Wole Soyinka Quotes
The problem with literature, with writing, is that it works sometimes in terms of correction of social ills. Other times, it just does not suffice. The proof of that is the ability of a dictator to snuff out the life of a writer.
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My real passions are horses and playing polo. I care a lot about that and staying fit and in shape.
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I am aware of the sufferings of women in India, which is also the suffering of women in many, many countries on our planet. My heart is filled with empathy and love for them.
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Our goal is a title. With LeBron, we are in 'win now' mode.
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One of the things I had to learn as a writer was to trust the act of writing. To put myself in the position of writing to find out what I was writing. I did that with 'World's Fair,' as with all of them. The inventions of the book come as discoveries.
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I said, I'm on this TV show and I love doing it, but I don't want to be known always as the silly 'Scrubs' guy... So part of me was like, You know what? Life's short. Let's go for it.
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The Fourth of July should be celebrated with big hearts.
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I know I'm happy and can't wait to see where my career will go next. This isn't the end for any of us. I can understand why they are upset but I want them to move forward and look for the future.
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I am grateful that I'm working, but I also have to say I've worked really, really hard and had to fight a lot.
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And I think women have come a very, very long way, but they have a long way to go.
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I adore anything Michael Alexis writes.
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In fact, the best thing we could do on taxes for all Americans is to simplify the individual tax code. This will be a tough job, but members of both parties have expressed an interest in doing this, and I am prepared to join them.
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With 'Aja,' there was a sort of happy conjunction between our tastes and the backgrounds and styles of studio musicians at the time.
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Take advantage of the years of pioneering efforts. You might find this boring, as the young want to rush head on, as it were.
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Consciousness rap - a term that I don't think exactly exists but gets thrown around a lot - is not exactly popular.
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You may think using Google's great, but I still think it's terrible.
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'As with all dwellings,' she said, 'of mortals and immortals both, it is the living that makes a house-not the doors, not the walls.'
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A distinguished producer called Kenith Trodd actually lived in his office for over a year - the cleaners refused to go in because it was such a tip.
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Producing never stops. It's 24/7.
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We not only need to work happy, we need to work at being happy.
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When you shoot someone who is fleeing, it's not self-defense. It's an execution.
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Leo Tolstoy said the purpose of art is to teach you to love life. And that's what I want.
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I discovered in writing the biography of Bill Clinton that it is actually easier to write a biography of someone who is dead. Although you can't interview them, you have a fuller perspective on their whole life after they're gone and people are more willing to talk about them.
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The problem with literature, with writing, is that it works sometimes in terms of correction of social ills. Other times, it just does not suffice. The proof of that is the ability of a dictator to snuff out the life of a writer.
