Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Quotes
There is, for me, as a black woman, as an African woman, a sense of possibility in America that I don't feel when I'm in Europe.
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There is no hope unmingled with fear, and no fear unmingled with hope.
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I still can't believe it when people say I am a celebrity.
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The attitude and identity that we want to play with doesn't change.
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For someone who writes fiction, in order to activate the imagination and the unconscious, it's essential to be free.
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More than anything, I think as our country matures, we recognize that women deserve to be treated with respect and dignity.
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I'm a Republican. I don't want to go to heaven and have to face my family up there and tell them I voted for a Democrat.
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As a brand, Ahla is one of Strauss-Elite's strongest. But we need to do a lot of marketing in order to regain market leadership. I have no doubt that we will do that, even if it takes time.
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I was born by myself but carry the spirit and blood of my father, mother and my ancestors. So I am really never alone. My identity is through that line.
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So I'm truly an actor who sings, and not a singer who acts.
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I don't sleep. I hate those little slices of death.
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The symbolic value of having an African-American president has certainly eased some racial tensions in America, but they're not gone.
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Survival requires us to leave our prejudices at home. It's about doing whatever it takes - and ultimately those with the biggest heart will win.
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Those who play with the devil's toys will be brought by degrees to wield his sword.
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There is a saying in Baltimore that crabs may be prepared in fifty ways and that all of them are good.
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There are no silos at 'Frontline.' Our digital team works with our filmmakers, and our filmmakers work with our digital team. They're always in touch, and they're always talking.
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I was eight when I left Sarajevo, so I didn't really know very much about my culture and it was so important for me to go back to my roots and meet the people.
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More are the names of God and infinite are the forms through which He may be approached. In whatever name and form you worship Him, through them you will realise Him.
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You need a debate and a vote on the principles: Do you want more Europe or less Europe? Do you believe we are more efficient with defense and security with Europe, or not? Do you believe we are more efficient for our companies with or without Europe? Those are the questions we have to discuss and push our people to vote on it.
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We moved to a town that's predominately Caucasian, some Hispanic and one or two black families, and they do shrimping for a living. Here come hundreds of Vietnamese doing the same occupation. So there was a lot of tension because people were saying we were taking money, shrimp, fish or whatever it is.
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For I have sworn thee fair, and thought thee bright, who art as black as hell, as dark as night.
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I think the biggest problem in our country is mass incarceration and the prison-industrial complex. From the Rockefeller drug laws to stand your ground to stop and frisk, all these are pointing people, especially and disproportionately black and brown people, towards the criminal-justice system. It's depleting whole generations of people.
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I don't need an award to inspire me to keep making music.
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There is, for me, as a black woman, as an African woman, a sense of possibility in America that I don't feel when I'm in Europe.
