"Culture does not make people. People make culture." — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

"Culture does not make people. People make culture."

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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111 Quotes by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has 111 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

It is easy to romanticize poverty, to see poor people as inherently lacking agency and will. It is easy to…
The novels I love, the ones I remember, the ones I re-read, have an empathetic human quality, or 'emotional truth'.…
I divide my time between Columbia, Maryland, and Lagos, Nigeria.
Creative writing programmes are not very necessary. They just exist so that people like us can make a living.
There are many different ways to be poor in the world but increasingly there seems to be one single way…
At some point I was a HappyAfricanFeminist who does not hate men. And who likes lip gloss and who wears…
How [stories] are told, who tells them, when they’re told, how many stories are told — are really dependent on…
I often make the mistake of thinking that something that is obvious to me is obvious to everyone else.
About 52% of the world's population is female. But most of the positions of power and prestige are occupied by…
Feminist: A person who believes in the social, political and economic equality of the sexes.
Yes, there's a problem with gender as it is today, and we must fix it, we must do better.
I have chosen to no longer be apologetic for my femaleness and my femininity. And I want to be respected…

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Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of… — Hannah Arendt
Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because… — Aristotle
Don't tire yourself more than need be, even at the price of founding a culture on the fatigue of your… — Antonin Artaud
The test for whether or not you can hold a job should not be the arrangement of your chromosomes. — Bella Abzug
It is a sad fact about our culture that a poet can earn much more money writing or talking about… — Wystan Hugh Auden
Violence against women in all its forms is a human rights violation. It's not something that any culture, religion or… — Michelle Bachelet
Morals are built on religious faith. Virtue is built on morality and influences a culture. — Michele Bachmann
The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed… — Lord Acton
Well, if you look at all of the cultures in America, this is a great opportunity for us to really… — Erykah Badu
You don't get to choose how you're going to die, or when. You can only decide how you're going to… — Joan Baez
A schoolmaster should have an atmosphere of awe, and walk wonderingly, as if he was amazed at being himself. — Walter Bagehot
We look into mirrors but we only see the effects of our times on us - not our effects on… — Pearl Bailey

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