Petina Gappah Quotes

I see myself in public service in Zimbabwe. I would prefer an advisory role - cabinet secretary, minister of trade or the arts, or something like that. I don't want to be just a writer.

Petina Gappah

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MyselfServicePublic ServiceWant

I look at characters to see if they have some contrasts to play with; I think that's always what I'm looking for in characters: ones that have a wide range of expression.

Joel Kinnaman

LookingThinkLookPlayAlwaysSee

By design, Bitcoin is a scarce resource with a predictable supply of new issuance. And it is this scarcity and predictable supply that make it so attractive as an underlying asset to bind to economic activity and trade.

Jeremy Allaire

DesignNewScarcityTradeEconomic

I think the greatest star in American at the moment is Kevin Costner.

Jeremy Brett

MomentThinkAmericanStarGreatest

Everyone must be proactive and do all they can to help themselves to stay employed.

Stephen Covey

HelpProactiveEveryoneStayMust

The domination of western values, beliefs and way of life has angered many from the east and in developing countries.

Silvia Cartwright

LifeValuesWayBeliefsDomination

I met my wife in Washington, D.C. I was a senior in college. WW II was about to descend upon us. Jobs were starting to open up after a prolonged depression.

Tom Glazer

DepressionWifeCollegeWashington

I know some people see it as this success when the book is finally made into a movie - that marks its success. I don't see it that way.

Robin Hobb

SuccessPeopleBookKnowWaySee

You would be amazed at the pompadour that I was rocking in the first job I had on the soap opera called 'Loving,' my first contract job.

Michael Weatherly

JobYouLovingFirstOperaSoap

We in the U.A.E. have no such word as 'impossible'; it does not exist in our lexicon. Such a word is used by the lazy and the weak, who fear challenges and progress.

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

FearProgressChallengesImpossible

It is harder to dress a bigger woman no matter what anybody wants to say.

Loni Love

WomanDressSayMatterBiggerWants

Sports and education, I think they overlap.

Jaylen Brown

EducationSportsThinkI Think

Woman's influence is powerful, especially when she wants something.

Josh Billings

WomanInfluencePowerfulSheWants

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