Maysoon Zayid Quotes

We have been sold a Muslim boogeyman. We are buying into it, and we are terrified, and that terror is causing people to lash out at comedians like myself or women wearing hijabs, or anyone who seems to defend equality for Muslims worldwide.

Maysoon Zayid

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WomenMyselfEqualityPeopleDefend

It infuriates me to be wrong when I know I'm right.

Moliere

MeWrongKnowRight

I went into performing for the community. Being backstage with your company of fellows is the best part of working in live theater. That energy, that combined focus, the synergy - it's addictive.

Jason Alexander

LiveCommunityBestFocusEnergy

Do people absolutely need the arts to get by day-to-day? You can make that claim, but they also really need a lot of things before that.

Jason Alexander

PeopleYouNeedThingsArtsGet

There's a lot of freedom to do anything you want in Mexico. It's just that that freedom belongs to a few. It's a huge country with a big contrast. There is this big inequality, so those like us that have the chance to do things, we know we are very lucky.

Diego Luna

FreedomChanceYouInequalityKnow

You're supposed to have a passionate purpose as a CEO.

Christopher Voss

PurposeYouPassionateCEOSupposed

I can't believe we've got away with becoming this huge band. And we still haven't done anything I think is that good yet.

Chris Martin

GoodBelieveThinkDoneBandAway

I would love to act. I would love to do movies. If it was the right part, it would be really cool... I love funny movies.

Britney Spears

FunnyLoveCoolMoviesRightAct

Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

StrengthWinningHardshipsYouGo

It is important for us to understand where we came from and how we got here because it would be very foolish of us to get off that horse we rode in on.

Bruce Nordstrom

HorseImportantUnderstandFoolish

When you go out, go out with a bang, anything you do.

Playboi Carti

YouGoOutAnythingBang

To have Hollywood tell me or other women like me that we're not a market that interests them is silly. Good stories work.

Phyllida Lloyd

WorkGoodWomenMeSillyHollywood

It's not easy to retire at 31. In one respect I was glad I was done. But after a few years of having fun, I got a little restless. When you're 33, 34, and you don't have a focus, you can get kind of lost. As a man, you feel a little bit unfulfilled.

Pete Sampras

RespectFocusManFunHaving Fun

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