Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Quotes

Americans think African writers will write about the exotic, about wildlife, poverty, maybe AIDS. They come to Africa and African books with certain expectations.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: nigerian
  • Birth: September 15, 1977

Topics

ExpectationsThinkPovertyWildlife

It's all a matter of hearing what I like and seeing if I can make it fit into my style.

Joe Cocker

StyleSeeingI CanMatterHearing

I wish I could write about shows outside New York. I often feel like the last person to know anything, because I almost never get to leave town, and when I do, I tend to go for three days max. Seeing between 30 and 40 shows a week in 100 or so galleries and museums takes up nearly all my time.

Jerry Saltz

TimeNew YorkFeelWishWeekSeeing

That's really one of the things I love about video games. It's a whole new world every time you start.

Jennifer Hale

LoveTimeVideo GamesWorldStart

Finding meaning in your work is your responsibility. Any job can be better when you actively work to find meaning in the work.

Mel Robbins

WorkResponsibilityJobBetterYou

I haven't physically attacked anyone in a couple of years.

John Malkovich

YearsAttackedAnyonePhysically

In real estate, you make 10% of your money because you're a genius and 90% because you catch a great wave.

Jeff Greene

GreatMoneyReal EstateWaveGenius

What a woman is taught, she shares with her family.

Amanda Lindhout

FamilyWomanSheHerTaughtShares

I love Hawaii. I really enjoy surfing in Oahu, and Waianae is such a great area. And Maui - I like Maui a lot, too.

Troy Polamalu

LoveGreatEnjoyHawaiiSurfingToo

I love NBA. I enjoy it, and I also really love the dominance that LeBron James brings to the court.

Tori Bowie

LoveEnjoyNBALeBron JamesCourt

A presidential candidate's great desire is to be seen as pragmatic, and they hope their maneuvering and shifting will be seen in pursuit of some higher purpose. It doesn't mean they are utterly insincere.

Robert Dallek

HopeGreatPurposeDesireWillMean

I went West and took part in the strike of the machinists - the Southern Pacific Railroad, the corporation that swung California by its golden tail, that controlled its legislature, its farmers, its preachers, its workers.

Mary Harris Jones

RailroadStrikeGoldenFarmersWest

Well, real estate is always good, as far as I'm concerned.

Donald Trump

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