Obiageli Ezekwesili Quotes
What would ultimately de-escalate the challenges of society would be for people to get educated, especially for more women to be educated because when more women are educated, they invest much more of their time and income in ensuring that the next generation would perform even more than they have done.
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While it may be true that the UAE has been an ally since the September 11, 2001, attacks, the American people know it has also harbored and aided some of the al Qaeda agents who were involved in that attack.
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I voted for Barack Obama.
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When I was starting out and had to cut my teeth and build my resume to get in, I had to basically work for free on a lot of things.
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When all are wrong, everyone is right.
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I doubt if you can have a truly wild party without liquor.
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Being a gal, people can be a bit patronizing. 'Oh, look at you using the computer.' They would never say that to a boy. And I don't let them do it to me.
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I like my house to be unique to me. Sure, I've bought plenty of things out of a catalog, but the way I put them together in my home is special. You might have bought your sofa at a major home decorating store, but the rug you found at the flea market is so unique, it takes your room from 'carbon copy' to 'simply yours' in no time.
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I think, from the very beginning, I always knew that I needed to get out of Malaysia and do my thing somewhere else.
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I found one had to do some work every day, even at midnight, because either you're professional or you're not.
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It's really important to find something you really enjoy - something you can focus on and be good at.
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I've been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer.
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We are not saints, but we have kept our appointment. How many people can boast as much?
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I think a smart person today realizes that you have to be part of the art films that are done just for the sake of the art.
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As an actor, you don't want to play a one-dimensional character.
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I'm not into solos, I'm into lyrics.
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Thirty was so strange for me. I've really had to come to terms with the fact that I am now a walking and talking adult.
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I never had to learn English, French and German because I was brought up as all three languages. I had a private French teacher before I even went to school. That helped a lot.
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Bullfights have so much color. Not just the matador but also the bull, the arena, and the public. It's all very festive.
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There are some people who have had no pay rises for a very long time, and, working in highly skilled and highly responsible roles and in the health services and education, they deserve to be properly remunerated.
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There is a way to practice hard and be physical without pads. You can still be a physical football team and be efficient in practice without pads. The 49ers practiced like that for a long period of time in the 1980s under Bill Walsh and were extremely successful when all the other teams were practicing in pads.
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Working with people from all walks of life, from full-time moms to CEOs at large companies, I've distilled many universal truths about success. There's a secret I've learned that works quite well at helping you to achieve what you want: Decide what you want.
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In 2001, we went to raise some $3 million in venture capital in the U.S. and got rejected. So we’ve come back and raised a little bit more: $25 billion. This is not money; this is trust from the world, trust from the people.
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One room is always enough for one person. Two rooms is not enough for two people. That is one of the conundrums in life.
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What would ultimately de-escalate the challenges of society would be for people to get educated, especially for more women to be educated because when more women are educated, they invest much more of their time and income in ensuring that the next generation would perform even more than they have done.
