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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The whole purpose of those attacks was to drive those contractors out. Lots of them had to leave. They were terrified.
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I'm very realistic. I know my boundaries - I know what I'm good at and what I'm not good at.
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A lot of artists don't like the sound of their voice. They're put off by it.
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I think there's a fear of difference in American cinema.
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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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Already in the 1550s, 10% of Lisbon’s population were slaves; by 1800 there were close to a million slaves among the 2,500,000 or so inhabitants of Portugal’s Brazil.
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I played basketball in high school, and I love watching sports - I'll watch everything except maybe hockey.
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The body needs food, warmth and water, but your heart needs more.
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It's been interesting to see how similar audiences in the East and West are, actually, and how it makes you realize that when politicians emphasize the differences between our cultures, it's usually because it benefits them more so than us.
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Everything I do is for my parents and my family. The car is nice, the house is nice, but none of this matters without them. If it wasn't for them, I wouldn't be here. I don't know where I would be, honestly.
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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.
