Ama Ata Aidoo Quotes
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The most important role of a leader is to set a clear direction, be transparent about how to get there and to stay the course.
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I once went to one of those parties where everyone throws their car keys into the middle of the room. I don't know who got my moped, but I drove that Peugeot for years.
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Sometimes we do things that are really awful.
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No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.
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But the Western countries that link their partnership with the poorest countries with respect for democracy also have to consider that they have obligations towards these countries.
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An old building is like a show. You smell the soul of a building. And the building tells you how to redo it.
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My witness is the empty sky.
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The rarity is the sudden epiphany or single turning point showing you with dramatic clarity that your marriage is over, although that does happen. Most relationships hover on a precipice for years before one party or the other finally decides it is time to jump, and coming to the decision isn't easy.
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My mom and my father's birthday are on the same day.
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I make music because I like making music.
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Marriage encourages the men and women who together create life to unite in a bond for the protection of children.
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I think an artist has always to be out of step with his time.
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The Empress has been connected with the ideas of universal fecundity and in a general sense with activity.
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I don't mind a big fascinator. I think there is more scope for artwork in a fascinator rather than a hat.
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My 20s were spent in a room, alone, mixing paints and figuring it all out.
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For some days, people thought that India was shaking. But there are always tremors when a great tree falls.
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I am a total sucker for an actor's autobiography/biography. I have probably read most of them.
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I tried my hand at photography and worked with a studio for six months.
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Songs are like anything else - they dictate to you which ones go together and which ones don't.
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In a novel you have to resist the urge to tell everything.
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Often, psychological laziness will have you switch your life over to autopilot and fall asleep at the wheel rather than stay awake to what will fulfill your heart's deepest desires and your soul's purpose.
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As an astronomer, I get to ignore the details of the things that we don't understand. There's a lot of work that we can do on scales that we do understand, and there is actually a finite size that I can associate with a super massive black hole.
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Mourning is one of the most profound human experiences that it is possible to have... The deep capacity to weep for the loss of a loved one and to continue to treasure the memory of that loss is one of our noblest human traits.
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Because I am an African, I am a Ghanaian.
