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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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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If you are not living this moment, you are not really living.
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Computers rather frighten me, because I never did learn to type, so the whole thing seems extraordinarily complicated to me.
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I like to think I would not have approved those methods in the past, but I do not fault those who made the decisions at that time, and I will absolutely defend those who carried out the interrogations within the orders they were given.
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What's the challenge in writing a novel that few people will read? I'm more than happy writing what I do and have no plans to change that.
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Concerning river runners: If we were going into war again I can't think of any I'd rather have on our side. I mean, all of these good men and women. And if they were on the other side I'd join the other side.
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I can't help seeing 'Waste Land' as the third in a triptych with my earlier films 'Devil's Playground' and 'Blindsight,' and not least in the awe and gratitude I feel for the group of people who were courageous enough to share their stories with us - and to live lives so rich in inspiration for us all.
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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.
