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Quote by Suheir Hammad

“Do not fear what has blown up. If you must, fear the unexploded.”

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Suheir Hammad is a celebrated Palestinian-American poet whose work delves into themes of identity, politics, and social justice. Born on October 25, 1973, she has made a substantial impact on the literary world with her compelling poetry. more

“I think that anybody who's anti-selfie is really just a hater. Because, truthfully, why shouldn't people take pictures of themselves? When I'm on Instagram and I see that somebody took a picture of themselves, I'm like, 'Thank you.' I don't need to see a picture of the sky, the trees, plants. There's only one you.”

People Thinking Needs Tree Sky Plant Instagram

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“I could Google image search 'the sky' and I would probably see beautiful images to knock my socks off. But I can't Google, you know, 'What does my friend look like today?' For you to be able to take a picture of yourself that you feel good enough about to share with the world - I think that's a great thing.”

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“But you know what? When I die, everybody is invited to come take a selfie at my funeral. Except for my enemies. They're not invited to the funeral, period.”

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“If kids and teenagers can get into a band, its probably not because they think its brainy.”

Ifs Thinking Kids Band Teenager

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“It's cool to have instruments lying around because they give you different ideas.”

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“You're dead if you aim only for kids. Adults are only kids grown up, anyway.”

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“I do think sometimes there's danger in guest appearance mania. I've seen too many examples that sound cool on paper, like 'Oh, get that guy to sing the hook on that guy's song,' and then that's all it is. It's a cool idea that sounds good on paper.”

Thinking Ideas Sometimes Guy Song Sound Danger Example Paper Appearance Guests Hook That Guy Mania

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“It's pretty cool that people will pay for something even though they don't have to. It's totally different now to back in the day. Now you're paying for a record because you believe in the band. In the future that will be the only time people will pay for albums, because there's some kind of connection.”

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“My dad has a really great record collection that basically went up to the year I was born: 1984.”

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Author:Ezra Koenig

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