Teju Cole Quotes

Oh, I love labels, as long as they are numerous. I'm an American writer. I'm a Nigerian writer. I'm a Nigerian American writer. I'm an African writer. I'm a Yoruba writer. I'm an African American writer.

Teju Cole

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: nigerian
  • Birth: June 27, 1975

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I was so inspired by Dr. King that in 1956, with some of my brothers and sisters and first cousins - I was only 16 years old - we went down to the public library trying to check out some books, and we were told by the librarian that the library was for whites only and not for colors. It was a public library.

John Lewis

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I would advise kids not to play any sports, such as tackle football, where they are exposed to repeated blows to the head.

Ann McKee

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You can't go into Youngstown, Ohio, and tell everybody they're going to be retrained and go work for Google or Apple.

Michael Avenatti

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Put this restriction on your pleasures, be cautious that they injure no being that lives.

John Zimmerman

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Even though the neighborhood I grew up in had some unhealthy elements, there was a caring there where you knew that you didn't want to get caught doing something wrong. There were bright spots in the neighborhood where I felt nurtured on a community level.

Sonja Sohn

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I'm not that great of an actor, so I can't, like, completely become somebody else.

Jason Bateman

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Ultimately, words are only words, and its only the music that stands by itself.

Josh Homme

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At the end of the day, every member of the conservative movement, from our political commentators and thinkers to our elected officials, share an important and common purpose in advancing the cause of liberty, reigning in a bloated federal government, and defending our traditional family values.

Phil Gingrey

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My family and I want to start our own organization to work on global warming and a couple of other things.

Selena Gomez

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I have to work hard and give my all in games and training sessions.

Thomas Muller

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Prejudices are not easily got rid of as an old coat which is no longer thought of.

Nicolas Malebranche

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I consider that France does not have to submit to the calendar of the United States, so I want France to leave the integrated command of NATO.

Marine Le Pen

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