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Chinua Achebe Quotes

People say that if you find water rising up to your ankle, that's the time to do something about it, not when it's around your neck.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: nigerian
Birth: November 16, 1930 - March 21, 2013

Topics

Time Water People You Find Say

People have said unkind things and you kind of have to, if you happen to read it, you have to just, you know, move on.

People You Move On Know Said Kind

Be kind to yourself.

Be Kind Yourself Kind

I think that many people are the victims of abuse every single day and can't stand up for themselves. People need to be able to understand that we need to stand united and that abuse should not be happening anymore.

Day People Stand Up Think Stand Up

The process of software development doesn't feel any better than it did a generation ago.

Process Generation Better Feel Than

Those days if you drove cross country and you broke down on the side of the road, and the sign says 200 miles to the next gas station, you knew you were so screwed.

Road You Down Country Days Side

I've chosen difficult men. But then I'm sure they'd say they'd chosen a difficult woman.

Men Woman Say Difficult Chosen Sure

Came to acting pretty late. It looked wonderful, but I guess I was intimidated by my father. I look a bit like him, and he was so much bigger than life and so great, it took me a bit longer than most people to have enough confidence in myself.

Life Father Confidence Great Myself

Clothes are like a good meal, a good movie, great pieces of music.

Good Music Great Clothes Meal Like

I think most folks are good folks.

Judge Mills Lane

Good Think Most I Think Folks

Political promises are much like marriage vows. They are made at the beginning of the relationship between candidate and voter, but are quickly forgotten.

Marriage Relationship Beginning Made

With 'Black Panther,' black artists were provided with the opportunity and agency to create art that captures the full range of their imaginative possibilities. It matters that Chadwick Boseman is the protagonist and is supported by a cast of nearly all black characters.

Opportunity Art Black Possibilities

There's a guy in London named Ben Cohen who is doing great things. In a way, we need people like Ben - we need straight guys to come out and say, 'What're you worried about? Get over yourself.' That's what we need! Because no one's listening to us - certainly, no one is listening to me.

Great Yourself People Me Listening

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