Halima Aden Quotes

I learned that when you stand up for what you believe in, you'll get a lot of support. But there are always going to be negative things said about you.

Halima Aden

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: model
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 19, 1997

Topics

SupportStand UpBelieveNegativeUp

As a Midlander and a big walker, I'd always loved ridge and furrow fields, the plough-marked land as it was when it was enclosed. It is the landscape giving you a story of lives that ended with the arrival of sheep.

Jim Crace

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For a writer it's a dream to sit and watch people as close as possible.

Jill Scott

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I grew up always wanting to be a part of 'Idol,' and I never thought I would make it as far as I did. I was really lucky, and it's given me the opportunities that I have now.

Jessica Sanchez

MeOpportunitiesThoughtLuckyNever

My first failure was to be born a child not wanted by his father or mother, as they parted shortly after I was born.

Jeremy Lloyd

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For a while, I had a rule of no smartphone in bed, but now I've upgraded to no smartphone in the bedroom. The fact that we need rules shows how much these things have invaded our lives.

John Lanchester

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I can't believe the pro-choicers attitude toward unborn children-to me it's the ultimate liberal cause, to defend those without a voice.

Michael Aston

AttitudeMeBelieveVoiceDefend

Probably the first time I was a boss was when I was associate dean of the graduate school at the University of Southern California. I was in my early 30s.

Ruth J. Simmons

TimeSchoolBossEarlyCalifornia

I think optimism springs from nature. I'm a gardener. Nature has taught me about rhythm, the essence of every art. With so much that is terrible, nature gives me pleasure.

Mira Nair

NatureArtOptimismMeThinkRhythm

I love weird science. I love weird action. I love weird characters.

Jonathan Maberry

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Growing up, my parents were my heroes, in the way they conducted their lives.

Chris Hemsworth

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I had spent many years before I was 31 hearing people tell me, Oh Man, you're so funny, you need to be in television. But that and a quarter won't get you on a bus.

Chi McBride

FunnyManPeopleMeYouTelevision

When fear rushed in, I learned how to hear my heart racing but refused to allow my feelings to sway me. That resilience came from my family. It flowed through our bloodline.

Coretta Scott King

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