"It always surprised him when he thought of……" — Chinua Achebe
"It always surprised him when he thought of it later that he did not sink under the load of despair."
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162 Quotes by Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe has 162 quotes on this site.
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One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.
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When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to…
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When old people speak it is not because of the sweetness of words in our mouths; it is because we…
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People say that if you find water rising up to your ankle, that's the time to do something about it,…
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I tell my students, it's not difficult to identify with somebody like yourself, somebody next door who looks like you.…
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A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership.
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The only thing we have learnt from experience is that we learn nothing from experience.
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Oh, the most important thing about myself is that my life has been full of changes. Therefore, when I observe…
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What a country needs to do is be fair to all its citizens - whether people are of a different…
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Art is man's constant effort to create for himself a different order of reality from that which is given to…
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The problem with leaderless uprisings taking over is that you don't always know what you get at the other end.…
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Democracy is not something you put away for ten years, and then in the 11th year you wake up and…
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I don't know why my shoes are so popular - I am always surprised and mystified by it.
— Manolo Blahnik
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It has always surprised me how little attention philosophers have paid to humor, since it is a more significant process…
— Edward de Bono
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I am conscious of trying to stretch the boundaries of non-fiction writing. It's always surprised me how little attention many…
— Alain de Botton
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I'm really quite exhausted at the moment, but you never know, you are always surprised at what you can find…
— Leisel Jones
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The wicked are always surprised to find that the good can be clever.
— Luc de Clapiers
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I am always surprised at all the things people read into my photos, but it also amuse me. That may…
— Cindy Sherman
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I never had the chutzpah to just come to L.A. and make it. I didn't have that confidence. I'm always…
— Isla Fisher
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I know I come off differently than I think of myself. I'm always surprised by what people say about me.
— Kurt Russell
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I am always surprised when I see several cameras, a gaggle on lenses, filters, meters, et cetera, rattling around in…
— Ansel Adams
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People in very high places suddenly fall, and we are always surprised because we don't factor in the basic element…
— Carlisle Floyd
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Abandon the idea that you are ever going to finish. Lose track of the 400 pages and write just one…
— John Steinbeck
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If I am lucky, something new and inexplicable often appears in front of my lens. I am always surprised by…
— Joyce Tenneson
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