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Nigerian Quotes

Nollywood is a genre, and not the entire Nigerian film industry Picture Quote #1

My black friends in America don’t believe me. I said, ‘Dude, I’m Nigerian American.’ ‘Word? We thought you were, like, regular black.’ What the hell is ‘regular black’? Crayola coming out with colors I don’t know about? Picture Quote #1

The relationship with my people, the Nigerian people, is very good. My relationship with the rulers has always been problematic Picture Quote #1

I’m very proud of my Nigerian heritage. I wasn’t fortunate enough to be raised in a heavy Nigerian environment, because my parents were always working. My father was with D.C. Cabs and my mother worked in fast food and was a nurse Picture Quote #1

I am the daughter of Nigerian immigrants. My mother is a survivor of both polio and of the Igbo genocide during her country’s civil war in the late 1960s Picture Quote #1

419 scams,’ named for a clause from the Nigerian penal code, are such a part of the white noise of the digital age that we no longer notice them Picture Quote #1

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She was tall and dark-skinned and looked like a Nigerian sculpture. She moved like a lioness, her every step bristling with suppressed violence Picture Quote #1

Part of the creative journey for me was not to come up the conventional route. I didn’t go through drama school. I chose not to. I came from a very working-class area, a child of Nigerian immigrants Picture Quote #1

You know, I don’t think of myself as anything like a ‘global citizen’ or anything of the sort. I am just a Nigerian who’s comfortable in other places Picture Quote #1

Every Nigerian must begin to raise their voice against our societal failures and call them as such at every juncture. In this way we could all bring about a modern, progressive and civilized society Picture Quote #1

I identify myself as a Nigerian because that is where I was born and raised and where my family still lives Picture Quote #1

The misappropriation of resources provided by the government for weapons means the Nigerian military is unable to beat Boko Haram Picture Quote #1

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I was born to a Nigerian dad and a Kenyan mom, and coming to the States was really academic Picture Quote #1

Some of my reactions are very Nigerian. I still believe that words are things Picture Quote #1

My name is very specific to my family. I’m very proud of being Nigerian. I understand that most people can’t pronounce it, but that’s OK Picture Quote #1

Nigerian politics has been, since the military dictatorships, largely non-ideological. Rather than a battle of ideas, it is about who can pump in the most money and buy the most access Picture Quote #1

The work of Nigeria is not complete for as long as there is any one Nigerian who goes to bed on empty stomach Picture Quote #1

When I’m just walking around, I swap between the British and the American, and when I’m with my family I’m with my Nigerian accent Picture Quote #1

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My accent has changed my whole life. When I was younger, it was very Nigerian, then when we went to England, it was very British. I think I have a very strange, hybrid accent, and I’ve worked very hard to get a solid American accent, which is what I use most of the time Picture Quote #1

Nigerian nun Bernadette Duru says the African church hierarchy is indifferent to people in rural areas Picture Quote #1

The work of Nigeria is not complete for as long as there is any one Nigerian who goes to bed on empty stomach Picture Quote #1

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Nollywood is a genre, and not the entire Nigerian film industry (Nigerian Quotes) My black friends in America don’t believe me. I said, ‘Dude, I’m Nigerian American.’ ‘Word? We thought you were, like, regular black.’ What the hell is ‘regular black’? Crayola coming out with colors I don’t know about? (Nigerian Quotes) The relationship with my people, the Nigerian people, is very good. My relationship with the rulers has always been problematic. (Nigerian Quotes) I’m very proud of my Nigerian heritage. I wasn’t fortunate enough to be raised in a heavy Nigerian environment, because my parents were always working. My father was with D.C. Cabs and my mother worked in fast food and was a nurse. (Nigerian Quotes) I am the daughter of Nigerian immigrants. My mother is a survivor of both polio and of the Igbo genocide during her country’s civil war in the late 1960s. (Nigerian Quotes) 419 scams,’ named for a clause from the Nigerian penal code, are such a part of the white noise of the digital age that we no longer notice them. (Nigerian Quotes) She was tall and dark-skinned and looked like a Nigerian sculpture. She moved like a lioness, her every step bristling with suppressed violence. (Nigerian Quotes) Part of the creative journey for me was not to come up the conventional route. I didn’t go through drama school. I chose not to. I came from a very working-class area, a child of Nigerian immigrants. (Nigerian Quotes) You know, I don’t think of myself as anything like a ‘global citizen’ or anything of the sort. I am just a Nigerian who’s comfortable in other places. (Nigerian Quotes) Every Nigerian must begin to raise their voice against our societal failures and call them as such at every juncture. In this way we could all bring about a modern, progressive and civilized society. (Nigerian Quotes) I identify myself as a Nigerian because that is where I was born and raised and where my family still lives. (Nigerian Quotes) The misappropriation of resources provided by the government for weapons means the Nigerian military is unable to beat Boko Haram. (Nigerian Quotes) I was born to a Nigerian dad and a Kenyan mom, and coming to the States was really academic (Nigerian Quotes) Some of my reactions are very Nigerian. I still believe that words are things. (Nigerian Quotes) My name is very specific to my family. I’m very proud of being Nigerian. I understand that most people can’t pronounce it, but that’s OK. (Nigerian Quotes) Nigerian politics has been, since the military dictatorships, largely non-ideological. Rather than a battle of ideas, it is about who can pump in the most money and buy the most access. (Nigerian Quotes) The work of Nigeria is not complete for as long as there is any one Nigerian who goes to bed on empty stomach. (Nigerian Quotes) When I’m just walking around, I swap between the British and the American, and when I’m with my family I’m with my Nigerian accent. (Nigerian Quotes) My accent has changed my whole life. When I was younger, it was very Nigerian, then when we went to England, it was very British. I think I have a very strange, hybrid accent, and I’ve worked very hard to get a solid American accent, which is what I use most of the time. (Nigerian Quotes) Nigerian nun Bernadette Duru says the African church hierarchy is indifferent to people in rural areas (Nigerian Quotes) The work of Nigeria is not complete for as long as there is any one Nigerian who goes to bed on empty stomach (Nigerian Quotes)