Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Quotes
There can be an extremist idea of purity. It's so easy to fall afoul of the ridiculously high standard set there.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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I'm a little bit of a control freak.
Harlan Coben
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I don't go, 'I'm in the papers all the time,' because there are loads of people in the papers all the time. Sometimes I'm still like, 'Ooh, look- there's me!' I'm never like, 'Wow, look at me on the bus.' You have to be a bit grounded about things like that.
Kate Moss
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In Henry Adams, I discovered not only the prototype of the modern thinker but also someone who is more interesting: a viper-toothed, puling, supercilious crank, thwarted in ambition, aging gracelessly, mad at the cosmos, and ashamed of his own jejune ideals. He is nevertheless very dear to me.
P. J. O'Rourke
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To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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To hear the appreciation, the screams - that's what any of us need. We're at our best when we're wanted.
R. Kelly
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I went to department stores, and there was nothing that I really loved. All the shoes were too complicated, too crazy, too ridiculous, too extreme. The platforms were so high; the shoes were so ugly, covered in crystals and feathers and crap. I just thought, 'Maybe somebody wants a beautifully simple, sexy shoe that they can actually walk in.'
Edgardo Osorio
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As we were developing 'Umbral', and I was delving into the mythology and legends, I had a sudden realisation. 'Wasteland' is about people who fervently believe new myths and legends, but they turn out to be false; whereas 'Umbral' is about people who reject ancient myths and legends, but they turn out to be true!
Antony Johnston
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What if the Christian faith is supposed to exist in a variety of forms rather than just one imperial one? What if it is both more stable and more agile—more responsive to the Holy Spirit—when it exists in these many forms? And what if, instead of arguing about which form is correct and legitimate, we were to honor, appreciate, and validate one another and see ourselves as servants of one grander mission, apostles of one greater message, seekers on one ultimate quest?
Brian D. McLaren
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Ever since the Crusades, when Christians from western Europe were fighting holy wars against Muslims in the near east, western people have often perceived Islam as a violent and intolerant faith - even though when this prejudice took root Islam had a better record of tolerance than Christianity.
Karen Armstrong
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I fail to see the issue that will shock the people of this great country of ours into some decisive action.
Graham Nash
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If Trump wins, I think the whole thing is going to blow up, and we're going to start over, and that's always a good thing to do.
Bob Weir
Grateful Dead
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There can be an extremist idea of purity. It's so easy to fall afoul of the ridiculously high standard set there.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie