Waris Dirie Quotes

I still do find it very difficult in the West to connect to this politeness of smiling, not saying how you're thinking or not saying how you really feel.

Waris Dirie

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: model
  • Nationality: somali
  • Birth: 1965

Topics

SayingThinkingFeelSmilingYou

The destructiveness of the tar sands is not inevitable. But Canadians and Albertans have become too tolerant of the politicians who compromise the nation's energy security as well as the next generation's future.

Andrew Nikiforuk

FutureEnergyCompromiseGeneration

My experience has shown me that the people who are exceptionally good in business aren't so because of what they know but because of their insatiable need to know more.

Michael Gerber

GoodBusinessExperiencePeopleMe

The problem with Myspace was always that it was never as strong a product as it needed to be. It left itself vulnerable to competition. It was only a matter of time before someone created something better.

Michael Birch

TimeCompetitionStrongBetterNever

At the intersection of food science and technology, food replacement startups are creating substitutes for the basic components of meals as well as replacements for complete meals.

Steve Blank

TechnologyScienceFoodCreating

If we have a purpose in life beyond being a cog in the human machine, mine is to help inspire people and that's pretty cool. I would like to motivate the world.

Steve Gleason

LifePurposePeopleCoolWorldHelp

I don't need to manufacture trauma in my life to be creative. I have a big enough reservoir of sadness or emotional trauma to last me.

Sting

LifeCreativeMeSadnessMy Life

There are so many different ways to lead. The most important thing is to be genuine. To have people around you trust you, trust in what you stand for and who you are. And I think that if people watch you day in and day out and believe in your motives and they believe that you set a high standard for yourself.

Steve Nash

TrustDayYourselfPeopleBelieve

Language is an archaeological vehicle... the language we speak is a whole palimpsest of human effort and history.

Russell Hoban

HistoryEffortSpeakLanguageHuman

Seth Meyers is highly overrated as a comedian.

Donald Trump

OverratedComedianHighly

I'm really excited for people to be able to see what else I can do besides high heels and magic powers.

Serinda Swan

PeopleMagicHigh HeelsI CanSee

I was serving good but was returning especially well, which was a weakness in my game. So not only was I serving well, but I was also breaking these other guys, and they felt the pressure.

Richard Krajicek

GoodGameWeaknessPressureServing

In 1957, at the age of 18, I entered Kyoto University, which was known to be the most active institution in the research of polymer chemistry.

Ryoji Noyori

AgeResearchChemistryActiveKyoto

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