People Like Us Quotes

“I hate that everything I want is ruined by contradiction. My brain is split, my heart severed.”
― Dana Mele

“Everyone is a fan until the truth gets too truthy.”
― Shanna Star

“Love is not possession.”
― Shanna Star, #peoplelikeus: the intro

“If anyone accuses you of being "too much" of anything it's because they themselves are largely lacking in the areas you shine.”
― Shanna Star

“The universe does not provide obstacles, the universe provides opportunities to view your situation different which leads to progress. You choose how to view your situation: obstacle vs. opportunity.”
― Shanna Star

“All great teachers, philosophers and prophets have a source of knowledge beyond their own. This is what you must seek to make a difference, knowledge beyond your own.”
― Shanna Star, Religion and the Plan it was Created For.

“You don't have to do what you used to do just because you used to do it.”
― Shanna Star

“You must recognize when it's time to let another's well being be their priority, not yours.”
― Shanna Star

“There's nothing wrong with you choosing you.”
― Shanna Star

“...it is not okay to accept being treated negatively by a person just because they are family.”
― Shanna Star, Family Are Regular People Too

“You cannot protest against prejudice while supporting the evils behind it by succumbing to the mindset they have placed upon you.”
― Shanna Star, The Entertainment Industry: Part of a Larger Plan

“Honesty with yourself about yourself is the only way to ensure you will create a different outcome by changing the roots of your thinking. You cannot change what you do not admit to.”
― Shanna Star

“Validation from another person is superficial and can only be as true as the validation you have for yourself.”
― Shanna Star

“Acknowledgement of your personal truths will bring clarity to your path.”
― Shanna Star

“To help people you must first start with yourself.”
― Shanna Star

“Jealousy is not ones want for another's possessions or looks. Jealousy is ones fear that another is better than them.”
― Shanna Star

“The situation is hardly improved by the closures of youth facilities and libraries – since 2010, a staggering 478 libraries have closed in England, Scotland and Wales. It’s unsurprising, therefore, that during the school holidays, students from low-income backgrounds experience what is sometimes called the ‘summer learning loss’. In other words, while middle-class pupils continue to make modest gains during the summer, their less advantaged contemporaries experience a decline in reading skills, starting the new school year even further behind.
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― Hashi Mohamed, People Like Us: What it Takes to Make it in Modern Britain