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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When I was in my 20s, I wanted to be tough. I discovered that I didn't want to be the woman I was raised to be - a good, traditional wife. When I went out in the world to find a husband, I found that husbands weren't ready to accept the kind of woman I was going to be.
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I was a little girl who grew up idolizing musical-theatre stars.
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I apologize for the song 'Everything Is Awesome.'
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With my good friend Rob Penny, I founded the Black Horizons Theater in Pittsburgh with the idea of using the theater to politicize the community or, as we said in those days, to raise the consciousness of the people.
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I don't really write for adults or kids - I don't write for kids, I write about them. I think you need to do that; otherwise, you end up preaching down. You need to listen not so much to the audience but to the story itself.
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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.
