8 Quotes by Bushra Rehman

انسان کتنا ہی سخت جان کیوں نہ ہو گناہ کو گناہ سمجھ کر نہیں کرنا چاہتا۔

I consider myself a woman who is working to understand how spoken and unspoken messages have shaped my experiences and political perspectives.

Who was going to tell these women that they didn’t have to live this way? I was.

You have two things against you: you’re black and you’re a woman. Nothing is going to be easy.

I thought that if I gave everything I had inside to the people I loved, I would perhaps be able to prove I wasn’t a bad person. The truth was that I really wasn’t a bad person. And I didn’t need to dedicate my life to defining the kind of person that I was.

Strive to be kind to each other’s whirlwind girl. Strive to remember that each one of us is precious and necessary, that drama and wars put out our light. Strive to remember that this is our one, short life, and the choices we make will determine what comes of it.

A teacher once described the Haitians in her class as very obedient and polite. I said that’s because their families will beat them if they get in trouble. Sensing my disapproval, she said it is good that they discipline their kids. Yes, but it can be taken too far when they instill fear of authority and beat the spirit out of their children.

I heard him only encourage my brother to date Mexican girls. They would be so grateful to go out with a gringo.