--- title: "1 Being scared Quotes By Waris Dirie" description: "1 Being scared quotes by Waris Dirie. Plus more from Waris Dirie and more Being scared sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97a/waris-dirie-18358_being-scared_many-friends-have-expressed-concern-that_2090640.jpg" --- > [Many friends have expressed concern that a religious fanatic will try to kill me when I go to Africa. After all, I’ll be speaking out against a crime many fundamentalists consider a holy practice. I’m sure my work will be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waris-dirie/many-friends-have-expressed-concern-that-a-religious-fanatic-will-try/) [Waris Dirie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waris-dirie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97a/waris-dirie-18358_being-scared_many-friends-have-expressed-concern-that_2090640.jpg) ## More by Waris Dirie > [I still do find it very difficult in the West to connect to this politeness of smiling, not saying how you're thinking or not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waris-dirie/i-still-do-find-it-very-difficult-in-the-west-to-connect-to-this/) [Waris Dirie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waris-dirie/) > [We need to empower women: provide them with work for their own income, and teach them to become independent of men so they will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waris-dirie/we-need-to-empower-women-provide-them-with-work-for-their-own-income/) [Waris Dirie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waris-dirie/) > [Less hatred, more love, less war, more peace, more respect for the Mother Nature and for other people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waris-dirie/less-hatred-more-love-less-war-more-peace-more-respect-for-the-mother/) [Waris Dirie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waris-dirie/) > [I know what I am fighting for. I am fighting for the most basic rights of innocent children. And that is why I never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waris-dirie/i-know-what-i-am-fighting-for-i-am-fighting-for-the-most-basic-rights/) [Waris Dirie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waris-dirie/) > [In the current situation, it is very difficult for foreign NGOs to work in Somalia because it is so unstable and dangerous. I really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waris-dirie/in-the-current-situation-it-is-very-difficult-for-foreign-ngos-to/) [Waris Dirie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waris-dirie/) > [I always knew, from the very day of my own mutilation, that I would one day fight against this practice. I did not know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waris-dirie/i-always-knew-from-the-very-day-of-my-own-mutilation-that-i-would-one/) [Waris Dirie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waris-dirie/) > [My family is and will always stay the most important to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waris-dirie/my-family-is-and-will-always-stay-the-most-important-to-me/) [Waris Dirie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waris-dirie/) > [I love the truth. Tell the truth and live the truth, because we've seen enough lies and look what it's doing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waris-dirie/i-love-the-truth-tell-the-truth-and-live-the-truth-because-we-ve-seen/) [Waris Dirie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waris-dirie/) > [Fashion is fun, ridiculously fun. But it's base and it's wrong. You're not doing anything good for the world. You're just saying, 'Buy it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waris-dirie/fashion-is-fun-ridiculously-fun-but-it-s-base-and-it-s-wrong-you-re/) [Waris Dirie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waris-dirie/) > [Every day, women move mountains. It is an insult to have an international women's day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waris-dirie/every-day-women-move-mountains-it-is-an-insult-to-have-an/) [Waris Dirie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waris-dirie/) > [I am strong, determined, impulsive, happy, and emotional.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waris-dirie/i-am-strong-determined-impulsive-happy-and-emotional/) [Waris Dirie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waris-dirie/) > [Well, of course there’s my own experience of being mutilated as a little child. Having gone through this cruel practice and all the long-term…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waris-dirie/well-of-course-there-s-my-own-experience-of-being-mutilated-as-a/) [Waris Dirie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waris-dirie/) > [Laws are important. But they can only be effective if the people know about the particular laws.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waris-dirie/laws-are-important-but-they-can-only-be-effective-if-the-people-know/) [Waris Dirie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waris-dirie/) > [Female genital mutilation targets little girls, baby girls - fragile angels who are helpless, who cannot fight back. It's a crime against a child,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waris-dirie/female-genital-mutilation-targets-little-girls-baby-girls-fragile/) [Waris Dirie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waris-dirie/) > [I've never been one to stay still. I was born a nomad, and I still am a nomad and always will be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waris-dirie/i-ve-never-been-one-to-stay-still-i-was-born-a-nomad-and-i-still-am-a/) [Waris Dirie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waris-dirie/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-scared/waris-dirie/#itemlist", "name": "1 Being scared Quotes By Waris Dirie", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Many friends have expressed concern that a religious fanatic will try to kill me when I go to Africa. After all, I’ll be speaking out against a crime many fundamentalists consider a holy practice. I’m sure my work will be dangerous, and I admit to being scared…. But my faith tells me to be strong, that God led me down this path for a reason. He has work for me to do. This is my mission. 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