman has been more of an advantage than a disadvantage. It helps me stand out from the rest of the entertainers out there. Again, being from such an ethnically diverse place like New York, you get comfortable and confident with being different!
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father's music has always inspired me in many ways... especially to be better at what I do.
- Dream
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- Nov 07, 2020
A small film from a small country, in Arabic with nonprofessionals: It was practically impossible. Just to make it was like a dream to me.
- Conflict
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't like to be feared, and I can't work in conflict, I'm very bad with conflict. I try to avoid it, it paralyzes me.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Self-censorship has become a part of me. I think because we live in a place where community is very important, family is very important, you feel the weight of how people look at you. Even though I might seem very modern and very liberated, I still have a lot of issues to deal with. I'm scared of how people look at me.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's very important to me to understand myself and my place in the world. My films help me with that, and the more people see them, the more I am making a statement.
- Nov 07, 2020