Always Quote by Ayobami Adebayo Download Open image “I'd always been interested in Nigeria's past.” — Ayobami Adebayo ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Always Been Interested Nigeria Past Time
Nigeria is like everywhere, really: there are some beautiful places that have been invested in and others that haven’t been. — Tinie Tempah Copy Share Image
Nigeria has had a complicated colonial history. My work has examined that part of our story extensively. — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
Nigeria has always been my choice if called up, and when they did, I was happy. — Victor Moses Copy Share Image
If I had not grown up in Nigeria- and if all I knew of Africa were of popular images- I too would think that… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
It is the human potentials that interest me. I travel and everywhere I go I am amazed at the presence of Nigerians. The intelligence,… — Wole Soyinka Copy Share Image
I've often dreamed about going back to Nigeria, but that's a very romantic notion. It's a hideous country to go to in reality. — Hugo Weaving Copy Share Image
Nigeria is every Nigerian's land. And until we learnt to respect each other, like dogs we will bark and bite each other. — Abbakhuwa Copy Share Image
I'm still very interested in the things that happened in the '80s and the '70s because I think that they were very important years for Nigeria. In the '80s, we were under a military dictatorship for quite a while, and I think that the way we engage with our country as citizens was shaped in many ways by the events… — Ayobami Adebayo Copy Share
I like to be called a Nigerian rather than somebody from the Third World or the developing or whatever. — Buchi Emecheta Copy Share Image
I must have listened to at least 10 covers of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' - Jeff Buckley's cover is usually my go-to song. — Ayobami Adebayo Copy Share Image
I wanted to explore expectations we have of people - what a woman should be, what a man should be. And if they don't… — Ayobami Adebayo Copy Share Image
I come from a part of Nigeria where a lot of value is placed on implicit communication. The 'well brought up' child is the… — Ayobami Adebayo Copy Share Image
In 2010, I was working in a bank in Lagos. It was a crazy job with long working hours. I had to leave for… — Ayobami Adebayo Copy Share Image
I wanted to write about extended family systems. You have people you can fall back on, and it's good. But what if you don't… — Ayobami Adebayo Copy Share Image
Usually, by the time I hit 'save' before taking a nap, my word count has gone down, but the world I'm creating feels more… — Ayobami Adebayo Copy Share Image
There's a Yoruba proverb which roughly translates into, 'What turns its face to one person has turned its back on the other.' It's always… — Ayobami Adebayo Copy Share Image
I think there is a dissonance between how much is expected of you as a young person, whether you are a man or a… — Ayobami Adebayo Copy Share Image
When I was a child, there were two Nigerian writers in every bookshop: Chinua Achebe and Wole Soyinka. — Ayobami Adebayo Copy Share Image
I think, for women in particular, it's kind of like you're expected to get married, have a child, and then you get to be… — Ayobami Adebayo Copy Share Image
I'm still very interested in the things that happened in the '80s and the '70s because I think that they were very important years… — Ayobami Adebayo Copy Share Image
I always thought if I was born 2000 years earlier, I would be a monk, probably carving a monastery or some giant pantheon buildings. — Jenova Chen Copy Share Image
It's always great to see old friends, especially those I have not been able to see in 15 months. — William Regal Copy Share Image
When you step out and do a song in a musical, the easier thing to do is make it funny. But when those transitions… — Kelli O'Hara Copy Share Image
I have really good lateral movement. I've always had quick lateral movement. — Austin Rivers Copy Share Image
There is something magical about being able to feel somebody. And that is something that has always moved me with music. — Maria Brink Copy Share Image
Mythology is something that always has opportunities to explore. 'It' has been on Earth for millions of years. He's been in contact with humans… — Andy Muschietti Copy Share Image
It's not writing in the traditional sense, but I've always said that the writing process continues on the set and even into the editing… — Robert B. Weide Copy Share Image
I always watch my matches back 100 times afterwards because that's how I improve. This is something I've always done, even in NXT. — Mandy Rose Copy Share Image
I've always been of the idea that is doesn't really matter where you are geographically - with 'Lonerism,' we made half the album in… — Kevin Parker Copy Share Image
It's very easy to fool yourself that you're working, you know, when you're really not working very hard. I mean, I'm very lazy. So… — Robert Caro Copy Share Image
