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Uzodinma Iweala Quotes

When I speak about 'we,' it gets very complex very quickly. Having grown up in the United States, but also being very much a member of Nigerian societies and also different parts of Nigerian societies, I understand that we construct particular 'we's.'

Uzodinma Iweala

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Speak Understand Up Complex United

There's what we expect bears to do and then there's what they do. Sometimes the two don't match.

Sometimes Two Expect Bears Match

It's not an Israeli model, it's a TSA, screwed-up model. It should actually be the person who's looking at the ticket and talking to the individual. Instead, they've hired people to stand around and observe, which is a bastardization of what should be done.

People Looking Stand Talking Person

It is one thing to open the schools to all children regardless of race. It is another to train the teachers, to build the classrooms, and to attempt to eliminate the effects of past educational deficiencies. It is still another to find ways to feed the incentive to learn and keep children in school.

Children Past School Learn Find

All Americans have a sacred duty to guarantee Social Security benefits to our nation's senior citizens.

Security Duty Nation Senior Social

I like to call myself a 360-degree artist. I'm a musician, but I have other things I do, too.

Myself Artist Things Call Like Too

I am training at such a high level that I actually could eat anything and get by. But as my coach always says, your body is like a car, and food is like your fuel. I am a race car, so I can't just put unleaded fuel in my car. I need that good premium fuel.

Good Car Food Training I Am Body

I write about presidents. That means I write about guys - so far. I'm interested in the people closest to them, the people they love and the people they've lost... I don't want to limit it to what they did in the office, but what happens at home and in their interactions with other people.

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Love Home People Lost Want Limit

I have a motto on my bedroom wall: 'Obstacles are what you see when you take your eye off the goal.' Giving up is not my style. I just want to do something that's worthwhile.

Style Motto Obstacles Eye Giving

In the past I've worked with directors who saw very much their scene in their head and knew exactly how they were going to cut it.

Past Head In The Past Cut Going Saw

I know people who are wealthy and they're miserable.

People Know Miserable Who Wealthy

When you look at Kennedy and Nixon, TV played a crucial part in Kennedy's popularity. He was incredibly photogenic, while Nixon was this scowling figure. American viewers judged him on his appearance on TV.

American You Appearance Look Him He

And, if we have any evidence that the wisdom which formed the plan is in the man, we have the very same evidence, that the power which executed it is in him also.

Wisdom Power Man Plan Him Evidence

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