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.
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The loss of life will be irreplaceable.
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I always start the day by washing my face and moisturizing.
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Nobody can teach what is inside a person; it has to be discovered for oneself and a way must be found to express it.
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I live in a Mobile Home - I've never had a house, except once; I rented a log cabin.
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Within NASA, the shuttle is perhaps the least-groundbreaking project. Recall that Apollo was about creating brand-new technologies that did something unprecedented - putting men on the moon. The shuttle is, by comparison, a relic designed to make going into orbit routine.
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I always drive like a madman.
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The foundations and the intent of the Affordable Care Act are laudable. The way it's being implemented is a disaster.
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Some people feel that what we're doing makes no sense, that it's just a waste of money. But it's working.
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But I was very, very unhappy because my mother was very charming and generous, but to me, very dominating.
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It gets pretty boring when all you are is the support system for a male character.
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Never for the sake of peace and quiet deny your convictions.
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Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.
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I think whenever you see what may be the seeds of a third party, you need to be very skeptical because there's not a very good track record for third parties.
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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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I didn't go into the theater to be a producer, I went into the theater to be a director.
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She looked at me penetratingly. So I suppose you can figure out what happened next.
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You remember Donnie Brasco? It's the most notorious undercover movie ever; it's so street and so real. If you ever imagined yourself doing cop work, you imagined yourself getting pushed to that limit - seeing the furthest you can push yourself while still upholding the law.
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In a bigger picture, all over the world is a boys' club.
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Did Muddy Waters play an acoustic? Well of course he did. But did he turn his back on being able to plug it in and play louder? No, he plugged in and turned it up and got miles and miles ahead of the game in one fateful act of just plugging in.
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I was at a picnic, and there were a lot of songwriters. I remember praying, 'God I wish you would give me a song.' About five minutes later, my ears popped, and I saw everybody in slow motion. Nobody knew what I was experiencing.
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People in the United Kingdom and outside the United States share my bemusement with the United States that America doesn't share with itself.
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The Apocrypha... ought to be bound up with all your Bibles; it contains much that is beautiful and wise, and there is in history nothing finer than the description of Eleazar's end.
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Next time I go perch fishing I'll bring a net.
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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.
