Rupi Kaur Quotes

I sat with myself one day and asked, 'Who is in those prestigious literary circles? Do they represent me? Do they appreciate the topics I write about and the style in which I write? Do those gatekeepers let a demographic like mine through the door?' And the answer was no.

Rupi Kaur

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: canadian
  • Birth: October 5, 1992

Topics

StyleMyselfDayMeDoorAppreciate

There is progress taking place, growth is better. We're only talking about two years there.

John Prescott

GrowthProgressBetterTalkingPlace

I think when you're a bigger star you get many good scripts sent to you, and you have to choose which one you're going to gravitate toward, but I just try to gravitate toward the best-written one that's been thrown my way after a lot of girls have passed on it.

Amanda Peet

GoodThinkYouChooseWayTry

I love food. I'm a complete foodie. I love to cook. I find it very hard to say no to food. I get grumpy if I don't get food.

Stephen Hunter

LoveFoodFindSayHardGrumpy

And then you take a look at Spaces, there is this great innovation that came out of nowhere. We have the number one blogging site in the world because of the innovation that's there.

Steve Ballmer

InnovationGreatWorldYouLookOut

With King Abdullah's leadership and his people's trust he can keep the kingdom stable and secure in all its affairs.

Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud

LeadershipTrustKingPeopleKingdom

To want friendship is a great fault. Friendship ought to be a gratuitous joy, like the joys afforded by art or life.

Simone Weil

LifeFriendshipGreatArtJoyWant

We did a black 'Julius Caesar' in which the predominant accent was Caribbean. This offends many people, you know. I also had a Chinese Marc Anthony. I also managed - this caused a great shock - I also got some white guys in it as well!

Roger Rees

GreatPeopleBlackYouWhiteKnow

I love to be a vessel through which characters can come through. And if I can move an audience with my work, then I've done my job.

Rutina Wesley

WorkLoveJobI CanDoneAudience

I love the Swedish people for their detective novels, their archipelago, their sense of humor, their carbonated vodka, and most especially, for their wonderful hospitality.

Michael Levitt

LoveHumorPeopleHospitalitySense

It was precisely my love of the First Amendment that made me join sidewalk activists in 2010 to support an Islamic community center's right to open in Lower Manhattan.

Mona Eltahawy

LoveCommunitySupportMeRight

The fact is that America has been at her most prosperous when government and the private sector have been not at war, but in a wary, if often underplayed, alliance. History is unmistakable on this point.

Jon Meacham

HistoryGovernmentWarAmericaPoint

Don't shoot me down without giving me an opportunity.

Devon Cajuste

OpportunityMeGivingDownWithout

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