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It's odd the things that people remember. Parents will arrange a birthday party certain it will stick in your mind forever. You'll have a nice time then two years later you'll be like 'There was a pony there? Really? And a clown with one leg?'
When the British came to Ibo land for instance at the beginning of the 20th century and defeated the men in pitched battles in different places and set up their administrations the men surrendered. And it was the women who led the first revolt.
Quotes By Chinua Achebe
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People say that if you find water rising up to your ankle that's the time to...
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My parents were early converts to Christianity in my part of Nigeria. They...
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When a tradition gathers enough strength to go on for centuries you don't...
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I've had trouble now and again in Nigeria because I have spoken up about the...
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But I liked Yeats! That wild Irishman. I really loved his love of language...
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A functioning robust democracy requires a healthy educated participatory...
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Nigeria has had a complicated colonial history. My work has examined that...
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The problem with leaderless uprisings taking over is that you don't always...
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In fact I thought that Christianity was very a good and a very valuable...
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I tell my students it's not difficult to identify with somebody like...
Quotes About Women
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I don't think balance is something you get from someone else it's something...
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Women are always most observed when they seem themselves least to observe or...
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I think a lot of women innately know how to play their hand. I'm not a big...
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I'm so disturbed when my women students behave as though they can only read...
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What people don't understand about Sarah Palin is that she is a rancher's...
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It's very hard for a woman in comedy. It's hard for women to be bold and not...
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Only the most unapologetic biblical fundamentalists for instance take every...