Aminatta Forna Quotes

Everyone thinks I have a coffee plantation in Sierra Leone, but I have a cashew crop project. I wrote about a woman who owns a coffee plantation! When you are talking about a woman writer coming from a hot country, there's a complete assumption that she is writing about her own life.

Aminatta Forna

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Most pitchers are too smart to manage.

Jim Palmer

SmartMostManageTooPitchers

The last bastion of competitiveness is local advertising sales. There's little being spent by local advertisers on the Internet. That's where local media have leverage.

Jerry Yang

AdvertisingInternetMediaSales

I'm a very lazy, stay-at-home kind of girl.

Jerry Hall

GirlLazyKindStay-At-HomeVery

For me, it's a feel thing; it's a mechanical thing.

Matt Harvey

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We barely missed killing Bin Laden. There were numerous findings issued by the President to kill him. We rolled up terrorist cells. We stopped the millennium bombings.

Sidney Blumenthal

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Taking part in these types of programs is crucial to our youth and crucial to the future of this game.

Troy Vincent

FutureYouthGameOurTakingPart

My first husband would never make up his mind in less than five years, so I used to get him to think that whatever course of action needed to be taken was his idea. Then he'd go right ahead.

Mary Wesley

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Growing up, I would have to say I loved 'Peter Pan' because I was fascinated by Captain Hook; I was fascinated by Hans Conried, who was an actor on screen and also a theatrical and television actor.

Jonathan Freeman

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Your mind can do wonders, so scary movies are not the healthiest for me because it does freak me out.

Diora Baird

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I hope we can get back to what I call the kitchen table. Everyday issues that people are really worried about and focused on.

Dick Gephardt

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We should explore ways to make us a more amazing species. A more fascinating society. We should embrace our innovations and evolve with them.

Brad Feld

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I like to do a lot of cardio.

Ashley Tisdale

CardioLikeLot

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