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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It was a haunting feeling, the sort of sensation you get when you wonder whether you are two people, the other of which does things you can't explain, bad and terrible things.
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I was asked why I did not give a rod with which to fish, in the hands of the poor, rather than give the fish itself as this makes them remain poor. So I told them: The people whom we pick up are not able to stand with a rod. So today I will give them fish and when they are able to stand, then I shall send them to you and you can give them the rod. That is your job. Let me do my work today.
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When you work with a legend as I do, it's wonderful. There's so many things I've learned working with Keith. He's so patient, not only with me, but with everyone in our crew and with the audience and with the game. He has a style that is so easy and will never be copied.
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My mother helped me identify myself the way the world would identify me. Bloodlines didn't matter as much as how I would be perceived.
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I am interested in the idea that people should be able to define their own happiness.
