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Ishmael Beah Quotes

In early 1993, when I was 12, I was separated from my family as the Sierra Leone civil war, which began two years earlier, came into my life.

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Birth: November 23, 1980

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Life Family War My Life Early Two

You have to be up-front from the very beginning about what your expectations of the other person are, and you can't make any promises you don't intend to keep.

Beginning Promises Expectations You

Every family in America knows they have to do a budget. Every small business in America knows they have to do a budget. Every local government, every state, knows they have to do a budget.

Family Business Government Small

I grew up in Arizona listening to Hank Williams Jr., Johnny Cash, Tammy Wynette, and Dolly Parton.

Listening Up Cash Arizona Johnny

It came to me then in a flash that obviously the temperature of the water was responsible for the nystagmus.

Water Me Responsible Temperature

I'm not trying to be anyone. You know why other executives always hire phonies? Because they're phonies. They hire phonies because they like phonies. They're comfortable with them.

Trying You Know Comfortable Why

I never met Peter O'Toole, but he one was of those rare actors whose success was defined by a single role. His incandescent performance in David Lean's 'Lawrence of Arabia' is one that nobody who saw it will ever forget.

Success Performance Nobody Forget

Mr. Disney believed everyone was still a child deep inside.

Annette Funicello

Child Deep Inside Everyone Still Mr

You know, I love wearing heels. I wish I could wear them all the time, but, you know, my sport doesn't really permit it.

Love Time Wish You Know I Wish

You can't have a conversation with someone who's intimidated by you all the time.

Time Someone You Conversation

The dynamic of revolutionary events is directly determined by swift, intense, and passionate changes in the psychology of classes which have already formed themselves before the revolution.

Revolution Passionate Changes Events

The corporate income tax, in particular, is a tax that puts American corporations at a disadvantage.

American Tax Income Tax Income Puts

The music industry is a world of smoke and mirrors: they tell you exactly what they think you want to hear. And they are bare-faced lying. I tend to stay away from that.

Music World Think You Smoke Mirrors

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