"I never wanted to be a writer; I just had stories I needed to tell."

-- Sefi Atta

#Stories Quotes #Needed Quotes #Wanted Quotes

“My theme for philanthropy is the same approach I used with technology: to find a need and fill it.”
“We need a good strong opposition and I don't know whether it's any coincidence that we need Angela Eagle in Labour and we need Theresa May to lead the Conservative party, both of whom of course are women.”

Source : Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Maturity is not equated with independence though it includes a certain capacity for independence...The independence of the mature person is simply that he does not collapse when he has to stand alone. It is not an independence of needs for other persons with whom to have relationship: that would not be desired by the mature.”
“Struggle is the father of all things, virtue lies in blood, leadership is primary and decisive”
“Try to think of writing as a gift - more complexly put: it is the curse and the cure.”
“Everybody knows in the business how I feel about country music. I'm an old traditionalist. Then they just call me an old man and stuck in my old ways, but with all the fans I've got out there, I can't be all that wrong. I do love traditional country music. I love the good stuff.”

Source : Source: www.cbn.com
“It's very easy to be cynical about the hall of fame. But on the other hand, it's really a beautiful thing for someone like me. I dedicated my entire life to this music.”
“We can't do much about the length of our lives, but we can do plenty about it's width and depth.”

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