Petina Gappah Quotes

Zimbabweans, I've come to believe, we are very passive-aggressive people. We don't like conflict; we don't like confrontation, so we find all sorts of ways of avoiding that conflict and confrontation. We are not allowed to talk about bad things that go on in families.

Petina Gappah

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PeopleConflictBelieveBadFindGo

You have the ability to write melodies and to put lyrics that mean something: to speak about life and what people are going through in their every day ups and downs, the good times and the bad times. Country music has always talked about life, I think; that's what I've always loved about it.

Jimi Westbrook

LifeGoodMusicDayPeopleThink

With consumers buying two smartphones for every desktop computer they purchase, the demands, challenges and opportunities of the mobile space are reshaping our assumptions about design and user behaviour.

Jeffrey Zeldman

SpaceChallengesOpportunitiesDesign

One thing the Giants are great at is pretty much leaving you alone and working with what you have. A lot of organizations might try to change guys right away. Not the Giants.

Matt Cain

ChangeAloneGreatYouLeavingTry

One of the things that I somewhat realized, especially right after I was convicted, was that sometimes really, really horrible things happen for no reason.

Amanda Knox

Things HappenSometimesRightReason

I don't think anybody cares about unwed mothers unless they're black or poor. The question is not morality, the question is money. That's what we're upset about.

Toni Morrison

MoneyBlackThinkMoralityUpset

I'm attending to my legacy, making sure that it travels the universe in the best shape I can get it into. For as long as I'm alive, I'll still be its interpreter.

Roy Harper

BestLegacyUniverseLongI CanGet

Our bodies are truly the result of what we eat, what we think about, and the exercise we receive. If we are not wise, these little things can soon cause major health problems that will limit our success and ability to serve.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

SuccessHealthWiseLittle Things

I try to put on a show while being effective because the spectators come to be entertained by beautiful play.

Dimitri Payet

BeautifulPlayTryBeingShowCome

When I started Donna Karan, people weren't really accepting the idea of the working woman.

Donna Karan

WomanPeopleStartedWorkingIdea

I feel things deeply.

Christina Aguilera

FeelThingsI FeelDeeply

I just eat healthy and try not to eat late at night. And I exercise as well. That's a big change for me; I work out a lot.

Boy George

WorkChangeMeNightExerciseLate

The Call of Duty Endowment is a natural philanthropic extension of our brand.

Bobby Kotick

BrandDutyCallNaturalOur

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