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.Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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There is no hope unmingled with fear, and no fear unmingled with hope.
Baruch Spinoza -
I still can't believe it when people say I am a celebrity.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui -
The attitude and identity that we want to play with doesn't change.
Dan Quinn -
For someone who writes fiction, in order to activate the imagination and the unconscious, it's essential to be free.
Manuel Puig -
More than anything, I think as our country matures, we recognize that women deserve to be treated with respect and dignity.
Barbara Boxer -
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.
Ofra Strauss
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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.
Ziggy Marley -
So I'm truly an actor who sings, and not a singer who acts.
Mandy Patinkin -
I don't sleep. I hate those little slices of death.
Walter Reisch -
The symbolic value of having an African-American president has certainly eased some racial tensions in America, but they're not gone.
Naomi Wolf -
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.
Bear Grylls -
Those who play with the devil's toys will be brought by degrees to wield his sword.
R. Buckminster Fuller
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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.
H. L. Mencken -
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.
Raney Aronson-Rath -
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.
Zana Marjanovic -
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.
Ramakrishna -
Life isn't fair, and it isn't government's job to make life fair. But if you're not willing to give up on yourself, then we shouldn't give up on you, either.
Tammy Duckworth -
It also seems that the Afghans themselves want to avail themselves of this opportunity and all recognize that the UN is uniquely qualified to help bring them together.
Lakhdar Brahimi
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Outlaw consciousness is born the moment I drop out, stop the world, cease being an actor identified with the mythic roles I have been playing in society. Change begins when I do nothing except observe. The wisdom of the railroad crossing: Stop. Look. Listen. Meditation is the healthy form of voyeurism.
Sam Keen -
It doesn't get any more underground, conscious or indie than Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, but because they got a couple of really big pop hits, actually some of the biggest pop hits that hip-hop has ever seen, people are missing that part of their story. People are not counting that blessing.
Talib Kweli Black Star -
Muslim delegates concerned about rights in Palestine could have brought their enthusiasm closer to home by addressing the fate of black Christians being slaughtered and enslaved in the Sudan.
Jack Schwartz -
This is an evil law, a black flag hovers over it.
Ayman Odeh -
Though he should conquer a thousand men in the battlefield a thousand times, yet he, indeed, who would conquer himself is the noblest victor.
Gautama Buddha -
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.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie