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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Computers are famous for difficulties. A difficulty is just a blockage from progress. You have to try a lot of things. When you finally find what works, it doesn't tell you a thing. It won't be the same tomorrow. Getting the computer to work is so often dealing with difficulties.
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I absolutely don't nurture any grudge against those calling me overrated. Well, they are merely conforming what I've been asserting for years now. Yes, I have been exalted to a pedestal much higher than I merit, which has both embarrassed and elated me.
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The more people know, the more they forgive.
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Look at the sky. Ask yourselves: Has the sheep eaten the flower, yes or no? And you will see how everything changes.
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Because I am an African, I am a Ghanaian.
