Taiye Selasi Quotes
The summer I finished my first novel 'Ghana Must Go,' I drove across west Africa: from Accra to Lome to Cotonou to the deliciously named Ouagadougou.
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Women are the first to jump on what is fashionable.
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I made my first movie when I was five.
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Apartheid was in South Africa; now it has been transferred to Palestine.
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Drug manufacturers could afford to sell AIDS drugs in Africa at virtually any discount. The companies said they did not do so because Africa lacked the requisite infrastructure.
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I didn't get at first put into a rehab facility; I got put in a adolescent psychiatric unit for my detox.
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I grew up in different parts of Africa. I grew up in Mozambique and places like that. I've been in South Africa many times.
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The state must be the first to be organized and totally committed to serving the interests of the people.
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The key step for an infielder is the first one, to the left or right, but before the ball is hit.
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We must first and foremost defend Hungary's independence and sovereignty, and, if needed, we must regain it.
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Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.
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Obamacare was passed months before my first day at Komen.
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I'm not that good a player, and I'll be the first to admit that. I might be a three or four grand-slam winner; I might be a two grand-slam winner, I don't know.
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I influence anybody who is able to get through the chaos of my first impression.
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I always put my boxing first.
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The whole experience on 'Grown Ups 2' was like going to adult summer camp.
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Summer has always been my favorite season. I feel happier.
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I did my first show in second grade. I was a munchkin in 'The Wizard of Oz.'
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Mutineer is the first album of mine without a demo stage.
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Catch then, O! catch the transient hour, Improve each moment as it flies; Life's a short Summer - man a flower, He dies - alas! how soon he dies!
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I had the option of building a career in the U.S. Many of my friends who went at the time did not come back, but for me, building the family business and being with family was worth it. I became a general manager within four months, as I used my education to improve productivity and output.
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I like that whole cop-comedy type of drama.
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Always be yourself. There's only one you. You should embrace anything that you don't like about yourself because that's individual and that's you.
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Whether or not you find your own way, you're bound to find some way. If you happen to find my way, please return it, as it was lost years ago. I imagine by now it's quite rusty.
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The summer I finished my first novel 'Ghana Must Go,' I drove across west Africa: from Accra to Lome to Cotonou to the deliciously named Ouagadougou.
