Buchi Emecheta Quotes

In all my novels, I deal with the many problems and prejudices which exist for Black people in Britain today.

Buchi Emecheta

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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Internet outrage can seem mindless, but it rarely is. To make that assumption is dismissive. There's something beneath the outrage - an unwillingness to be silent in the face of ignorance, hatred or injustice. Outrage may not always be productive, but it is far better than silence.

Roxane Gay

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My faith has always been part of my life.

Michelle Carter

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The jokes I used to do on 'Sex and the City' were always comic character things, and they were rarely hard jokes. As soon as you go up in front of people, it demands laughter.

Michael Patrick King

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I'm a lousy dancer.

Michael Potts

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With Halcyon's technology, the pool of genetic information will grow by orders of magnitude in the course of months, offering the first real chance at cures for cancer and other previously intractable diseases.

Luke Nosek

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Choosing an attitude of faith will release peace out of your spirit and into your soul.

Joyce Meyer

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I have a great deal of joy in my life, and I'm very fortunate. That combination makes you aware of just how wonderful life can be on the one hand and how dreadful it can be for people on the other. You can't be happy in isolation.

Jonathan Dimbleby

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I find the whole business of religion profoundly interesting. But it does mystify me that otherwise intelligent people take it seriously.

Douglas Adams

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One of my favourite messages about 'The Pirate Fairy' is that the story is about appreciating your own talents.

Christina Hendricks

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'A Talk to Teachers' is emblematic of Baldwin's proclivity for candor over political appeasement and, like much of his work, focusses on history and the American consciousness.

Clint Smith

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Seeing bored-looking fans staring at you while you DJ is about as horrible as it gets.

Boy George

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Here is the surprising truth: It's often easier to make something 10 times better than it is to make it 10 percent better.

Astro Teller

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