Binyavanga Wainaina Quotes
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Focus on the long term, and always do what's right to grow the company and not make short-term decisions. And outlast everyone one.
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I suppose the place where I live is fairly remote, it would seem remote to some people.
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The problem of the minimum dwelling is that of establishing the elementary minimum of space, air, light, and heat required by man in order that he be able to fully develop his life functions without experiencing limitations due to his dwelling, i.e. a minimum modus vivendi in place of a modus non moriendi.
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When the peace treaty is signed, the war isn't over for the veterans, or the family. It's just starting.
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There is a tendency by a lot of officials to hide behind the king. And it's about time that officials take their responsibility and are responsible in front of the people.
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Creative output, you know, is just pain. I'm going to be cliche for a minute and say that great art comes from pain.
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I feel the only way I can survive is to spend a lot of time writing songs. I have to have incredible, killer songs that also are hits, or I just don't have a chance.
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I'm pretty mad at horror films for ruining my childhood.
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I like to see a film and then start scoring it in my mind while doing something unrelated. You just grasp a film and start working, and something unpredictable comes out from a third element. The mind, the more active it is, the more productive it is.
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I never lie to my fans.
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Yes, I've been in an igloo. They're surprisingly cozy and warm - small, though, you can't really stand up in some.
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I don't want to do only blockbusters.
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Why are numbers so important? I take up a film I like, give it my best, and move on.
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I dream of instruments obedient to my thought and which with their contribution of a whole new world of unsuspected sounds, will lend themselves to the exigencies of my inner rhythm.
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I had a very thorough grounding in music; I'd grown up around songs. My parents listened to a lot of music. My dad was majorly into jazz, which was absolutely a big influence on me, even if it was more subconsciously as a kid.
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I have only one counsel for you - be master.
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All fame is is having people you don't know coming up to you and saying, 'Hello.' I'm always polite and people are always nice, but it's weird.
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Brandy is the great cause of destruction for the aborigines of America.
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To all the parents out there, thank you for allowing me to be a role model for your children. I really, really do not take that for granted.
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Faith and its attendant rituals sound like a good deal, the whole eternal salvation thing, but inevitably they lead to fear, oppression, the rack and flames.
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I'm trying to undermine the basis of Christian belief.
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Why is it that Michael Flynn, who evidently has a great relationship with Putin, who has received payments for so-called speeches and who's spent a lot of time in Russia and was accused of talking about sanctions, he lied about it, and he got caught?
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I have a very sharp tongue, I'm very impatient, and it's a lifelong struggle.
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I love playing with words and texture.
