"Death in Somalia seldom bothers to announce its arrival. In fact, death calls with the arrogance of a guest confident on receiving a warm welcome at any time, no question asked."

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Source : Nuruddin Farah (2015). “Hiding in Plain Sight”, p.18, Oneworld Publications

Nuruddin Farah

#Arrogance Quotes #Guests Quotes #Facts Quotes

“Fortunately, human beings are remarkably diverse models to work from”
“The only thing I ever really care about is animals â€” animal causes. I donâ€™t really care about people that much, but animals I feel like they always need to be protected,”
“My friends that are snobs think its cool I did a movie with Albert Brooks.”
“If you have let pride get the better of you, then you have already lost, but if you grab pride by the scruff of the neck and ride it like a stallion, then you may have already won.”
“My fans saw 'Roll Bounce,' but also that older crowd who might not have been familiar with me on the music tip saw 'Roll Bounce' and loved it. 'Roll Bounce' opened up that door for me to have older people love Bow Wow and opened up that door so all of the kids would love Bow Wow. My fan base is really diverse; it's all ages and all colors.”
“What a moron I was to think you were sweet and innocent, when it turns out you were actually college-educated the whole time!”
“The future belongs to thouse with open minds aand open hearts, who can appreciate beauty in all it's forms.”
“There's no bigger rush than working as a huge team on a set in film and television.”

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