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Rupi Kaur Quotes

I used to submit to anthologies and magazines when I was a student - but I knew I was never going to be picked up.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Student Never Up Used Going Knew

For me the march was a labor - a labor of love - but I was busy handing out flyers for the National Association of Black Social Workers, so I really wasn't standing in the crowd listening and observing. I was busy.

Love Me Listening Busy Black Labor

One of my lungs is half gone, and the other half, because I smoked for years, has a lesion. So I can't swim anymore and had the swimming pool covered over. Now it's what I call the dance pavilion, and so I and my friends sit out and put music on and watch people dance.

Music Dance People Swimming Friends

I'm pretty earthy; I nursed forever because I liked it and my kids liked it, but at the same time I'm very laissez-faire about stuff like bedtimes and food.

Time Food Same Forever Pretty Kids

Human nature being what it is, if you told me you were going to give me one dollar with no strings attached, I probably wouldn't question the gift too much. But if you told me you wanted to give me one hundred dollars with no obligation, I'd have to think about it for a minute before accepting.

Nature Me Gift Think Human Nature

Maybe we ought to consider a Golden Rule in foreign policy: Don't do to other nations what we don't want happening to us. We endlessly bomb these countries and then we wonder why they get upset with us?

Wonder Want Golden Upset Why Policy

People make me out to be this super strong woman, but I have my tough days just like anyone else.

Woman People Me Tough Strong Out

Given the events of even the 19th century, Zionism was inevitable. Given the events of the 20th century, Israel was inevitable.

Inevitable Events Israel 20th Century

I would like to attribute my range of interests to being an independent intellectual, but although I'm independent, I'm not sure I qualify as an intellectual. Basically, I'm an old-fashioned amateur.

Intellectual Independent Being Sure

Al Gore, the former vice-president of the United States, lives in a mansion that uses more electricity than the average family's bungalow! David Suzuki rides on a bus that uses more fuel than a Smart car to get across Canada! Oh my God! And this is just the tip of the vanishing iceberg!

Linwood Barclay

Family Car God Smart Electricity

I've known Ben Stiller for a minute. One of my first movies was 'Along Came Polly.'

Movies First Minute Along Known Ben

But being in the closet uniquely assisted me in politics. From my first run for the state legislature until my election as governor, all too often I was not leading but following my best guess at public opinion.

James McGreevey

Best Politics Me Opinion Election

I've actually seen a ghost, so I know they're really around.

Know Ghost Seen Around Actually

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