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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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 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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It's a great thing when you can show that you've been successful and that you've made a lot of money and that you've employed a lot of people.
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I came to success very late in life.
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Drive slow and enjoy the scenery - drive fast and join the scenery.
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I think it's important to give young people the freedom to follow their ideas and pursue their interests.
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I was sick, anybody can be sick. What I have is a spiritual problem which I am dealing with. Even in the Bible, it was stated that we are not fighting against flesh and blood, but wickedness in high places. I am a freedom fighter, I can never be shot like Lucky Dube, I am invincible, you can’t shoot me.
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In terms of script, Bollywood should learn from South Indian scripts. Not talking about the fights and action, I am talking about the drama bit.
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Be honest, be nice, be a flower not a weed.
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I suppose I'm pulled towards fiction because I really like the freedom it gives me.
