Puteri Aishah Quotes

I know assuming is easy, and sometimes, reality does not go in the direction of the assumption, but at least, it gives us hope that things may go just right. ~ Aishah Madadiy

There's always a thin line between life and death. I am somewhere in between, walking to my destination. ~ Aishah Madadiy

As a Muslim, I believe in the concept of fate, that there are certain things out of my control. Thus, what chance do I have to stand against kismet? ~ Aishah Madadiy

The truth is not simply visible to the naked eyes, not any more. When people believe so much in media reports, history itself may conceal the truth only the chosen ones can see. ~ Aishah Madadiy

Journalism is not like fiction and will never be. In fiction, you can feed people with lies, yet at the end of the reading, people still live the same life - go to work, eat, come back home, and sleep - nothing really changes aside from, at the very least, their perception of the world. But, things are different in journalism. You tell people a barefaced life, they will believe it, and something is going to happen. People will promptly respond to what they believe is true because it relates to their life, and we take life seriously, don't we? ~ Aishah Madadiy

It is sweet to know the truth, though the truth is not always sweet. It might be bitter. Very bitter sometimes. ~ Aishah Madadiy

I think virtue is the quintessence of perfection, and the One who created it definitely stands beyond that value. Virtues like honesty, loyalty and courtesy, do not have to be completely defined by their relation to extrinsic things. Even if they are not realized by actions, their good value remains. ~ Aishah Madadiy

I wish social disparity has long gone, people can be genuine, and news can be fact-based and error-free. ~ Aishah Madadiy

Real men do not work for fame. That is what I think. Popularity is just a piece of crap. I prefer a private life. ~ Aishah Madadiy

I have never been good at saying goodbyes to people. What else can they offer rather than a reciprocal desolation? ~ Aishah Madadiy

Dont ask what the meaning of life is. You define it! ~ Aishah Madadiy

I love autumn despite the drench weather. I think it symbolises the end of misery and the beginning of glee. It gives hopes that sooner or later, flowers will bloom again, green buds will sprout from trees, and that which is dead will come back alive. ~ Aishah Madadiy

Everything you gain in life is either a gift or a test. Whichever it is, don't let it blind you. ~ Aishah Madadiy

Sooner I realized, he doesn't need to be big to be brave, because bravery is the courage found in the heart ... ~ Aishah Madadiy

When people ask me about what made the biggest difference in my healing, I tell them that I was believed and tremendously loved. I never felt blamed or shamed into silence. ~ Aishah Shahidah Simmons

This is sacred space.
Libation . . . instead of pouring water on the ground, I pour words on the page.
I begin with this libation in honor of all of those unknown and known spirits who surround us. I acknowledge the origins of this land where I am seated while writing this introduction. This land was inhabited by Indigenous people, the very first people to inhabit this land, who lived here for thousands of years before the Europeans arrived and were unfortunately unable to cohabitate without dominating, enslaving, raping, terrorizing, stealing from, relocating, and murder- ing the millions of members of Indigenous nations throughout Turtle Island, which is now known as North America. I write libation to those millions of Indigenous women, men, and children; and those millions of kidnapped and enslaved African women, men, and children whose genocide, confiscated land, centuries of free labor, forced migration, traumatic memories of rape, and sweat, tears, and blood make up the very fiber and foundation of all of the Americas and the Caribbean. ~ Aishah Shahidah Simmons

Nothing good seems easy. That is how life shapes our perception. ~ Aishah Madadiy