Maaza Mengiste Quotes
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Everyone has their own special set of problems - in their own minds.
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I wouldn't be where I am without Evolve.
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I've stopped caring about skeptics, but if they libel or defame me they will end up in court.
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I'm not an atheist. How can you not believe in something that doesn't exist? That's way too convoluted for me.
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I was a bit odd. I read books and wanted to draw and go to art school.
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My wife Kris and I enjoy keeping an active lifestyle, so it's hard to imagine what it would be like if breathing problems kept me from participating in the activities I love to do. But that's exactly what happens to many people who develop COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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Scientists at MIT and engineering schools all across America say that they could improve the fuel economy standards for the existing set of vehicles by 10 miles per gallon using existing technology, without compromising safety or comfort at all.
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It's rare for artists to really stare deeply at themselves in the mirror, literally, because there's constantly a mirror on you.
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The less food, the more time to talk, the more to talk about.
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I feel that 'Tokoyo Drift' blew people away because not many people had high expectations for it.
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I've seen 'Silence of the Lambs,' like, fifty or sixty times. That's my favorite movie of all time.
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I thought I had the rights to The Lord of the Rings. I don't know how Jackson ended up with the rights.
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To have success in your professional life is not so hard. To succeed as a man is more difficult.
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I have a different relationship with Chucky because he's been on top of my bookshelf in the corner of my living room for my entire life. He was a great tool for scaring friends, and when I see him in different theme parks I've been to, or in commercials, my heart swells a little bit, and I'm like, 'Aww! It's my Chucky!'
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This whole idea that we address environmental issues by not doing stuff just doesn't work.
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I busted my butt all my life building companies.
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'Mahershala' is my nickname.
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If the U.N. didn't exist, we'd be inventing it right now.
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Before all this happened, I always used to see my stammer as being a negative, all my life, but then when I went on 'Pop Idol,' and the first time I saw it on television, it was really, really bad, but also it made me stand out; it made people remember me. So for the first time in my life, it worked to my advantage.
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I don't think you'll ever be happy about anything unless you've done it.
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By being discontented, the spirit searches for ways to improve its condition and for a better channel for expressing itself. This sense of discontent is the engine that drives all creativity and innovation... Our blue moments are a necessary part of our human evolution.
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Stage outfits are loud, outspoken, glamorous, fancy, and very different from normal day-to-day clothing. Therefore, by its nature, it is experimental.
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The nature of love is to kill for it, or to die.
