Nnedi Okorafor (Nnedimma Nkemdili Okorafor) Quotes
It's ok to care about what other people think, but you should give a little more weight to what you, yourself, think...The habit of thinking is the habit of gaining strength. You're stronger than you believe.
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When I ran in Texas, I told the people of Texas, 'if you elect me, I will lead the fight against amnesty.'
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The way women today are treated in Saudi Arabia is a direct result of the education our children, boys and girls, receive at school.
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I had Hallowe'en parties every year, as it was my birthday five days before. My parents would actually put prosthetic noses on, and my dad would wear a top-hat and tails, put on a fake curly moustache, and hold a pipe.
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My mother's nickname for me is 'Positive Patrick.' I like to live up to that title.
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'LazyTown' is basically about motivation. So what do I call motivation? I call it 'go.' The show is going to inspire kids to go. Go fishing. Go dancing. Go live.
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I have to admit that I can't take a whole fig and eat it on its own as I would a peach or mango. It's just too much.
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If you are being weird or silly you can be excused because you are just playing a character.
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I had self-esteem issues into my early 20s.
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In Latin America, even atheists are Catholics.
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My hair is such a statement that it's like a neon sign asking for trouble.
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I'm just an American dream.
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The magic doesn't come from within the director's mind, it comes from within the hearts of the actors.
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It takes people being alone in front of the computer at three in the morning to write opinions about movies, apparently.
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There's an old saying, this too shall pass, and change is good.
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I didn't go to university or get a degree, but I hired somebody as a mentor - and that I considered my university education.
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When marrying, ask yourself this question: Do you believe that you will be able to converse well with this person into your old age? Everything else in marriage is transitory.
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Women can better perceive injustice.
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Review your goals twice every day in order to be focused on achieving them.
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I do not want horses or diamonds - I am happy in possessing you.
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Eating, bathing, going to the toilet, talking, thinking, and many other activities related to the body are all work. How is it that the performance of one particular act is alone (considered) work? To be still is to be always engaged in work. To be silent is to be always talking.
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Habit is a second nature that destroys the first. But what is nature? Why is habit not natural? I am very much afraid that nature itself is only a first habit, just as habit is a second nature.
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It's ok to care about what other people think, but you should give a little more weight to what you, yourself, think...The habit of thinking is the habit of gaining strength. You're stronger than you believe.
