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.
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There should be at least one leak like the Pentagon Papers every year.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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My resume, my career, and my legacy in this sport means more to me then collecting some checks.
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If I wasn't a golfer, I would still be miserable - but not as miserable.
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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.
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America has deep, fundamental institutions that take a long time to replicate.
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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.
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When you don't know what to do, get still. The answer will come.
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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?
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Grown-ups have developed an unpleasant habit of comforting themselves for their degradation by pretending that children are childish.
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Being an artist is supposed to be a scam, not a career.
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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.
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I have always thought that the place where you sleep or the place you share with your partner should be separate from the place where you write. The domestic rituals and details somehow kill the imagination. They kill the demon in me.
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I cannot smell mothballs because it's so difficult to get their little legs apart.
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Today, on our own turf, we face pagan ignorance about God every bit as deep as that which the early church faced in the Roman Empire.
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We certainly accomplished a lot this year. We were 6-10 last year, and the facts speak for themselves this year. We got a lot of good things done.
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My work is the embodiment of dreams in one form or another.
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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.
