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Buchi Emecheta Quotes

A hungry man is an angry one.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: nigerian
Birth: July 21, 1944 - January 25, 2017

Topics

Man Anger Angry Hungry

I follow cool. When I went up to see Steve Jobs, I said, 'The party's at this guy's house.'

Cool House Party Said Follow See

When the car was introduced in 1908, people could experience a brand new way to travel that was more efficient than a horse and buggy. Can you believe that cities tried to outlaw cars in the United States? Can you imagine driving a car for a year then having to go back to a horse and buggy?

Car Experience Travel People Believe

Poets can't resist the dramatic pull of their lives and so inevitably write autobiographical verse.

Write Dramatic Pull Poets Resist

I like to know where I'm going to be at seven o'clock.

Know Where Going Like Seven

Oh God, you know I have no money, but you can make the people do for me, and you must make the people do for me.

Sojourner Truth

God Money People Me You Know

If I disappoint someone, it's their loss for putting that expectation on me when they don't know me. I can't control what they want.

Me Control Someone Loss Know Want

I have suffered racial prejudice, and I know how painful it is. People need to take this issue more seriously and engage in this fight against racism.

Roberto Firmino

Racism Fight People Know Seriously

I'm exploring the long history of women, first of all, being silenced and, secondly, not being taken seriously in the political and public sphere. It's a call to action through understanding and through looking at ourselves again and trying to reformulate the whole question of women and power.

Women Power History Looking Action

I'd love to hold a koala. They sleep 22 hours a day, eat eucalyptus leaves and just hang out. I want to spend some time with that guy.

Milo Ventimiglia

Love Time Day Sleep Want Eat

The thing about me is I have a great little acting school. I teach about 125 students.

Great School Me Acting Teach Little

I think, in my own life, I'm pretty political. I think I have some very strong ideals, and I struggle a lot with it. I struggle a lot with feeling like, 'I have a platform; should I be saying more?'

Life Struggle Saying Strong Think

Some people feel, you make your case, if they listen to you, fine, if they don't, that's it. That's not what leadership is. Leadership is trying to continue to make a case.

Leadership People Feel Trying You

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