Olusegun Obasanjo Quotes
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I don't get controversial, I don't get political and I don't tell you what to do with your life. I just go out there and tell some stories, and people can relate.
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My joke is that three black people watch 'The Daily Show' at any given time. So if I'm watching it, that counts, and there's only two left. It's a silly joke, but you know, different types of comedy reach different cultures.
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I'm not a psychiatrist.
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For decades in America, there has been an effort to ensure that the rights of those who are not sane are the same as the rights of those who are.
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The impression I have of Justice Warren is that he was looking for the just result in a case regardless of fixed dogma or principles and I like to think that I'm in that mold.
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On my days off, I love denim cut off shorts with gladiator sandals and crop tops.
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I now believe that major labels can only work with people who care more about fame and money than the quality of the art they produce.
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It is possible to tolerate anything as long as it only affects you. But the method of collective punishment is bigger than that.
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There are books on our shelves we haven't read and doubtless never will, that each of us has probably put to one side in the belief that we will read them later on, perhaps even in another life.
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If you come every day or every month to my studio, you won't see that much change, but if you come once a year, you'll see big new categories opened up.
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I had a band with a girl in New York, and we would go around and do gigs. And then I happened to start getting work as an actress.
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The question for immigration reform is not if we'll get it done, it's when we'll get it done. It's going to get done.
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On privacy issues, it's just like hundreds of years ago when people said, 'I would rather put my money under my pillow than in a bank.' But today, banks know how to protect money much better than you do. Today, we may not have the answers to privacy issues, but I believe our young people will come up with the solutions.
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I love America a lot. I really do.
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Some of the most significant advances in molecular biology have relied upon the methodology of genetics. The same statement may be made concerning our understanding of immunological phenomena.
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Athletes these days are too robotic. People like to see performances filled with emotion. In my career I tried to be amusing, to differentiate myself from the other champions.
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The original and brilliant idea of an MBA was the opportunity for students to study the theory and application of business and management principles.
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The key is to work with people who are passionate about storytelling and who have a similar sensibility of the type and nature of the stories that you want to tell.
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I love playing Chekhov. That's the hardest; that's why I love it most.
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Art is the one thing that's the universal virtue that you can have in any class.
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I look a certain way. I have a very specific kind of look.
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Turning on the radio and just sitting there was my version of praying.
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I always wanted to create this community that would come and tell their own story, shoot it - and watch them. The idea is to not have one entity who creates the work, the project, and another entity who consumes it; the idea is people create their own work, like somebody cultivating his garden.
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The givers of most of the corruption in Africa are from outside Africa.
Olusegun Obasanjo
