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Hisham Matar Quotes

As part of the ritual of becoming a man, my maternal uncle, a judge, and his four sons, each older than me, took me deer hunting.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: 1970

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Man Me Judge Uncle Hunting Deer

As long as I could sing my songs, I wasn't as angry about what had happened, about being shoved back for this or shoved back for the other.

Angry Long Back Being Sing Happened

When I'm really purring it, I feel as if my whole left side - from knee to hip to shoulder - is turning behind me as I swing through the ball.

Me Feel Swing Shoulder Through Side

My father never ran for office or supported anybody for office, and was not engaged in that at all.

Father Never Office Engaged Anybody

It's not that white guys shouldn't be allowed to engage in discussions on race in America. But there's nothing more exhausting than white male liberals' dogmatisms on race that were clearly formed during a conversation they had with that one black guy they met back in college.

College Black America Conversation

I played Chang here under the lights here. I think that was '91. Another good match. I've played a lot more good matches under the lights than I played bad. You tend to remember some of the bad ones unfortunately.

Good Think Remember You Bad Lights

Next to the Bible, I think the Constitution is the most important document ever written.

Bible Constitution Think Important

I don't see music as working.

Music See Working

Because of the inherent challenges of life on the earth, all of humanity is vulnerable. This is all the more reason to seek the kingdom of heaven within and find the peace that leads to understanding.

Life Peace Challenges Understanding

There are no tests similar to SATs to tell us how much undergraduates know. State legislators, who appropriate billions of dollars each year to higher education, are naturally interested in finding out what they are getting for their money.

Education Money Higher Education Year

Not only have computers changed the way we think, they've also discovered what makes humans think - or think we're thinking. At least enough to predict and even influence it.

Douglas Rushkoff

Influence Computers Think Thinking

It's hard to watch something go on and be talking at the same time.

Annie Leibovitz

Time Talking Go Hard Same Something

Study with desire is real activity; without desire it is but the semblance and mockery of activity.

Desire Real Study Without Activity

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