"I discovered myself in the back-and-forth and in the hyphenated Arab-American way, and one of the things that I discovered was that I really didn't fit in anywhere. So in the US, I was considered an Arab - because I grew up in small-town Ohio - and in the Middle East, I was considered the American."

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Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

Cherien Dabis

“The gyms you go to are crowded with guys trying to look like men, as if being a man means looking the way a sculptor or an art director says.”
“You cant change the world alone - you will need some help - and to truly get from your starting point to your destination takes friends, colleagues, the good will of strangers and a strong coxswain to guide them.”
“Grace does not choose a man and leave him as he is.”
“Democracy feeds on argument, on the discussion as to the right way forward. This is the reason why respecting the opinion of others belongs to democracy.”
“I attribute being a good center fielder to many things, but being outside with friends as a kid, running around and racing, that was a big part of it.”
“As the interest of man, so his God; as his God, so he.”
“I love stories that give me a perspective on how easy American life has become in the 21st century.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I think the wrong things are kept private”

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