Chinua Achebe Quotes
Americans, it seems to me, tend to protect their children from the harshness of life, in their interest.
Chinua Achebe
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One of the exciting things about reporting is going to places you've never been to before.
H. G. Bissinger
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On one hand, it seems strange that a country that has suffered so much from violence and war would be debating if they want peace or not. But in Colombia, a part of society is deeply connected with the war as a means of making a living.
Ingrid Betancourt
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I've been designing since I was 8. I started sketching dresses I could wear when skating. I was always involved in all aspects of skating, not just the technique, the choreography, the music, but the visual aspects, too - what I should wear.
Vera Wang
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Everyone needs help when they try something new.
Zoe Sugg
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The Rio Earth Summit in 1992 changed my life completely, turning me into an activist. From the air, you see things you can't see from the ground - you really understand the impact of man, even in a place you know well. My work is meant to convince people we can no longer live like this.
Yann Arthus-Bertrand
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When I go to where I was getting excellent parts in movies I may have taken a few too soon, too anxious to go back to work and to anxious to make another film and to succeed more.
Dabney Coleman
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Cocaine isn't habit forming. I should know - I've been using it for years.
Tallulah Bankhead
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I like my body when I have curves. We all come indifferent shapes and sizes, and this is something to celebrate.
Christina Aguilera
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I'm not making every decision due to my children. But I do hope they never see some movies I'm doing. But I do want to do more family-friendly movies.
Adam Sandler
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I formed, in early life, two purposes to which I have inflexibly adhered, under some very strong pressure from warm personal friends. They were, first, never to be a second in a duel; and, second, never to go security for another man's debts.
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II
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When you don't take what you have for granted, you constantly try to re-prove yourself to yourself rather than to other people.
James Purefoy
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Americans, it seems to me, tend to protect their children from the harshness of life, in their interest.
Chinua Achebe
