Nuhu Ribadu Quotes
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As you see, I do not treat the creation of fiction, that to say the invention and development of fantasies, as a form of abstract thought. I don't wish to deny the uses of the intellect, but sometimes one has the intuition that the intellect by itself will lead one nowhere.
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People say, 'You should let your hair out; you shouldn't be oppressed - you're not in Malaysia anymore. You should show your curves and be proud of it.' But I am proud - it's my choice to cover up my body. I'm not oppressed - I'm free.
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Maybe the one I enjoyed playing most was A Month in the Country.
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All my songs are where I am.
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Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into.
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I have a paranoia that 'Ablutions' is the best thing I'll ever do.
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Juilliard's mission statement is learn about the classics so you can use that as a springboard to anything that comes your way.
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Sometimes, by using the most over-the-top, ridiculous plot device you can imagine, you get some interesting little conflicts and cool things that you might not otherwise have a chance to explore.
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One of the things I haven't been ready for is how male-dominated the music industry is. I just didn't have a clue.
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Each acoustic guitar has its own character and personality. On a particular day, I might pick one up and start noodling around, looking for some emotional content in the chords.
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I took a public speaking class in college and managed to make the class laugh a little bit.
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There are forces in nature called Love and Hate. The force of Love causes elements to be attracted to each other and to be built up into some particular form or person, and the force of Hate causes the decomposition of things.
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You can bring out your inner self and moods through dancing. Music does the same.
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A country whose population has been trained to accept the government's word and to shun those who question it is a country without liberty in its future.
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About this time [late 1950s], CinemaScope was getting popular. I wanted to have nothing to do with it, and consequently I shot more close-ups and used shorter shots.
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I am in the present and only the present matters to me.
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I chose New Orleans because New Orleans chose me. This city gave me my dad and my love of life.
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It takes about a year to write an opera for me, but not a really a year of writing. I'm touring at the same time, and I'm playing, sometimes doing smaller projects.[The opera] Akhnaten fits in with Gandhi and Einstein, so that forms a trilogy in a way.I picked people who were these kind of larger than life characters, who kind of changed the world they lived in by almost the force of their personality and their inventiveness. People that I think not only do I admire but I think they're admirable people.
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Obsessed people are more concerned with obeying God than doing what is expected or fulfilling the status quo. A person who is obsessed with Jesus will do things that don't always make sense in terms of success or wealth on this earth.
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The fact that Americans drag around the world by the busloads to glimpse the past probably has something to do with the youth of our country. We revere anything older than George Burns.
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James Ibori gave me $15million as bribe in 2007
