Sonita Alizadeh Being a rapper as a woman is not a good thing in Afghanistan. I kind of put my life in danger whenever I go somewhere to talk about women’s rights or make music, rap, or have interviews. – Sonita Alizadeh Afghanistan Quotes Danger Quotes Interviews Quotes Life Quotes Music Quotes Rap Quotes Rapper Quotes Rights Quotes Talk Quotes Woman Quotes Womens Quotes When the Taliban was ruling Afghanistan, women were not allowed to go to school, to work, or even leave the house without a male chaperone. The greatest moment was when that ended. When my father died, I was nine or 10, and my mother was like a dad and a mom to me. She raised me and supported me when I came to the U.S.
Jon Evans I don’t mind that Bill Gates is a mega zillionaire; he’s done a lot of really interesting and innovative stuff. I do mind that a lot of unworthy people rode his coattails to minizillionaire status, e.g. the inventor of Hungarian notation, probably the dumbest widely-promulgated idea in the history of the field. – Jon Evans
BJ the Chicago Kid Success for me is being comfortable, and not in terms of a certain level of financial status, but that comfort comes from within. – BJ the Chicago Kid
Phil Collins As soon as you start making a record, things start getting lined up: the promotion, possibly even a tour. – Phil Collins
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni I have a variety of readers from across the diasporic community, not just from South Asia. I like to write large stories that include all of us – about common and cohesive experiences which bring together many immigrants, their culture shocks, transformations, concepts of home and self in a new land. – Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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