Rupi Kaur Quotes

My parents didn't allow me to do all the things the cool kids could do. I was quiet, reserved, and at some points, taken complete advantage of simply because of my sex and gender. For a while, in high school, I was so deep into self-hate.

Rupi Kaur

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

SchoolParentsMeCoolDeepGender

I say I am a Planetwalker. Then I have to explain that a Planetwalker is anyone who walks the planet as a lifestyle choice, as part of an education in the spirit and hope of using the journey to benefit the world.

John Francis

EducationJourneyHopeI AmWorld

As a kid, all I thought about was death. But you can't tell your parents that.

Maurice Sendak

DeathParentsThoughtYouKidTell

Early college high schools in North Carolina and across the country show us that challenge - not remediation - is an approach to education that works.

Michael F. Easley

EducationChallengeCollegeEarlyUs

I have dual citizenship with Italy.

Milo Ventimiglia

CitizenshipItalyDual

I'm so busy these days. I forget everything but my lines.

Christopher Meloni

BusyForgetEverythingDaysLines

All Blaxploitation is, is the opportunity for an African-American cast or lead actor or actress to do the same things that a white action hero gets to do.

Cheo Hodari Coker

OpportunityHeroActionWhiteActor

Tell-all books are boring.

Clarence Clemons

BoringBooks

Louis Braille created the code of raised dots for reading and writing that bears his name and brings literacy, independence, and productivity to the blind.

Bob Ney

WritingReadingIndependenceName

There are some people saying I'm a tweener - not tall enough for a power forward and not fast enough for a three. But I feel like if I go out there and play hard, it will eliminate all that.

Anthony Bennett

PowerPeopleSayingForwardEnough

There is no 'right' way to begin a novel, but for me, plot has to wait. The character comes first.

Susan Isaacs

CharacterMeWaitWayFirstRight

I have exes I'm friends with and exes I'm not friends with. It depends on what you decide together. I do think that sometimes trying to maintain that bond can be healthier than walking away.

Tyler Blackburn

TogetherBondThinkWalkingFriends

I actually come from a long line of barbers.

Nick Wooster

LongLineComeActuallyLong Line

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