Wole Soyinka Quotes
How do I feel when I am invited to a congregation of scientists? I feel quite at home. When they break into their cultic scientific argot, I know when I'm not wanted and step out for a drink.
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I always knew I would make the record that I made in 'Carter Girl.'
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We as women have a voice and we are decision makers in what film to see. We always support our boyfriends and husbands by going to see the male dominated films, but we don't compel them to see films with female casts.
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A lot of people go in and have to create their own characters, and they do fine with it.
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It is not the punishment but the cause that makes the martyr.
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I still have my original social security card signed when I was 13.
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In his first 100 days, Mr. Obama has put the fate of his presidency in the hands of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. He may come to regret that decision.
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You don't train a dog in a training hall, jerking his neck or even giving him food treats. You train him using life rewards.
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Don't underlook the Sixties; we started eating more vegetables, respecting women, and we shut down Vietnam. We did a lot of good stuff. But it shouldn't shut you down from the moment.
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An individual voice can be heard in a choir that otherwise sings in unison. This is something that is not excused.
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No individual, regardless of where they live or whom they love, should suffer discrimination.
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I believe in working with the hearts of people, and not locking them up.
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I played soccer when I was a kid. I started when I was 8 and played for 8 more years. I was pretty good. I used to train with Atletico Nacional, which is one of the most important teams in Colombia. I used to train every day.
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I wouldn't say that I am one of the greatest dancers, but I am really quite good at what I do.
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My husband and I have been involved with foster youth since our early 20s. Right out of college and not yet married, we spent weekends mentoring a family of young girls.
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When I was young I used to listen to other people and to try and understand what they thought and where they were coming from. I listened and didn't speak.
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We do need different types of propulsion to get to Mars. I wrote one of the first Ph.D. theses on that in the 1960s.
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Sometimes, promoting economic development means accepting the Herculean task of moving and modernizing a prison.
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I have met many people, and everyone's impression of me is based on my career.
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The sad thing is, when it comes to diet, is that even when well-intentioned Feds try to do right by us, they fail. Either they're outvoted by puppets of agribusiness, or they are puppets of agribusiness.
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Barack Obama's administration responded to the Haitian crisis within 24 hours. Here comes the soldiers, here comes the food, go go go... Rush Limbaugh told his multi-millions of listeners that Obama only did that to gain favour with black people in America. This is the kind of idiocy that I have to deal with in my country.
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People are the custodians of the world's wealth; if you want them to hand some over to you, you have to be nice to people!
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The passage of time is a continuing thing. At 18, you're going to live forever, and you are definitely not at 52, so that is a recurring topic. I still think it's the main stuff.
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How do I feel when I am invited to a congregation of scientists? I feel quite at home. When they break into their cultic scientific argot, I know when I'm not wanted and step out for a drink.
