Chris Abani Quotes

When I was growing up in Nigeria - and I shouldn't say Nigeria, because that's too general, but in Afikpo, the Igbo part of the country where I'm from - there were always rites of passage for young men. Men were taught to be men in the ways in which we are not women; that's essentially what it is.

Chris Abani

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: nigerian
  • Birth: December 27, 1966

Topics

WomenMenGrowing UpCountryYoung

It is not doing the thing we like to do, but liking the thing we have to do, that makes life blessed.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

LifeBlessedDoingLikingLike

Sports has always been a pass-through. You pay for something, and then you pass it through to television, you pass it through to advertisers, or you pass it through to season-ticket holders, luxury boxes and then the fans. Then it all adds up, and you take in more than you pass out.

John Madden

SportsLuxuryYouTelevisionMore

I have a Twitter account; I have a fantastic Facebook page.

Angus King

PageFacebookFantasticTwitter

Only the mediocre are always at their best.

Jean Giraudoux

FunnyBestAlwaysOnlyMediocre

You know when people start talking about freedom they have to be old. They gotta be old-fashioned and really out of touch. Freedom? Well, what's that? Who needs any of that?

Rush Limbaugh

FreedomPeopleStartTalkingYou

I'll buy a special occasion dress even if I don't know when or where I'll wear it.

Mary Helen Bowers

DressKnowSpecialBuyWearWhere

I've realized the person that I've always been and this gift that I've always had just had to be brought to light. It surprised me the most that being more who I am and not who I thought I had to be would make me successful.

Jason Mitchell

LightI AmMeGiftThoughtPerson

If the message of Jesus was love, hope and compassion, and I can bring that to more people by being a more appealing Jesus, I am happy with that.

Diogo Morgado

LoveHopeCompassionI AmHappy

I knew Dave Raymond, who was the original Phillie Phanatic.

Christopher Guest

OriginalWhoKnewRaymondDave

I considered obesity a disease. It can destroy you from within. It almost destroyed me, and I do not want that to happen to anybody.

Arjun Kapoor

MeYouWantObesityHappenWithin

The effects of unresolved trauma can be devastating. It can affect our habits and outlook on life, leading to addictions and poor decision-making. It can take a toll on our family life and interpersonal relationships. It can trigger real physical pain, symptoms, and disease. And it can lead to a range of self-destructive behaviors.

Peter A. Levine

LifeFamilyPainRelationshipsPoor

I would have liked to be Birbal in Akbar's court, but a court jester also suits me just fine.

Twinkle Khanna

MeSuitsFineJustWouldCourt

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