Uzodinma Iweala Quotes

Kidnapping causes a long-term rupture in the psyche of those kidnapped and of those who wait for their return. It doesn't end.

Uzodinma Iweala

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 5, 1982

Topics

WaitEndReturnLong-TermKidnapped

Let's just say I didn't get invited to a lot of frat parties.

Amy Chozick

SayGetJustInvitedPartiesLot

A career is forward planning.

Stephen Morris

ForwardPlanningCareer

We're talking about, essentially, the Roman historians, who wrote Cleopatra into the story mostly so that they could talk about the rise of Rome. And that is one of the problems, of course, in recounting her life. She's only ever apparent to us when there is a Roman in the room, or when her story intersects with the rise of Rome.

Stacy Schiff

LifeStoryProblemsTalkingRise

I grew up in New Hampshire. My closest neighbor was a mile away. The deer and the raccoons were my friends. So I would spend time walking through the woods, looking for the most beautiful tropical thing that can survive the winter in the woods in New Hampshire.

Steven Tyler

WinterBeautifulTimeLookingWoods

Free and civilized societies do not hold prisoners incommunicado.

Tom McClintock

FreeHoldPrisonersCivilized

I still look good. I'm trippin', but people tell me that all the time. So check it out, I'm 63, and still kicking. I've been putting records out every year.

Roy Ayers

GoodTimePeopleMeYearLook

Learn your instrument. Be honest. Don't do anything phony. There is so much crap floating around. There is plenty of room for a bit of honest writing.

Christine McVie

WritingLearnFloatingRoomAnything

Candidates ignore New Hampshire at their own peril. You all remember President Giuliani? He's done a great job in the White House.

Corey Lewandowski

GreatJobIgnoreRememberYouHouse

I asked the question, 'Will I ever perform again?'

Brian Harvey

WillQuestionAgainEverPerform

The objective of producing useful devices has strongly influenced the choice of the research projects with which I have been associated.

William Shockley

ResearchChoiceUsefulBeenDevices

I really like Ronaldinho. He is the player I have watched the most and tried to copy the most, but I am still learning.

Philippe Coutinho

LearningI AmCopyStillLikeTried

It's only by taking myself away from clutter and distraction that I can begin to hear something out of earshot and recall that listening is much more invigorating than giving voice to all the thoughts and prejudices that anyway keep me company twenty-four hours a day.

Pico Iyer

MyselfDayMeThoughtsListening

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