Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Quotes

I realized that I was African when I came to the United States. Whenever Africa came up in my college classes, everyone turned to me. It didn't matter whether the subject was Namibia or Egypt; I was expected to know, to explain.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

CollegeMeKnowEgyptAfricaMatter

My constant prayer, my number one foreign goal, is to bring peace to Israel. And in the process to Israel's neighbours.

Jimmy Carter

PrayerPeaceProcessGoalBring

I've done some awful auditions, and I've really done some horrible work, but it forced me to flex those muscles, and that's what makes you a better actor, just doing bad work and seeing what looks bad and growing from it.

Melanie Scrofano

WorkMeBetterDoingYouBad

I get a script and it's really interesting with scripts, because you never really know. It's paper and it could be great or awful. Even scripts that are good could end up not working.

Amanda Bynes

GoodGreatEndInterestingYouKnow

Life is full of ups and downs. One needs to stay positive in life, no matter what.

Shilpa Shinde

LifePositiveUps And DownsMatter

Every now and again I just really have to have that steak or lamb chop. But yeah, B.C. - before cancer - I would eat red meat probably three or four times a week, easily. I am convinced that the amount of red meat I contributed to it.

Robin Roberts

I AmRedWeekNowThreeMeat

My dream job would be to design a sexy maternity collection, maybe also beautiful lingerie for expecting women. It's impossible to find nice sexy lingerie anywhere for pregnant or nursing women, which is when you actually need an extra boost of confidence and feel sexy.

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

ConfidenceWomenBeautifulJobSexy

The two biggest things that translate from the pitching mound to hunting and fishing are patience and perseverance. When you're on the mound, you have to take the game one pitch at a time, regardless of the score, and that approach helps when I'm in the woods or on the water as well.

Jon Lester

PerseverancePatienceTimeWaterYou

I'm not a cheater. I've never cheated in my life.

Jon Hamm

LifeMy LifeNeverCheated

The people in Iraq lived essentially good lives. They had brilliant health and education systems. Saddam actually created an incredible infrastructure in a very difficult country, but they were a Mafia family. If you said anything against that regime or that family you would be killed instantly.

Dominic Cooper

FamilyEducationGoodHealthPeople

I'm not an emotional fighter.

Chuck Liddell

FighterEmotional

France was always a little scary to me. I had the preconception that France was a bit hoity-toity.

April Bloomfield

MeScaryAlwaysLittleFranceHad

Fat is a way of saying no to powerlessness and self-denial.

Susie Orbach

SayingFatWayPowerlessness

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