Petina Gappah Authentic’ is one of my least favourite words because in such a diverse country, whose authenticity are you talking about? – Petina Gappah Authentic Quotes Authenticity Quotes Country Quotes Diverse Quotes Favourite Quotes Talking Quotes My grandfather was a polygamous man, and he had two wives, and between him and his two wives, we are about 200 or so in our family. There’s a Shona saying: ‘chakafukidza dzimba matenga’ – ‘What covers the home is the roof,’ or ‘Every home has its secrets.’
Alexander Vindman I had to choose between the president and the Constitution. I was aware of the fact that I could be compelled to testify. But I chose the Constitution. No Army officer wants to be put in that position, but there I was. – Alexander Vindman
Joe Sakic You know what’s good? Going on the ice and knowing that you don’t have to skate when the whistle blows. All my life I’ve been the one skating. – Joe Sakic
Gael Garcia Bernal I asked the producers when I was doing ‘Y Tu Mama Tambien’ if they could give me a VHS recording of the film that I could show to my family, because in Mexico and Latin America, when you do a film, you don’t expect anybody to see it, especially not in the cinema. – Gael Garcia Bernal
Samantha Morton I was angry but not at God. I feel that you are closer to God when you are messed up. Definitely. That’s when you most need God, and God cannot control what man does. – Samantha Morton
Marguerite Gardiner The chief prerequisite for a escort is to have a flexible conscience and an inflexible politeness. – Marguerite Gardiner
Anohni What’s subcultural now is literally just a line of thinking, which is trying to be eyes wide open, in my view. It’s no longer attached to a specific demographic or specifically downtrodden groups of people; it’s much more free-floating, and you don’t know where you’re going to find it. – Anohni
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