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Sabaa Tahir Quotes

I find booksellers comforting - they're my people.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: pakistani

Topics

People Find Comforting

Since coming back from Iraq, there's been so many triumphs and obstacles standing in my way, so whenever I set my mind to something, I definitely just go full blast at it.

Mind Obstacles Back Go Way Coming

I'm from L.A., so I'm used to seeing people in sunglasses and flip-flops. There's something so romantic about a man in a scarf and a knitted hat.

Romantic Man Hat People Sunglasses

In England, more than in any comparable country, those who are born poor are more likely to stay poor, and those who inherit privilege are more likely to pass on privilege. For those of us who believe in social justice, this stratification and segregation are morally indefensible.

Justice Believe Born Country Poor

If the rate of expansion one second after the Big Bang had been smaller by even one part in a hundred thousand million million, it would have recollapsed before it reached its present size. On the other hand, if it had been greater by a part in a million, the universe would have expanded too rapidly for stars and planets to form.

Stephen Hawking

Stars Present Universe Hand Size

As a child, I was taught that you can achieve, and you can do anything you want.

Child You Achieve Want Anything

My dad is Dominican, my mother's Puerto Rican, and I got into bachata at the age of 10 or 11. When I started listening, it had a reputation for being music for hick people. I thought that had to be changed. I was born and raised in the Bronx, and I knew you make something cool if you're cool.

Mother Music Age People Cool You

There is no religion that has a monopoly on bigotry.

Religion Monopoly

I've had my heart broken, and it's not fun. But I'd rather have my heart broken than break someone else's heart.

Heart Broken Fun Someone Break Than

I came from Mechanicsville, Virginia, where you have four seasons.

Seasons You Where Four Virginia

I can't go against my nature because I am what I am. I don't try to be anyone different to who I am.

Brian McDermott

Nature I Am I Am What I Am Go Try

Men often make up in wrath what they want in reason.

William R. Alger

Men Want Reason Up Make Wrath

Measles is probably the best argument for why there needs to be global health, and why we have to think about it as a global public good. Because in a sense, measles is the canary in the coal mine for immunization. It is, you know, highly transmissible. The vaccine costs 15 cents, so it's not - you know, shouldn't be an issue in terms of cost.

Good Health Best Think You Argument

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