Uzodinma Iweala Quotes
Medicine has an immediate impact, the ability to do good. Writing is such a solitary activity.
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Animation is different from other parts. Its language is the language of caricature. Our most difficult job was to develop the cartoon's unnatural but seemingly natural anatomy for humans and animals.
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Our relationships with our computers are almost sexual, they're so close. They're just such a huge part of our lives.
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I've used a cellphone exactly twice. Things move on. The world changes. And I don't know it.
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America is huge.
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The basic right to quality and affordable health care is under assault by Donald Trump and Republicans in Washington.
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Silk Road to Ruin has all the analysis and it's structured very well. I rely on my notes more and I use direct quotes. But there's nothing like writing about it right away.
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It's so great in Hollywood now. You have people past 40 sitting and talking about serious stuff, writing and making movies and TV, but there's laser pistols and superheroes and alien monsters involved. It's viable and mainstream.
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In the Depression we had to divert corn acreage.
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'Mahershala' is my nickname.
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Any guy hates Valentine's Day. Even if you're in love, you can't win on Valentine's Day. If you're married, you can't win on Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day is like the thing you want to avoid at all costs.
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You're miserable, edgy and tired. You're in the perfect mood for journalism.
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With Napster and the sharing of music, of course, there are going to be people who exploit it. Greed has no end. But there's a lot of good that could happen. We shouldn't let the economic concerns of the major labels infringe on our freedom to share music.
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I did not think I would be able to do myself justice if I had to speak to the players in English. I would not be able to get my emotions and feelings across.
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History will treat me right.
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I believe the accepted model of capitalism that demands endless growth deserves the blame for the destruction of nature, and it should be displaced. Failing that, I try to work with those companies and help them change the way they think about our resources.
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Everyone in New York is very self-involved. They're focused on themselves. Like, walking down the street, people are just in their own zone.
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I did grow up in a very small town, and I only had a couple of people in my year at school. There were a lot of kids to play with - maybe not the same age, but there was always someone around.
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When you give directives to a child, especially a teenager, you must consider the nature of your child.
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I think the main influence has been living in New York City. Aside from all the crap around 9/11, I find it very demanding to think amid all the noise and visual pollution.
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From watching the news one would think the Iraqis want us out of their country. But an overwhelming majority of Iraqis support our involvement there. Our freedom is contagious and we helped liberate them.
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I started acting when I was seven. And I went to a local drama school which is very well-known in London. Because of that, I started getting jobs, and I worked all the time as a child, pretty much non-stop.
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Writing never comes easy. The difference between Page 2 and Page Nothing is the difference between life and death.
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I liked Sartre's views but not his writing.
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Medicine has an immediate impact, the ability to do good. Writing is such a solitary activity.
