Philip Emeagwali Quotes

During the week that I arrived in the United States, I saw an airport, used a telephone, used a library, talked with a scientist, and was shown a computer for the first time in my life.

Philip Emeagwali

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LifeTimeLibraryMy LifeWeekSaw

I'm not a freak. I'm not really crazy or anything. I don't think I'm really abnormal. It's just, like anybody else, I have interests I cultivate, and one of my interests is not getting too used to things. I've sacrificed a lot of things in my life in order to keep that sense of things being unfamiliar.

Jim Woodring

LifeCrazyThinkMy LifeAnything

I have no idea what my batting average was in high school, but I know it wasn't below .450, and that's pretty good hitting where I come from.

Joe Namath

GoodSchoolHigh SchoolKnowHigh

I wanted to be a doctor when I was little, so I'm okay with blood and guts.

Jennifer Lawrence

DoctorBloodOkayLittleGuts

I think people see faith as a section of their life, like, 'I go to church on Sunday...' but for me, my faith runs through the entirety of my life.

Andy Mineo

LifeFaithPeopleMeThinkChurch

People try to live vicariously through fighters, but it's one-on-one; it's primal. There's no other feeling like it. The problem for me was accepting it - that nothing compares to being champ.

Sugar Ray Leonard

LivePeopleMeProblemFeelingTry

I think the first older artist I related to and loved was Bowie.

Shooter Jennings

ThinkLovedArtistFirstOlder

I don't just preach; I put my money where my mouth is!

Tom Leykis

MoneyMouthPreachWhereJustPut

Music is obviously a huge part of the Marley family identity. But that music is part of a larger idea - love.

Rohan Marley

FamilyLoveMusicIdentityIdea

I've got a couple of grays in my beard and maybe a little salt and pepper in my hair. If I let my hair down and go through it, you'd see a good bit of grays. Maybe from the stress of the road and the crazy business I'm in.

Roman Reigns

GoodBusinessStressCrazyHairYou

There is nothing wrong with centralizing the budget in Manila. We are such a small country.

Miriam Defensor-Santiago

SmallBudgetCountryWrongNothing

Speech is external thought, and thought internal speech.

Antoine Rivarol

ThoughtSpeechExternalInternal

I don't have the luxury of making clothes just to make an effect. It can't be something totally frivolous, because my distributors have to have a successful season, too.

Anna Sui

ClothesLuxurySuccessfulSomething

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