Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Quotes
I own things I like, but nothing inanimate that I treasure in a deeply consuming way.
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I always feel like rejection is my petrol. That's what keeps me going.
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I've always respected and appreciated Punk, but we never really hung out. We came from the same route, but we didn't necessarily hang out in the same circles. I've always had a great appreciation and respect for his hard work.
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The Florida Jewish community is incredibly important in the primary and will be that important in the general election as well.
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I am a registered Democrat who is determined to return my party to the proletarian principles of the Franklin D. Roosevelt era.
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Nothing ever goes away.
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I never thought I'd spend all my life with Gary. I suppose I was quite cynical about marriage. But with Jude, I knew right from the beginning: there was an electricity I'd never felt before. It was so easy, we talked for hours. It was a relief, really.
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The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.
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So now I feel I'm lucky in the respect that I can sort of pick a little more carefully, which is tricky because as a black actress, there aren't that many roles to pick from.
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Human curiosity, the urge to know, is a powerful force and is perhaps the best secret weapon of all in the struggle to unravel the workings of the natural world.
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At the end of the day, there are people out there that want to see you fail.
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Leisure and curiosity might soon make great advances in useful knowledge, were they not diverted by minute emulation and laborious trifles.
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Normally, some people think about 50 as a big moment in life. I kind of think 30 because in your baseball career, 30 was considered on top kind of looking at the end of your career. So I remember thinking about 30 in different ways, but 50 just seems like another step right now.
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In a politically diverse nation, only by finding that common ground can we achieve results for the common good.
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I think that many people in history who had power were bumped off because they had power.
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I always take my make-up off before bed.
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I've done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you play or not.
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I'm not a birthday person. Maybe because I don't like to build expectations around that one day. You never know how it'll turn out to be.
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It is not just family that must transmit values, but school also.
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When I was younger, playing piano and guitar were all things that I wanted to do for a short period of time, like any kid.
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A mule will labor ten years willingly and patiently for you, for the privilege of kicking you once.
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People resisted having weapons on airplanes, but I oversaw the federal air marshals. It's a deterrent. No one sees that weapon, but they are protected on that airplane, and it's a huge positive impact on safety.
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The thing that is uncomfortable is when people kind of stare for a long time and point. That gets weird. I'd much prefer someone to come up to me and say something.
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Mackerel is sustainable and healthy.
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I own things I like, but nothing inanimate that I treasure in a deeply consuming way.
