"I think there's always an expectation when you're a first generation, especially a first-generation Nigerian, of sort of being a doctor or a lawyer or an engineer. And so, you know, sort of my initial pursuits into the arts and that I was going to pursue film as a career didn't confuse them, but it was definitely something that they were scared about."

-- Terry Gross

#Art Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Careers Quotes

“A pawn, when separated from his fellows, will seldom or never make a fortune.”
“I therefore think that I was right in trying from the outset of the Olympic revival to rekindle a religious awareness.”
“I had them all fooled into believing I was normal and well-adjusted, a rock of sensibility who could always be counted on to have a positive attitude.”

Source : Sara Zarr (2008). “Story of a Girl”, p.209, Hachette UK
“You do your best, you do all this stuff, but the only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.”
“Don't listen to their words, fix your attention on their deeds.”
“I've got a bit of an independent streak. I'm not afraid of bipartisan compromise on issues that are important to the nation.”
“In my fantasy I was always the savior. I would come to 'Peanuts' land and save everybody. Charlie Brown would fall madly in love with me. Peppermint Patty was so jealous.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Chicago's one of the rare places where architecture is more visible.”

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