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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When I write, I create really absurd situations which become false because I am after the joke.
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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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Whatever ought to be, can be.
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I think compassion is important but love fizzles out eventually. But if there is compassion in a relationship, things can always be worked out.
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If you ask me, what is helpful to creativity is training the eye to notice things, to observe closely and precisely, being careful not to make a muddle of it.
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In urban America, you do not so much meet a romantic partner as inherit the product of someone else's romantic crimes.
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There is nothing there. What you see is not what you see. What you see is nothing. Nothing but shapes, lines, colors. What you see is whats in your mind. What you see is something somebody told you to look for. Look out for anything you see! Watch it! Watch out! Take care! Don’t leap before you look out.
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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.
