Wole Soyinka Quotes
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In some countries, no one knows who Idris Elba is.
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In a democratic set-up, people who are being governed should also be a part of the governing system. They should be drafted into the governance.
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He to whom the present is the only thing that is present, knows nothing of the age in which he lives.
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You know, I've been playing with my hair color ever since I was nine.
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What happened to me in the Sixties was so major and so worldwide and so huge, there's no way I can repeat it. But in a way, I had nothing to do with it, it just took me over. It was bizarre, it was weird, and I had no control over it. I don't think anyone could have planned what happened to me.
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There's something really incredible about watching what someone else does with a role that we know: the Hamlets or the Henry Vs or the Othellos or the Cleopatras that we've seen on stage.
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I don't know anything about the Appalachian mountains or cowboys and Indians or anything. I just made it up.
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You want to know what scares people? Success.
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You know, there's a right and wrong way to do everything.
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When I see something, I know why something's funny or seems to be funny. But in the end it's just another picture as far as I'm concerned.
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Bound as our lives are to the tyranny of time, it is through what we know of history that we are delivered from our bonds and escape - into time.
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All my life, I've been trying to make a hole-in-one. The closest I've come is a bogey.
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A great many people do not have the right to their own opinion because they don't know what they are talking about.
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The bark on the tree was just a little softer.
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How can I know who's PM or in government in Sweden? It's been 40 years since I moved abroad! Oh!
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I was making love to a man, a man I hardly even know. He was kissing the face off me and I was kissing the face off him. And I found it highly satisfactory.
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I'm in a really good place. I used to be a right worrier, but being in a settled relationship has made a massive difference. I was on my own for three years before meeting David. I'm very happy with him, he's a fantastic man. But you never know what's around the corner, so you just hope for the best.
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You think you know me just because you know my name, think you've seen me 'cause you've seen every line on my face.
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Hold your own. Know your name. And go your own way. And everything will be fine.
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This thing of darkness I acknowlege mine. There is nothing more confining than the prison we don't know we are in.
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That's the whole point of life, you know? To meet new people.
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Listen you have to read a book three times before you know it.
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I don't want to lose my name because that's how I know myself. There is a legacy here.
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Governance can dig itself into a huge hole and not even know it's in there.
