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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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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If you talk with a Southern accent, it's perceived as though you are slow. That's not the case. I've met just as many dumb people who talk without an accent as with.
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The existence of an area of free land, its continuous recession, and the advance of American settlement, explain American development.
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When completed, the budget must provide the services we have promised to our constituents.
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I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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It is in Saudi Arabia's best interest to allow women to fully participate in its society, and this includes the right to vote and run for office.
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What really makes me happy now is my home. I know that I have that to lose. But I don't see losing it. And I don't care if I never do another movie. And I don't care if I never get back on the road. I like to think that I'm gonna do that. But if I don't, I can live with that.
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The world is dying for want, not of good preaching, but of good hearing.
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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.
