Ayobami Adebayo Quotes

I come from a part of Nigeria where a lot of value is placed on implicit communication. The 'well brought up' child is the one who can pick up nonverbal cues from adults and interpret them correctly.

Ayobami Adebayo

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: nigerian
  • Birth: January 29, 1988

Topics

CommunicationValueChildUpWell

I had ballooned out to close to 400 pounds at one point. And in the '80s, we were just beginning to get on video and disco. So therefore, I did not fit in, and my record company let me go because they said, 'Look, you're just not marketable enough with the weight problem.'

Jennifer Holliday

BeginningMeProblemEnoughLookGo

My first memories are of Brazil. There's so much music there. It's one of my favourite places in the world.

Mia Goth

MusicMemoriesWorldPlacesFirst

You sit at the board and suddenly your heart leaps. Your hand trembles to pick up the piece and move it. But what chess teaches you is that you must sit there calmly and think about whether it's really a good idea and whether there are other, better ideas.

Stanley Kubrick

GoodHeartIdeasThinkBetterYou

I'm out of my comfort zone every time I'm on the race course.

Mike Schultz

TimeComfort ZoneComfortRaceOut

I don't really have a favorite bass player. I listen to a lot of bluegrass. But then again, I'm not a typical bluegrass bass player. I was really into the Grateful Dead, and I still am - I don't listen to them too much, but for me they are a big influence.

Mike Gordon

GratefulMeInfluenceToo MuchDead

To be honest, we have no control over what's going on with a movie, much less what people are going to think of it. Your whole life is wound up in it but you don't have control and you have to get used to being on that turbulent plane without trying to fly it. The less you think about all that the better.

Mike Mills

LifePeopleControlFlyBetterYou

I'm proud to be biracial, and there's a lot of people that say things like, 'I don't see color,' and I completely understand that, but I think different is beautiful, but I think our difference shouldn't separate us, and for me in this era, in this time, in everything that we're going through, my whole thing is just about unity, man.

Logic

BeautifulTimeManPeopleMeUnity

The artist knows how to sing, not how to count.

Juan Gabriel

ArtistCountSingKnowsHow

When you live in Paris, and fashion is such a point of pride for the French, it's always around and you're very much exposed to it from an early age. It was always something I knew about and really liked.

Joseph Altuzarra

LiveAgeFashionPrideYouEarly

I have been a big fan of Coco Rocha's for many, many years. I have seen her walk in runway shows, pose like no other in photo shoots, and naturally follow her every move on Twitter and Instagram.

Brad Goreski

WalkMove OnPoseFollowRunwayBig

Openly speaking, the only formula that will save Greece's future is more trade with Turkey and more investment with Turkey.

Ali Babacan

FutureInvestmentWillMoreTrade

I had a ninth grade teacher who told me I was much smarter and much better than I was allowing myself to be.

Scott Hamilton

TeacherMyselfMeBetterWhoThan

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