Wole Soyinka Quotes
And gradually they're beginning to recognize the fact that there's nothing more secure than a democratic, accountable, and participatory form of government. But it's sunk in only theoretically, it has not yet sunk in completely in practical terms.
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For me as an actor, daring is to tell the truth - to be yourself, no matter how the world interacts with that.
Taylor Schilling
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There should be at least one leak like the Pentagon Papers every year.
Daniel Ellsberg
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Most people are unable to write because they are unable to think, and they are unable to think because they congenitally lack the equipment to do so, just as they congenitally lack the equipment to fly over the moon.
H. L. Mencken
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You have young men of color in many communities who are more likely to end up in jail or in the criminal justice system than they are in a good job or in college. And, you know, part of my job, that I can do, I think, without any potential conflicts, is to get at those root causes.
Barack Obama
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I have a lot of written material, and all of it's different. Some records that I have are country, some pop, some alternative rock. I just write what I feel, so I can't specifically say. I just want to be an artist of truth and an artist that stays true to herself.
La'Porsha Renae
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My resume, my career, and my legacy in this sport means more to me then collecting some checks.
Daniel Cormier
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If I wasn't a golfer, I would still be miserable - but not as miserable.
Larry David
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I think Hong Kong's ballet audience is very sophisticated in the sense that they are able to find the beauty in good performances.
Yuan Yuan Tan
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America has deep, fundamental institutions that take a long time to replicate.
Anand Giridharadas
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All great scientists have, in a certain sense, been great artists; the man with no imagination may collect facts, but he cannot make great discoveries.
Karl Pearson
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When you don't know what to do, get still. The answer will come.
Oprah Winfrey
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The first gathering of salads, radishes and herbs made me feel like a mother about her baby - how could anything so beautiful be mine?
Alice B. Toklas
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Grown-ups have developed an unpleasant habit of comforting themselves for their degradation by pretending that children are childish.
T. H. White
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Being an artist is supposed to be a scam, not a career.
Wade Guyton
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Hillary Clinton possesses an extraordinary intelligence and a remarkable work ethic. I am proud that she will be our next secretary of state.
Barack Obama
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Self-judgment is how conditioned mind keeps control over your life.
Cheri Huber
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Nights are like the bottom of somewhere, a kind of seabed. As for the days, they have a cunning of their own.
Andrew Miller
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I think situations are more important than plot and character.
Harry Mathews
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The argument about marriage equality will one day seem as arcane and shocking to us as the fact that Rosa Parks had to get up and go to the back of the bus.
Uma Thurman
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Not knowing where your food comes from is a primary form of alienation.
Allen Lacy
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And gradually they're beginning to recognize the fact that there's nothing more secure than a democratic, accountable, and participatory form of government. But it's sunk in only theoretically, it has not yet sunk in completely in practical terms.
Wole Soyinka