Chenjerai Hove Quotes
I always tell people that if they want to know about the history of a country, do not go to the history books, go to the fiction. Fiction is not fiction. It is the substance and heartbeat of a people's life, here, now, and in the past.
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The deadliest foe to virtue would be complete self-knowledge.
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The rehearsal is where it all happens for an actor.
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I think it just came to a point where I made a decision to do better with my life and health. And that is only by God's grace because there are no guarantees.
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I've got a 12-year-old grandson who, when he was 3 years old, before he could say many other words, could name the different kinds of dinosaurs.
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The average Nigerian person has come to reconcile himself with the fact that his or her social progress remain essentially in his or her hands in collaboration with other fellow Nigerians and not merely relying on what government alone could provide for him or her.
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I approve of anyone wearing what the establishment says you must not wear.
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Everything is tennis for me, it's my career and it's entertainment, but it's also a business.
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I don't like to take a lot of stuff since I'm really sensitive to medications.
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I make the music my ears want to hear, I wear the clothes my body wants to wear and the ones boys call me back for, and I generally make the songs that my feet dance to.
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I prefer to leave the paintings to speak for themselves.
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The last day of your life is still going to be a day.
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I'm living my dream right now. I get to make music, perform and travel.
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Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.
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It is much more fun to write about villains then heroes. The villains are the ones that think out the scheme, and the heroes just kind of come along for the ride.
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It's very important, at least for me and for Cynthia, to get outside input.
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I'm not too interested in books about India.
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The Australian tour was good for us; it was ideal preparation for us.
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I had this job at Hollywood Video, and during my worst audition ever, I forgot all of my lines in front of Chuck Lorre at the callback for the 'Mike and Molly' pilot.
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If there is an abiding theme in 'The Pursuit of Happiness,' it is the idea that you come into the world already shaped by other people's past histories.
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There are two kinds of people in one's life-people whom one keeps waiting-and the people for whom one waits
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I'm not following anybody's tracks, I'm making my own baby.
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I always tell people that if they want to know about the history of a country, do not go to the history books, go to the fiction. Fiction is not fiction. It is the substance and heartbeat of a people's life, here, now, and in the past.
