Fawzia Quotes & Sayings

One might object that belly dancing originates in a culture which is foreign to the West and therefore unsuited to Western women, yet this is precisely what makes it an even more enriching experience, apart from the fact that it is perfectly suited to the female body. By experiencing unfamiliar movements, a woman can allow her body to break through cultural norms. — Rosina-Fawzia Al-Rawi

Hackney gets a bit of a bad rap, but it's the only place I've ever lived that felt like a community. I know my neighbours. — Sharon Horgan

Solutions nearly always come from the direction you least expect, which means there's no point trying to look in that direction because it won't be coming from there. — Douglas Adams

Listen to th' wind wutherin' round the house," she said. "You could bare stand up on the moor if you was out on it tonight."
Mary did not know what "wutherin'" meant until she listened, and then she understood. It must mean that hollow shuddering sort of roar which rushed round and round the house, as if the giant no one could see were buffeting it and beating at the walls and windows to try to break in. But one knew he could not get in, and somehow it made one feel very safe and warm inside a room with a red coal fire. — Frances Hodgson Burnett

For as long as I am alive, I will not rest in my desire to lead my people out of an abyss of corruption and poverty. — Fawzia Koofi

A society with more justice needs less charity. — Ralph Nader

Not everyone is treated with such respect. But whenever my father sang, all the birds in the area would fall silent and listen. His voice was beautiful, high and clear and so filled with life it made you want to laugh and cry at the same time. — Suzanne Collins

Love can exist alongside duty. Love thrives on duty. And respect. — Fawzia Koofi

Women's rights must not be the sacrifice by which peace is achieved, — Fawzia Koofi

I want my daughters to be respected as human beings; that's the country I'm fighting for. — Fawzia Koofi

Olivia reminds me of a bird sometimes, how her feathers get all ruffled when she's mad. and when she's fragile like this, she's a little lost bird looking for its nest. — R.J. Palacio

I've shared more breakfasts with you than
any woman I've dated in the last year and a half," Mitch returned.
"I know what you look like in the morning. I know what you act like
when you come home tired after work. I know that you pick the least
expensive thing on the menu either to be nice or to be annoying in
order to put me off. But I think it's to be nice because you
are nice and also both times you thought you'd be spending
time with just me, you dressed in a way that would not, in any way,
put me off. I know you cuddle when you're sleeping. I know you take
only milk in your coffee and you make coffee strong. I know you're
really good with kids. And I know that you use music and scents to
regulate your mood. So I'm thinking this is not a first date. This
is more like us hittin' the six month mark. And the six month mark
is when you stop talkin' about shit that really doesn't matter and
start talkin' about shit that means everything. — Kristen Ashley

I don't pick my presidents because they were great presidents. I'm not much interested in ranking presidents and who is the best and who is the worst. I am much more inclined to be interested in them if they had an interesting life and if they were a complete person - and by that I mean they also had flaws and failings. — David McCullough

If something comes from your heart, it will reach the heart of your audience. — Fawzia Koofi

A lot of people thought of me as a threat to Western civilization. — John Milius

The test of a man isn't what you think he'll do. It's what he actually does. — Frank Herbert

When I was growing up watching Marilyn Monroe, I learned that you can be very beautiful, very glamorous and very vulnerable and not give up your soul just because you were a movie star. — Sally Kirkland