Uzodinma Iweala Quotes

Reading 'Search Sweet Country' is like reading a dream, and indeed, at times, it feels like the magical landscapes of writers like the Nigerian Ben Okri or the Mozambican Mia Couto.

Uzodinma Iweala

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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I want to take the great tradition of the orchestra within me, to take what the orchestra offers.

Andris Nelsons

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I can't relax. I find vacations problematic.

John Oliver

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When I perform, it's very personal. I'm sharing things I like, inviting the audience into my room.

Andy Kaufman

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I got to experience soccer at the highest level at a young age; I decided I wanted to be part of that for as long as possible.

Mia Hamm

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Other men wear white suits in summer and it doesn't seem to bother them. But my white suit seems to be a little whiter than theirs. I think also that it may have something written on the back of it, although I can't find it when I take the suit off.

Robert Benchley

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Jeff Bezos was one of those best and brightest who came to N.Y. to work in finance. He didn't need to know anything about retail bookselling to start Amazon.

Jose Ferreira

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If you've spent a long time developing a skill and techniques, and now some 14 year-old upstart can get exactly the same result, you might feel a bit miffed I suppose, but that has happened forever.

Brian Eno

TimeFeelLongResultYouSkill

Sometimes I would make myself very still and try to imagine myself dead. I tried to invoke the feeling of the very last breath I would take.

Peggy Lipton

MyselfFeelingSometimesTryDead

A judge's role is to ensure that the legislature remains within the limits of its assigned authority under the Constitution. Judges have no authority to second-guess the wisdom of the value judgments and policy choices the legislature has made.

Paul Watford

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Black people don't talk about diabetes that much. I never knew anything. I thought everyone had an uncle with a leg cut off!

Sherri Shepherd

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The public's evaluation of the job George W. Bush is doing as president changed dramatically as a result of the horrific attacks of September 11 and his response in leading the country on a campaign against terrorism.

Thomas E. Mann

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The idea that historians write the definitive version of something that will last for all time is less current than it used to be.

Norman Davies

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