Riz Ahmed - As a minority, no sooner do you learn to polish and cherish one chip on your shoulder th...

Riz Ahmed Zitate

As a minority, no sooner do you learn to polish and cherish one chip on your shoulder than it's taken off you and swapped for another. The jewellery of your struggles is forever on loan, like the Koh-i-Noor diamond in the crown jewels.

Riz Ahmed

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Kaum lernst du als Minderheit, einen Chip auf deiner Schulter zu polieren und zu pflegen, als er dir genommen und gegen einen anderen ausgetauscht wurde. Der Schmuck Ihrer Kämpfe ist für immer ausgeliehen, wie der Diamant Koh-i-Noor in den Kronjuwelen.

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