Aminatta Forna Quotes
Increasingly, there are those of us who write from outside the center, and those are the writers that I'm most interested in because they bring me into worlds that I did not previously know. And that, as a writer, is what I try to create.
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I'm the 1st black platinum artist in Detroit, solo artist in Detroit.
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I felt nobody would understand what was going on in my mind.
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I do want to lose weight for my children. I don't want them to think being fat is okay.
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I try and sit on the fence because as soon as you voice any kind of opinion, people begin to think you're an idiot.
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It is up to you to decide who to believe: the same people as usual or those who endanger their lives to save the country.
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Christ was only crucified once and for a few hours. Think of the hundreds of thousands whom Christ has been crucifying in a quiet way ever since.
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I feel very lucky to get to fly the flag of RCA Records and Sony Music.
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I didn't want to do something typical.
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The only model to follow is pure Islam.
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My mom raised me with the idea of doing public service, and I definitely want to go in that direction. But I also want to follow in my dad's entrepreneurial footsteps.
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Every time I write a book, I've probably taken five years off my life.
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If guys try to make a bigger company for the sake of size, they don't create value in most cases.
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I wasn't scouted in the mall as a kid; it just kinda happened naturally 'cause of Instagram and New York and being visible, which is cool. Things just started rolling in. Timing was in my favour 'cause the Internet acted as a catalyst for the fashion industry to change and be more open 'cause people demanded it.
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I don't have a normal job, so I really appreciate having friends who are writers and artists. It's fun to have a group of people you can call in the middle of the day to go for a hike.
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What Einstein was able to do was - to use a cliche - think out of the box.
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Mature love is composed and sustaining; a celebration of commitment, companionship, and trust.
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I tend to forget what I'm doing will ever be read while I'm writing it, and just get on with the task at hand.
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A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity.
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People try to glorify war, particularly those who aren't actually fighting in them. People tend to make heroes of those who are fighting in them.
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To be the windowpane - this is basically a bastardization of what Orwell said about good writing - so you can get the conversation going and frame it the right way and make sure people aren't lost. And then you let the candidates illuminate the issues themselves.
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I've flown in fish overnight ... because I know people expect us to have fish that stands out. People aren't going to spend $30 on a meal that they can buy at the grocery store.
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Look at the great players who've missed penalties, players like Michel Platini, Marco van Basten, Diego Armando Maradona. It happens.
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Increasingly, there are those of us who write from outside the center, and those are the writers that I'm most interested in because they bring me into worlds that I did not previously know. And that, as a writer, is what I try to create.
