Wole Soyinka Quotes
I think Nigerians got it wrong from independence as people became so conscious of the divisions because we wanted so much to satisfy the plurality of interests. I will say, we neglected the importance of real value, human value and the quality of potential in human beings and we contrived phrases like geographical spread, regional quota, etc and allowed mediocrity to reign. I think that is the problem that we are dealing with till today.
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Wine makes a man more pleased with himself; I do not say it makes him more pleasing to others.
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I'm old enough to remember the end of World War II. On Aug. 14, 1946, a year after the Japanese were defeated, most newspapers and magazines had single articles commemorating the end of the war.
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When I sit down with my notebook, when I start scribbling words across the page, I find out what I'm feeling.
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I'm excited that I get to do what I love, and I'm benefiting through projects that speak to me.
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We are not a TV station that only concentrate on those who are always under light. We are not a TV station for celebrities and for grand politicians and superstars. We are a TV station for the ordinary person. The normal people, ordinary people in the Arab world sees Al Jazeera as their voice.
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I think I became a Catholic to annoy my father.
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Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.
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The E.U. can deliver on its citizens' needs and make its partnerships work only if we all act together - E.U. institutions and national governments, at all levels, united.
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There were a lot of offers before 'Vicky Donor,' but I wanted to wait for the right opportunity.
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Many children make up, or begin to make up, imaginary languages. I have been at it since I could write.
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What is the meaning of the togetherness of the perceiving mind, in that peculiar modification of perceiving which makes it perceive not a star but a tree, and the tree itself, is a problem for philosophy.
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You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips.
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I just love to see people having a good time.
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In the days of Caesar, kings had fools and jesters. Now network presidents have anchormen.
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I don't take a scene or word for granted.
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Doing theater anywhere, especially in L.A., is a constant uphill battle, and there's also the unsexy parts of the business that you're faced with, like getting money. It's a really great thing to do. You feel like you're really an artist when you're doing that and you're in a company of artists.
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I know that you can only keep a secret a secret for so long.
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No, I never thought I would like cats.
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I told you when I came I was a stranger.
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By learning to open your heart and body while embracing and trusting all energies, from rough ravishment to sublime gentleness, you can open to be lived by the mystery that lives the entire universe.
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There is such sadness in his human eye that Tawaddud almost tells him the truth: that he should never marry a girl who loves only monsters.
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The most subversive people are those who ask questions.
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When I was growing up I spent a lot of time reading about ancient China and was really fascinated.
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I think Nigerians got it wrong from independence as people became so conscious of the divisions because we wanted so much to satisfy the plurality of interests. I will say, we neglected the importance of real value, human value and the quality of potential in human beings and we contrived phrases like geographical spread, regional quota, etc and allowed mediocrity to reign. I think that is the problem that we are dealing with till today.
