Wole Soyinka Quotes
As I grew older and more mature, I've been able to move beyond the immediate response of violence to a projection of the pragmatic, political consequences of that violence. So it's an effort to attain equilibrium.
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I write 'Broad City,' so I connect it to me.
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Practical wisdom is what's called for in situations that have a moral dimension to them.
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Nancy Reagan was a perfectionist, and I am not.
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Underneath this flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character.
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My parents are overweight, and I think the biggest problem we have in America is a lack of education. The place to start is with parents and teaching them to cook healthier.
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So, it's a very, you know - maybe we're wrong in - you know, we go around thinking the innovator is the person who's first to kind of conceive of something. And maybe the innovation process continues down the line to the second and the third and the fourth entrant into a field.
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Ding-dong, the wicked witch is dead.
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Self-justification is a treacherous servant.
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Where doth the world thrust forth a vanity- * * * * * *That is not quickly buzz'd into his ears?
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The theory of population genetics and experiments on other organisms show that substantial changes can occur in the span of less than 100 generations, which for man reaches back to the time of the Roman Empire.
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'What is the secret of your serenity? Said the Master 'Wholehearted cooperation with the inevitable.'
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Riding through the city on my bike all day Cause the filth took away my license It doesn't get me down and I feel OK Cause the sights that I'm seeing are pricelessEverything seems to look as it shouldBut I wonder what goes on behind doorsA fella looking dapper, but he's sitting with a slapperThen I see it's a pimp and his crack whore.
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If I had known what it would be like to have it all... I might have been willing to settle for less.
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You must be afraid, my son. That is how one becomes an honest citizen.
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A veces, de noche, enciendo una luz, para no ver.
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People don't take you seriously, so you have to take yourself seriously.
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Anytime you present a message that is seen as hate, you're going to have a negative impact.
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Emotion, which is suffering, ceases to be suffering as soon as we form a clear and precise picture of it.
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The first thing I would do would be to move forward with an agenda to make sure that we give D.C. the opportunity to elect its own representatives and have some political power on Capitol Hill.
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London has the advantage of one of the most gloomy atmospheres in the world.
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Acting has made me embrace my childhood. It's become some weird form of therapy. It's like I have a place where I can release all of these emotions. When I was playing Ira Hayes, I didn't have to think about the death of my parents directly. It's just there. I can blend it into Ira's character. I can use Ira's emotions as an outlet.
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As I grew older and more mature, I've been able to move beyond the immediate response of violence to a projection of the pragmatic, political consequences of that violence. So it's an effort to attain equilibrium.
