Petina Gappah Quotes

For the first years of my life, I went to school in Rhodesia. My memory of living in the townships is that they were actually really happy places.

Petina Gappah

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LifeSchoolMemoryHappyMy Life

The best thing I ever did was when I was offered a million dollars to go play in South Africa and didn't take it. I was 21 years old, and part of it was like, 'Well, if they're offering me this obscene amount of money just to play one match, there must be something really wrong.'

John McEnroe

BestMoneyMeWrongPlayGo

Everyone has their own opinions, and they're entitled to them.

Johnny Christ

OpinionsEveryoneOwnEntitledThem

You give them recommendations. You throw different angles at them where, hopefully, they can get something out of it.

Mike Butcher

YouOutAnglesSomethingDifferent

I have never read a line of Walt Whitman.

Mary MacLane

NeverLineReadWaltWhitman

Wine needs to have a context in a social gathering to fulfill its historical place in this world.

Mike D

WorldWinePlaceGatheringContext

The film-school mantra is that if you don't tell your own stories, nobody will.

Mira Nair

YouNobodyWillMantraTellOwn

Music has a poetry of its own, and that poetry is called melody.

Joshua Logan

MusicPoetryOwnMelody

Clowns are meant to make people smile. That's my goal.

Colleen Ballinger

SmilePeopleGoalMakeClownsMeant

When you are getting ready to become a mom, being in love with someone just isn't enough. You need to think about whether he would be a good parent and raise your children with similar beliefs.

Cindy Crawford

LoveGoodChildrenMomThinkParent

To me, being a Democrat means we can't let 'We the People' turn into 'We the Few.'

Brad Schneider

PeopleMeTurnDemocratBeingMeans

Olympic athletes have to find a job right after they're done competing.

Apolo Ohno

JobFindDoneRightCompetingAfter

I got started in Oklahoma. That's where I was born. Population down there is one-third Indians, one-third Negroes and one-third white people.

Woody Guthrie

PeopleWhiteDownBornOklahoma

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