Ama Ata Aidoo Quotes

Africa is not fulfilling people's hopes and aspirations. African leaders have not had an agenda that included governing Africa so that people would find their careers, their life, dreams and visions fulfilled here.

Ama Ata Aidoo

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: ghanaian
  • Birth: March 23, 1942

Topics

LifeDreamsPeopleFindAfricaHere

I like the physical action of writing down by hand, and I don't just use it for writing my fiction.

Joe Haldeman

WritingActionDownHandFiction

When I am experiencing a complex story or novel, the broader planes, and also details, tend to fall away.

Jhumpa Lahiri

I AmStoryDetailsFallComplexAm

When you're talking about your own music every day, listening to bands, going to festivals, you can kind of lose sight of your initial connection with music. Instrumental music - especially jazz - helps me refocus.

Jenny Lewis

MusicDayMeListeningTalkingLose

I think there is often a 'what if' proposition that gets me thinking about all my novels.

John Irving

MeThinkThinkingWhat IfI Think

He's a world-famous name to people who care about his music, but there are many people who have never heard of George Gershwin and those numbers increase.

Michael Feinstein

MusicPeopleCareNameNumbersWho

I don't care who or what judges me, nothing's going to stop me from living my life how I choose.

Amanda Holden

LifeMeCareMy LifeChooseLiving

The cultural contrast I saw between religions... Catholics have a lot of mediators, going through saints and Mary or whatever. Protestants in general say things to God directly.

Robert Duvall

GodSayReligionsContrastWhatever

You don't quit because you happen to be behind. You want to see how you do. And who knows? Maybe somebody will stumble.

Ron Paul

YouWantQuitWillSeeStumble

I got into theatre very early, so yes I was surrounded by gay people quite early and frequently.

Judith Light

PeopleTheatreEarlyGayYesGot

We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don't like?

Jean Cocteau

SuccessLuckBelieveExplainMust

I hated singing, I hated being on stage; I hated being in the Cranberries. I was constantly crying. I was going insane. I wanted to be a shopkeeper, a hairdresser, anything. I was so desperate to have a reality, friends, a regular, boring life. I missed that.

Dolores O'Riordan

LifeSingingRealityFriendsBoring

We want people who come from humble backgrounds and have a need to win.

Douglas Leone

HumblePeopleWinWantNeedCome

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