Uzodinma Iweala Quotes
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The marketability, the success of a book, ultimately rests with whether or not people will find the concept/characters/title/cover appealing.
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The rights of copyright holders need to be protected, but some draconian remedies that have been suggested would create more problems than they would solve.
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There's a reason why every human society has fiction. It teaches us how to be 'good', to behave in a way that is for the benefit of the whole community.
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I try to work out with my personal trainer for an hour, four times a week - we mainly concentrate on weights and running. If I'm on the road I sometimes do DVD work-outs in my hotel room - P90X and Insanity are a couple of my favourites.
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Knowledge has outstripped character development, and the young today are given an education rather than an upbringing.
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I know what it takes to be fast and I feel like every year I learn valuable lessons about how to be better the next time.
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I've been asked too many times to write a book by the fans.
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I didn't even start college until I was 21.
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I hate shaving. It's much easier to just do a little stubble, but my wife and daughter like it when I'm clean-shaven. If you see me with a clean face, then you know I'm in the kissing mode!
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I really haven't liked the commercialization of mountaineering, particularly of Mt. Everest. By paying $65,000, you can be conducted to the summit by a couple of good guides.
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Stan is a rescue Chihuahua mix. He was the role model for Bob, the dog in 'Ivan.' The drawings in the book look precisely like Stan.
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After I completed the project for BCG, I was offered the position of Director of Marketing for Ozon.ru.
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I still get to preach 14, 15 times a year. But you have to make a living.
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Procrastination is the bad habit of putting off until the day after tomorrow what should have been done the day before yesterday.
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I'm very skeptical about the good intentions of Milosevic.
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A dream my girlfriend and I have is to move to New York for a year or two because we just love the city. I would take some acting classes.
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When you have a magazine like 'Vogue,' you know a lot of kids are going to follow your pictures.
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There’s a joy without canker or cark,There’s a pleasure eternally new,’T is to gloat on the glaze and the markOf china that’s ancient and blue.
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I fix the human chassis, I tune up human engines, I recharge human batteries, and I adjust human transmissions.
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I'm the youngest of six children; both of my sisters are housewives and they each have four kids.
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Waiting for the winds of change to sweep the clouds away. Waiting for the rainbow's end to cast its gold your way ... You don't get something for nothing. You can't have freedom for free.
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We worry so much about what people think of us and so we often don't stand up for what we believe in. And some people literally give their life for what they believe in. As a Christian, that is something I really admire. I want to be a part of spreading that message.
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I suppose I'm pulled towards fiction because I really like the freedom it gives me.
