A biography for Maysoon Zayidhasn’t been written yet.
“With George Bush, I had absolutely no fear that I would ever be silenced. With Donald Trump, I think I could get dragged offstage and have people actually cheer it. I never thought that would happen in America.”
“The United States needs to stop putting Israel's wants above Palestinian rights.”
“My parents couldn't afford physical therapy, so they sent me to dancing school. I learned how to dance in heels, which means I can walk in heels. And I'm from Jersey, and we are really concerned with being chic, so if my friends wore heels, so did I.”
“If you elect a religious party into power, you no longer have a democracy.”
“Disability is as visual as race. If a wheelchair user can't play Beyonce, then Beyonce can't play a wheelchair user.”
“I was able to walk at 5. I had to be able to walk in order to be mainstreamed into public school. And my father worked day and night to teach me how to walk. And I think what's so amazing about this is the fact that he was told that I would never walk. And he decided that he was going to try.”
“I shake all the time. It's exhausting and causes chronic pain in my joints and muscles. It is also the only life I have ever known. I use yoga, dance, nutrition, and breathing to help manage my symptoms.”