Chika Anadu Quotes
While my work is usually about the Igbo woman experience, there are many aspects of my female characters that women everywhere can and do relate to.
Quotes to Explore
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The lovers of romance can go elsewhere for satisfaction but where can the lovers of truth turn if not to history?
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Gran Metalik was a student in CMLL when I was there as a teenager, and I was in main events and big time matches, so I used to see him in the gym all the time.
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I think that haredi children should study the core subjects and that their parents must work, and I believe that there are many haredim who think like me and would be glad to discover that someone is fighting the radical functionaries and rabbis who embitter their lives.
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I never miss a vote; I think that's the power of the people. A lot of people fought and died for us to have votes, for women to have votes in particular - your vote is your one weapon.
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I think, certainly in the more civilized societies, women's roles are growing in power all of the time.
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Being a nice person is about courtesy: you're friendly, polite, agreeable, and accommodating. When people believe they have to be nice in order to give, they fail to set boundaries, rarely say no, and become pushovers, letting others walk all over them.
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I've never really worked on them. Just once in a while one hits me and makes me laugh. My Al Gore was sort of like a gay Gomer Pyle.
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I believe everything falls into place as it's supposed to.
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I like the idea of having a superordinary life.
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I always say I was born too late in the world, too old.
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People still say to me, 'What was it like being in such a huge flop?' The amount of hatred and vitriol was surprising.
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… ‘I’ve only one hobby, and that is my wife.’
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I never think too far into the future. I'm too busy thinking about tomorrow's news.
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My parents owned a hair salon, so I learned a few tricks there. I can cut people's hair - if they let me.
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I think if you're young and you're being compared with a successful family member, it's really hard to maintain any sense of self-worth and credibility.
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I keep my head straight by having the right people around me, from my friends and family to my management and my team. They all keep me in my place. If I didn't have them supporting all the work that I do, I wouldn't be in such a solid place.
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Should one of your employees have a physical or mental health problem, I would argue that it is as much something for the employer as the individual to contend with.
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Our society is pluralistic. We who accept the privilege of membership in that society agree to respect the people's right to live by their own religious precepts.
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There's only one Elizabeth like me and that's the Queen.
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Digital world is changing its home, and I am in search of an evolution that exists beyond the digital world.
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Back when 'social' had a broad definition, you could almost say that Yahoo Finance chat was the first social product.
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It's more difficult playing a real-life person than a fictional character - you can go easy on yourself with a fictional character.
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The day a character becomes predictable is the day a writer should think about moving on - because the reader certainly will.
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While my work is usually about the Igbo woman experience, there are many aspects of my female characters that women everywhere can and do relate to.
