In the interest of full disclosure, let me state that I hate Hamas. They embody everything that I, as a human being, am fighting against: oppression, religious rule, and patriarchy. They empower Israel while dividing the Palestinians. Maysoon Zayid Read Quote
I shake all the time. It’s exhausting and causes chronic pain in my joints and muscles. It is also the only life I have ever known. I use yoga, dance, nutrition, and breathing to help manage my symptoms. Maysoon Zayid Read Quote
It became very obvious to me that in the United States of America, a fluffy ethnic disabled chick was never going to get a job unless she did stand-up. Maysoon Zayid Read Quote
I am not naive, and I do realize that racism is alive and well in the United States of America. I am also fully aware that when segregation ended, we didn’t all live happily ever after. No one can convince me, however, that life in America would be better if blacks and whites had stayed separate and unequal. Maysoon Zayid Read Quote
Palestinians are Christian, Muslims, atheist, Buddhist – you name it. And the majority I know have nothing against Judaism and everything against Israeli oppression. Maysoon Zayid Read Quote
The United States needs to stop putting Israel’s wants above Palestinian rights. Maysoon Zayid Read Quote
It is easy to go vegan in Palestine, which is where I quit eating food with a face. The vegetables and spices are one of a kind, and you don’t even miss the meat. Maysoon Zayid Read Quote
I was the girl who did everybody’s homework, but I was also, like, student council president and yearbook editor and, like, all-around overachiever. Like, I’m disabled, but I can do anything. Maysoon Zayid Read Quote
If you’re disabled, and you’re trying to achieve your dreams, accept the fact right now that you have to work 500 times more than the average bear next to you. Stop bucking for sympathy, put on your titanium legs, and run. Maysoon Zayid Read Quote
I’ll go on ’60 Minutes,’ and whereas other parents would be like, ‘You did a great job. I’m so proud of you,’ my mother will be like, ‘Your hair – it was not nice.’ Maysoon Zayid Read Quote
