Elizabeth Zandile Tshele (NoViolet Bulawayo) Quotes
When somebody talks about home, you have to listen carefully so you know exactly which one the person is referring to.
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Any art worthy of its name should address 'life', 'man', 'nature', 'death' and 'tragedy'.
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Science fiction frees you to go anyplace and examine anything.
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I have to remember that winning an Oscar is an almost unbelievable goal and that it is an honour just to be nominated.
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I'd like to think a baseball picture is somewhere in my future.
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Black beans and soy beans are the cornerstones of longevity diets around the world.
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Combining sounds that are from another universe with the classic songwriting structures never gets old for me.
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Another real problem was over putting our helmets on for re-entry, because we all had severe head colds. They couldn't come up there and make us. Houston, you have a problem!
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Music is such a part of my soul.
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I'm not about my breasts; I'm just about good health, OK. I'm not afraid of doing what I need to do to stay here. I really don't understand women who are in denial, who don't want to go for a mammogram. I think it's stupidity. Sorry. I have no patience for that.
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Van Gogh never made a penny in his entire lifetime. He painted because it was his soul, his excitement. It was what aligned him with his Source of being. It's the same with me and writing.
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Look, sometimes, no matter how hard you try, sometimes you need a bit of luck.
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Stop exporting American jobs. Stop exporting American factories, and stop exporting American sovereignty and independence to global institutions like the World Trade Organization.
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I was a big fan of Middle Eastern elements of music and experimental electronic and tribal sounds.
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I would go to cosmetics counters and buy two or three foundations and powders, and then go home and mix them before I came up with something suitable for my undertones.
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When you go to church, if the pastor at some point doesn't make you laugh, he probably ain't gonna make you join.
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I'm very happy with my life and career, but I do find myself having serious attacks of nostalgia, and I don't quite know why. Even though I've got to travel the world and do amazing things, I still want to go back to my teenage years and change little aspects of it. It's strange, but it does continue to bug me.
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Life on a factory farm is well-nigh unbearable for the animals or birds, and it is often foul for the women and men who process the meat that results - especially in factories for chicken parts. But do not sentimentalize. Do not imagine barnyard life is a bowl of cherries.
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While we are being fascinated by the tales of famous serial killers and how they were brought to justice, the real serial killer goes about his business with hardly a thought to being caught.
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You're not just going out there, maybe sacrificing your own life. There's also sacrifices still going on at home. You can serve in the military and have a good marriage, but you just need to be aware of it so you can take those steps to take care of it.
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For some students, school is the only place where they get a hot meal and a warm hug. Teachers are sometimes the only ones who tell our children they can go from an Indian reservation to the Ivy League, from the home of a struggling single mom to the White House.
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Bottom is bottom, even if it is turned upside down.
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I say 'no' to drugs. Whenever someone asks me for some of my drugs I say, 'no.
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When somebody talks about home, you have to listen carefully so you know exactly which one the person is referring to.
