Chinua Achebe Quotes
People say that if you find water rising up to your ankle, that's the time to do something about it, not when it's around your neck.
Chinua Achebe
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Deep inside, I was hoping I'd win: The competition was tough, but I learned from other's mistakes.
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In a bigger picture, all over the world is a boys' club.
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If you're not careful, you can fall into a destructive cycle of self-pity.
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The artist tries to see what there is to be interested in... He has not created something, he has seen something.
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Fame is really strange. One day you're not famous, and then the next day you are, and the odd thing is that you know intellectually that nothing in the world is different. What mattered to you yesterday are the same things that matter today, and the rules all still apply - yet everyone looks at you differently.
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I'm not a judgmental person, so I can't comment on someone else's background.
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It was a unique experience in several ways, because I don't think Sam [Fuller] had ever collaborated with another writer over his whole career.
Curtis Hanson
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People say that if you find water rising up to your ankle, that's the time to do something about it, not when it's around your neck.
Chinua Achebe
