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Tawakkol Karman Quotes

I discovered that wearing the veil is not suitable for a woman who wants to work in activism and the public domain. People need to see you, to associate and relate to you. It is not stated in my religion to wear the veil; it is a traditional practice, so I took it off.

Tawakkol Karman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
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Birth: February 7, 1979

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Work Woman Religion Practice People

I'm a mediator by training and inclination.

Training Mediator Inclination

I'm going to try to keep believing that if you do good work, people will keep calling. Whenever that fails, I'll just start going nuts on Twitter.

Work Good People Start Good Work

I admire him so much; if I was ever going to have a dude-crush, it would be on George Clooney. I mean, I don't think you can avoid it. It's like a superpower - he just sucks anybody in around him.

Think You Admire Mean Him Going

I love short stories, but I've never had the impulse to write one. Same for ghost stories.

John Lanchester

Love Short Never Write Same Ghost

People don't want to suffer. They want to sound good immediately, and this is one of the biggest problems in the world.

Good People World Problems Want

If you have done terrible things, you must endure terrible things; for thus the sacred light of injustice shines bright.

Light You Injustice Done Bright

I grew up in New Hampshire. My closest neighbor was a mile away. The deer and the raccoons were my friends. So I would spend time walking through the woods, looking for the most beautiful tropical thing that can survive the winter in the woods in New Hampshire.

Winter Beautiful Time Looking Woods

Although it wasn't that easy to do, it was wonderful working with John Wayne.

Easy Wonderful Working John Wayne

Perhaps I'm absolutely bonkers and don't know it. Perhaps I'm psychotically mental.

Robbie Williams

Know Mental Absolutely Perhaps

When I was 18, I suddenly became very, very religious. I became an evangelical Christian; I was celibate for five years.

Christian Years Five Religious Very

I got married at 17, had three kids by the time I was 24, and have never had much time alone. I never had time to develop hobbies. Now, if I have nothing to do, I just find myself cleaning drawers incessantly.

Michael Learned

Alone Time Myself Find Cleaning Now

We must stand on principle and practicality, and we should be very clear that a policy aimed at driving out 10 or 11 million people is not a good one.

Good People Stand Driving Out Clear

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