Ayobami Adebayo Quotes
I am interested in the idea that people should be able to define their own happiness.
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Men move through a much different process before commitment than women do.
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If we are to change America, we must change the United States Congress.
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I'm 5-feet-9, I have a deep voice, and I have a way with a line. What can I do about it? I can't stay home waiting for something different. I think it's a total waste of energy worrying about typecasting.
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I'm not politically correct.
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I am a free man. I don't need to earn money. But I need to love what I do.
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We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not alone.
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And we will accept the creation of the Iberian Federation of a socialist republic which will give each region the right to construct its life in accordance with its economic possibilities and political preponderance.
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I investigated post-traumatic stress disorder. I've been to a unit where people are suffering from it, and I read a lot of literature. I looked at footage of soldiers in the combat zone. I found 'Restrepo' to be unbelievably useful.
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The F-22 is a shameful, disgraceful boondoggle and it revolts me.
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It's so funny, I've done so many projects where I've been interrogated. I guest starred on almost every hour drama, and I'm always the guy they think is the bad guy but then they find out is not.
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I never considered myself a movie star, and I didn't want to become a movie star, because as soon as you do, you throw away that possibility of playing character. You really do. All of a sudden you're just an entity, you know?
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Literature is an avenue to glory, ever open for those ingenious men who are deprived of honours or of wealth.
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In fitness, there are no short cuts. It involves immense discipline and hard work.
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I made a decision when I was in school that I'd have a lot of male friends.
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I think if you are creative then it's an unstoppable thing. It just keeps coming throughout your entire life.
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Nothing was made in Trinidad.
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I've been watching 'Californication' since the pilot aired and had always thought that it would be so much fun to guest star on.
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It's a good thing that when God created the rainbow he didn't consult a decorator or he would still be picking colors.
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The only two things you can truly depend upon are gravity and greed.
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It's really hard to get a coffee with someone. I have to call my agent, my agent calls their agent, their agent calls their manager, the manager calls back, the actor sends someone to the manager... then you get, 'Yeah, yeah, I'd love to have dinner at six,' and all I wanted was coffee! It can take, like, six days to get coffee.
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In my district, I know we have thousands of little creeks and streams, some of which only fill up when it rains. Nationwide, they're in the tens of thousands.
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Lest it sound as if I resent my day job, I have to say that my day job is the reason I write, and it has been the best thing for me as a writer.
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I am interested in the idea that people should be able to define their own happiness.
