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There was this thing that manifested itself in the Muslim community where we had to put on this really toxic smile everywhere we went to let everyone around us know that we aren't a threat, acting is a space where I can allow the rest of myself to exist. I don't always have to be this smiley person. I can be bad, mischievous, I can be angry. It allows the rest of my humanity to thrive, which as a kid I really longed for. – Abubakr Ali	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I’ve longed for kids since I was very, very young, i ’m waiting to find the right person. Someone who is willing to take on the job. – Prince Harry	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
I loved the taste and texture of meat, but as soon as I understood where meat came from, I could no longer stomach it. Yet I still longed for the taste and texture. And I found the answer in plant meats, thankfully, they've improved a great deal since I first switched to plant meats 20 years ago. So many vegan companies now make plant meats with very high-quality ingredients, resulting in a minimally processed product that's actually nutritious. – Bianca Phillips	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Weight Watchers has given me the tools to begin to make the lasting shift that I and so many of us who are struggling with weight have longed for. – Oprah Winfrey	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I am beyond happy, i, like many others, longed for a better Guyana and a country where all its peoples can come together and live as one. – Aseef Balmacoon	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another. – Anatole France	added by anonymous 13 years ago
No life that breathes with human breath Has ever truly longed for death. – Alfred Tennyson	added by anonymous 13 years ago
All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves we must die to one life before we can enter another. – Anatole France	added by anonymous 14 years ago

There was this thing that manifested itself in the Muslim community where we had to put on this really toxic smile everywhere we went to let everyone around us know that we aren't a threat, acting is a space where I can allow the rest of myself to exist. I don't always have to be this smiley person. I can be bad, mischievous, I can be angry. It allows the rest of my humanity to thrive, which as a kid I really longed for.

– Abubakr Ali

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I’ve longed for kids since I was very, very young, i ’m waiting to find the right person. Someone who is willing to take on the job.

– Prince Harry

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

I loved the taste and texture of meat, but as soon as I understood where meat came from, I could no longer stomach it. Yet I still longed for the taste and texture. And I found the answer in plant meats, thankfully, they've improved a great deal since I first switched to plant meats 20 years ago. So many vegan companies now make plant meats with very high-quality ingredients, resulting in a minimally processed product that's actually nutritious.

– Bianca Phillips

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Weight Watchers has given me the tools to begin to make the lasting shift that I and so many of us who are struggling with weight have longed for.

– Oprah Winfrey

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I am beyond happy, i, like many others, longed for a better Guyana and a country where all its peoples can come together and live as one.

– Aseef Balmacoon

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.

– Anatole France

added by anonymous
13 years ago

No life that breathes with human breath Has ever truly longed for death.

– Alfred Tennyson

added by anonymous
13 years ago

All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves we must die to one life before we can enter another.

– Anatole France

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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