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Quote by Chinua Achebe
When a tradition gathers enough strength to go on for centuries, y

When a tradition gathers enough strength to go on for centuries, you dont just turn it off one day. – Chinua Achebe

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When the British came to Ibo land, for instance, at the beginning of the 20th century, and defeated the men in pitched battles in different places, and set up their administrations, the men surrendered. And it was the women who led the first revolt. – Chinua Achebe

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People say that if you find water rising up to your ankle, thats the time to do something about it, not when its around your neck. – Chinua Achebe

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Strength instead of being the lusty child of passion, grows by grappling with and subduing them. – James M. Barrie

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I stopped thinking too much about what could happen and relied on my physical and mental strength to play the right shots at the right time. – Novak Djokovic

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And, unlike the earlier bombing on the World Trade Center, a major landmark and symbol of the strength of the financial world was, not just damaged but, totally destroyed. – Allen Klein

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