Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Quotes
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I just don't want to be rapping forever. I love it, but sometimes you got goals for yourself.
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Peer pressure is something everyone will face in school. You have to really go by what you think is the right thing to do. Turn to the friends you trust the most when you are put in a compromising situation. If your friends are making the wrong decision, then turn to your parents.
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We had something very special in the Faces. We were blessed to have the fun we had.
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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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In 1980, shortly before my 11th birthday, I wrote my first essay in English.
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Money won't make you happy... but everybody wants to find out for themselves.
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I let characters be human and flawed and relatable. When we do things that aren't that great, we can understand it.
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Lipgloss is my calling!
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2005 opens with the promise of a number of substantial direct private investments that can swiftly transform the economy and set all sectors on a pronounced upward curve.
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Comedy is a tool of togetherness. It's a way of putting your arm around someone, pointing at something, and saying, 'Isn't it funny that we do that?' It's a way of reaching out.
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When you're making a pilot, what you're mostly thinking is, 'Please let this be a real job, please.'
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All great rebellions are born of private acts of civil disobedience that inspire rebel bands to plot together.
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I think it's a mistake to go after someone just based on looks. But I always respond to people who don't act that interested in me.
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I'm going to prove to the fans, going to prove to my teammates, that I can be a better defensive player, offensive player, to win games.
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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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Most writers have no idea how to make a film. It's a totally different skill set. Nor is it just to translate exactly what's on the page directly on to the screen - because that would be terrible. It would be five hours long, and the structure would be a mess. But the writers know the characters and the story.
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I didn't know I wanted to do films until I started to do them. Very few films are made in Mexico and film-making belonged to a very specific group, a clique.
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It would be a great adventure for Leicester to be in the Champions League.
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I'm not an actor because I want my picture taken. I'm an actor because I want to be part of the human exchange.
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For kids in 2nd or 3rd grade, I would recommend the 'Dear America' series. Most of the stories in the 'Dear America' series, if they have black girls, are about them being enslaved, but they escape or do something really adventurous.
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It makes a great deal of difference whether one wills not to sin or has not the knowledge to sin.
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I was more active pregnant than I ever was not pregnant. I was doing Body By Simone five days a week. That definitely helped me shed the weight after giving birth. But it's all smoke and mirrors, too. People on Instagram forget that you're showing them what you want them to see. We have filters.
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Wealth, in even the most improbable cases, manages to convey the aspect of intelligence.
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In America, I feel black with all of the rubbish that comes with it.
