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Leila Aboulela Quotes

My mum and dad were speaking all the time about, 'In Sudan we do this,' and 'In Egypt we do that,' so I was very aware of cultural differences. I was confused growing up; it gave me a feeling of being an outsider watching others. But I think this is good for a writer.

Recitation: by Male by Female

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Author Profession: writer
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Birth: 1964

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Good Time Me Growing Up Think Egypt

For most of us, the great danger is not that we will renounce our faith. It is that we will become so distracted and rushed and preoccupied that we will settle for a mediocre version of it. We will just skim our lives instead of actually living them.

Faith Great Living Settle Become Us

I like a challenge.

The main thing is to keep it simple, keep it real, be honest and pull no stunts. You can't forget where you started and came from.

Simple You Forget Real Honest Where

I work out at Runyon Canyon almost every morning.

Work Morning Canyon Out Work Out

Texas' and America's farmers are suffering. As the Member of Congress representing the 10th Congressional District of Texas, I have traveled throughout our area and have seen first-hand how the drought has affected our agricultural communities.

Suffering Texas America Traveled Our

Trying to launch a career as an artist is like trying to run through a crowd holding hands with five people. It's so difficult.

People Hands Trying Artist Career

If I survive, I will spend my whole life at the oven door seeing that no one is denied bread and, so as to give a lesson of charity, especially those who did not bring flour.

Life Door Survive Charity Seeing

I don't have too much time to spend with my family. But when I have that time, I put everything into that. Nothing else. I spend all that time with them.

Family Time Too Much Nothing Much

A judge sometimes must release a criminal. He doesn't like it, she doesn't like it, but the law requires it. And the context of an election in which you are "soft on crime" betrays a misunderstanding of the judicial process and a misunderstanding of the Constitution.

Anthony Kennedy

Law Constitution Process Judge You

There is absolutely a gap in the market for thirty something women and, the more I look at it, the more I feel there needs to be a sense of ease and choice.

Women Feel Look Choice Thirty More

Debating religious beliefs are a red line, a deep red line.

Pope Shenouda III

Red Deep Line Beliefs Religious

Berkshire Hathaway can transfer excess capital from businesses that don't need it to businesses that do need it, tax free and in a way that enhances compound annual growth rates.

Growth Free Tax Way Need Annual

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