Ayobami Adebayo Quotes

There's this idea that at the lowest rungs of the social ladder in an African family is a childless woman - and the lowest rung of all is a motherless child.

Ayobami Adebayo

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

FamilyWomanChildLadderSocial

Seeing a woman project the kind of aggression that you have to project as a comic just rubs me wrong.

Jerry Lewis

WomanMeYouSeeingWrongKind

In all honesty, I didn't love reading when I was a kid. I'd rather be running around in the woods or doing my best to scare the pants off all the children in the neighborhood by pretending my house was haunted or making them play Bloody Mary in the bathroom.

Jennifer McMahon

LoveHonestyChildrenBestReading

I don't think anybody submits their first story and sells right away.

Ann Leckie

StoryThinkFirstRightAwaySells

When I was younger I used to want to own a sweet shop so I could eat sweets all day, but that dream died a long time ago.

Amy Nuttall

TimeDaySweetLongDreamLong Time

A reputation is really hard to live down.

Mickey Rourke

LiveReputationDownHardReally

The only thing fame has changed about me is that I'm more self-aware when I go out in public.

Miles Teller

MeGoFameMoreOutChanged

If I look myself as a manager, I have lot more to learn.

Dilip Shanghvi

MyselfLearnLookManagerMoreLot

Being more aware creates responsibility. What does responsibility mean? It means the ability to respond. The more conscious you are in your ability to respond, the more creative you'll be.

Deepak Chopra

ResponsibilityCreativeYouMean

When I am in form, my style is a little bit stubborn, almost brutal. Sometimes I feel a great spirit of fight which drives me on.

Boris Spassky

GreatStyleFightI AmMeStubborn

A western audience might not appreciate 'Chanakya's Chant' because of its dependence on history and ancient statecraft. My book is a modern-day thriller that draws on a bedrock of history. My primary object is to entertain, not educate.

Ashwin Sanghi

HistoryBookAppreciateAudience

He that does good for good's sake seeks neither paradise nor reward, but he is sure of both in the end.

William Penn

GoodEndRewardParadiseIn The End

I like to do cover songs if I really love them, I have to love the song first.

Paul Taylor

LoveSongFirstTo LoveLikeSongs

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