"Science fiction is the only genre that enables African writers to envision a future from our African perspective."

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Nnedi Okorafor

#Perspective Quotes #Fiction Quotes #Science Fiction Quotes

“Imagine blocks and blocks of no cocaine, blocks with no gun play.”
“And those who only know the non-platonic love have no need to talk of tragedy. In such love there can be no sort of tragedy.”
“Praise and reward create a system of extrinsic motivations for behavior. Children (and adults) end up taking action in order to receive the praise or rewards.”
“Marriage, families, all relationships are more a process of learning the dance rather than finding the right dancer”

Source : Paul P. Pearsall, Paul Pearsall (1991). “The Power of the Family”, Bantam Books
“Everyone tries to talk you out of going to college. The consensus being that people are just gonna forget about you, you know, and that's the way the business works.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Have you ever heard sculptors say that they donâ€™t actually sculpt an object; they sculpt away everything that isnâ€™t the object?”
“I'm going to give Vargas the chance to cash his last paycheck. I would like to say publicly that Fatty Vargas has always feared me. I conceded to take this fight at 162 pounds because fatty couldn't lose any more weight. I will do Vargas a favor by retiring him in this fight so his family doesn't have to suffer every time he steps in the ring. I'm going to do his wife a favor and not let her cry anymore.”
“Leaders are not pale reflectors of major social conflicts; they play up some, play down others, ignore still others.”

Source : James MacGregor Burns (2012). “Leadership”, p.397, Open Road Media

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