Nnamdi Azikiwe Quotes
My stiffest earthly assignment is ended and my major life's work is done. My country is now free and I have been honoured to be its first indigenous head of state. What more could one desire in life?
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I'm the 1st black platinum artist in Detroit, solo artist in Detroit.
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We didn't sleep last week - we literally didn't sleep - because we've been so busy with the book.
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I think it's always easy to be sympathetic to parts of the government in detail; in their concrete manifestations. Because obviously, we don't have government for no reason.
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Venus favors the bold.
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Investment in early education is not a Liberal or Conservative idea. Nor should it be decided along party lines.
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'Twin Peaks' was huge. I mean, it changed television; it was a huge hit, and it only went a season and a half. So that teaches you immediately that you just enjoy it for the time that you do it.
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Yes, I loved MASH. As we are sitting here now talking, it's playing somewhere in the world.
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I don't have a favourite designer. If I like the piece, I don't really care if it's any particular brand - I'll buy!
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You see that even the enemy did not dare to declare war against us till they had seized our generals, for they were sensible that, while we had commanders and yielded obedience to them, we were able to conquer them; but, having seized our commanders, they concluded that we should, from a want of command and discipline, be destroyed.
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I have a responsibility as a potential role model that I take very seriously.
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When you're someone who cares about making a difference in the world, and you have resources to do that, you have literally hundreds of choices you could make about how to do that.
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You had better love the music... because sometimes the music doesn't love you.
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After the turbulence of death, moral principles and even religious proofs are called into question.
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Hamm: There's something dripping in my head. A heart, a heart in my head.
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Tides are like politics. They come and go with a great deal of fuss and noise, but inevitably they leave the beach just as they found it. On those few occasions when major change does occur, it is rarely good news.
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Base words are uttered only by the base And can for such at once be understood; But noble platitudes - ah, there's a case Where the most careful scrutiny is needed To tell a voice that's genuinely good From one that's base but merely has succeeded.
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I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship.
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I've had a couple of guys that I've had co-produce records with me through my career, and it's fun to work with a co-producer.
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Everybody is improving but I am improving slowly, which seemingly widens our distance.
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My mum is a bit unconventional; she's outdoorsy and has more of an emotional intelligence, whereas my dad is pragmatic; he's a businessman.
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One must never forget that life is unfair. But sometimes, with a bit of luck, this works in your favour.
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Any one country can be in any of four possible disequilibrium situations. It can be (1) a surplus country with a domestic slump, (2) a surplus country with a domestic boom, (3) a deficit country with a domestic slump, or (4) a deficit country with a domestic boom.
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If there is such a thing as good leadership, it is to give a good example. I have to do so for all the Ikea employees.
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My stiffest earthly assignment is ended and my major life's work is done. My country is now free and I have been honoured to be its first indigenous head of state. What more could one desire in life?
