Chris Abani Quotes

We often think that language mirrors the world in which we live, and I find that's not true. The language actually makes the world in which we live. Language is not - I mean, things don't have any mutable value by themselves; we ascribe them a value.

Chris Abani

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LiveValueWorldThinkLanguage

I'm a percussionist, so that's most of what I know when I attack a record. Melodically, knowing the keys - my first love - that makes the perfect blend.

Jeremih

LovePerfectKnowKnowingFirst

We won't be able to stop disasters from happening. On the contrary, climate change may increase the frequency and severity of floods, droughts and storms. But we are better equipped today to prepare for them and reduce their impact.

Sri Mulyani Indrawati

ChangeTodayImpactBetterStopMay

I'm most proud of my work in the LGBTQ space. Feels like, above all else, that's something I want to do for the rest of my life.

Troye Sivan

LifeWorkSpaceRestProudMy Life

Doing a movie about computers between 1978 and 1982? You can't get much less sexy, less active than that.

Joshua Michael Stern

ComputersSexyDoingYouActiveGet

When the season ends, it's all about the next season.

Jon Gruden

NextSeasonAboutEnds

My hope is that 'Beyond the Heavens' will encourage people to explore faith, open their mind and go beyond what they think they know. That is what my mother encouraged me to do. I hope to encourage others to do the same through this story.

Corbin Bernsen

MotherFaithHopePeopleMindMe

What's really frustrating with movies is the lack of improvement.

William Hurt

ImprovementMoviesLackReally

This is supposed to be the Big Apple, with neighborhoods where the houses are all good-looking and the skyscrapers and everything. But to me, New York is kind of shoddy and uncomfortable.

William Klein

New YorkMeUncomfortableAppleNew

If inflation is brought down, interest rates will fall. Once rates fall, we have the opportunity to maybe achieve the goal of 'housing for all' faster; take roads, infrastructure to India's interiors.

Piyush Goyal

OpportunityRoadsFallGoalDown

I know too much to be a sceptic and too little to be a dogmatist.

Pierre Bayle

Too MuchKnowLittleMuchToo

My father is sort of the jokester. My dad is still the funniest guy in our family.

Seth Meyers

FamilyFatherGuyStillOurSort

I urge North Korea's leaders to reflect on Burma's experience. While the work of reform is ongoing, Burma has already broken out of isolation and opened the door to a far better future for its people.

Thomas E. Donilon

WorkFutureExperienceBrokenPeople

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