--- title: "1 Born this way Quotes By Nayyirah Waheed" description: "1 Born this way quotes by Nayyirah Waheed. Plus more from Nayyirah Waheed and more Born this way sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df0/nayyirah-waheed-8336_born-this-way_i-have-never-understood-will-probably-ne_2446399.jpg" --- > [“i have never understood. will probably never understand. the white mans lust to eat the world. to eat the universe. (mars is next) why he was born with such a rabid starvation. why he feigns for power like crack rock.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nayyirah-waheed/i-have-never-understood-will-probably-never-understand-the-white-mans/) [nayyirah waheed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nayyirah-waheed/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df0/nayyirah-waheed-8336_born-this-way_i-have-never-understood-will-probably-ne_2446399.jpg) ## Other authors on Born this way - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-lady-gaga-58306.jpg) Lady Gaga 17 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/born-this-way/lady-gaga/) ## More by Nayyirah Waheed > [“healing begins the moment you want it to”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nayyirah-waheed/healing-begins-the-moment-you-want-it-to/) [Nayyirah Waheed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nayyirah-waheed/) > [“i am trying to remember you and let you go at the same time. — the 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person. a person. one of your soulmates. let the connection. relationship. be what it is. it may be five mins.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nayyirah-waheed/when-you-meet-that-person-a-person-one-of-your-soulmates-let-the/) [Nayyirah Waheed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nayyirah-waheed/) > [“fell apart many times. so. what does that say about me besides i live through wars.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nayyirah-waheed/fell-apart-many-times-so-what-does-that-say-about-me-besides-i-live/) [Nayyirah Waheed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nayyirah-waheed/) > [“a friend. is someone who supports your breath.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nayyirah-waheed/a-friend-is-someone-who-supports-your-breath/) [Nayyirah Waheed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nayyirah-waheed/) > [“stay is a sensitive word. we wear who stayed and who left in our skin forever”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nayyirah-waheed/stay-is-a-sensitive-word-we-wear-who-stayed-and-who-left-in-our-skin/) [Nayyirah Waheed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nayyirah-waheed/) > [“black women breathe flowers, too. just because we are taught to grow them in the lining of our quiet (our grandmothers secret) does nor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nayyirah-waheed/black-women-breathe-flowers-too-just-because-we-are-taught-to-grow/) [Nayyirah Waheed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nayyirah-waheed/) > [“bleed every month. but do not die. how am i not magic. – the lie”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nayyirah-waheed/bleed-every-month-but-do-not-die-how-am-i-not-magic-the-lie/) [Nayyirah Waheed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nayyirah-waheed/) > [“i knew you before i met you. i’ve known you my whole life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nayyirah-waheed/i-knew-you-before-i-met-you-i-ve-known-you-my-whole-life/) [Nayyirah Waheed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nayyirah-waheed/) > [“sometimes the beauty of my people is so thick and intricate. i spend days trying to undo my eyes so i can sleep.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nayyirah-waheed/sometimes-the-beauty-of-my-people-is-so-thick-and-intricate-i-spend/) [nayyirah waheed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nayyirah-waheed/) > [“the truth is you were born for you. you were wanted by you. you came for you. you are here for you. your existence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nayyirah-waheed/the-truth-is-you-were-born-for-you-you-were-wanted-by-you-you-came/) [Nayyirah Waheed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nayyirah-waheed/) > [“i found flaws and they were beautiful. – ugly”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nayyirah-waheed/i-found-flaws-and-they-were-beautiful-ugly/) [Nayyirah Waheed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nayyirah-waheed/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/born-this-way/nayyirah-waheed/#itemlist", "name": "1 Born this way Quotes By Nayyirah Waheed", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", 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