Wole Soyinka Quotes
. . . as far as the regime is concerned, well, the play is sheer terror for them. Because they feel, How dare - how dare anybody lift his or her voice in criticism against us? We have the guns. Their level of paranoia and power-drunkenness is unbelievable.

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When I was 8 or 9, I started using bulletin board systems, which was the precursor to the Internet, where you'd dial into... a shared system and shared computers. I've had an email address since the late '80s, when I was 8 or 9 years old, and then I got on the Internet in '93 when it was first starting out.
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It's very hard to put forth a film that's about love and the joy of love and for it not to be patronising and not make people nauseous or make them roll their eyes.
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Only 10 percent of the people in the U.S. like dry wines. You shouldn't get down on people just because they like a little sugar.
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Every child deserves to grow up knowing their potential and feeling confident that they won't fall at the first hurdle - that they cope with life's setbacks.
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There are one hundred men seeking security to one able man who is willing to risk his fortune.
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I have osteoarthritis, which especially affects my knees.
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I'm really nerdy, and I read a lot.
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I wasn't very ambitious as a child. I'm still not.
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Everyone wants to be famous; so do I. But I cannot lose sleep over it.
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As opposed to putting too much confidence in myself, or in an image or a scene or a set of brushes, I really want to allow the oil paint to perform, to show me the things that it wants to do, beyond my imagination.
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I've always been a fighter. If you tell me I can't, I'll die trying to prove you wrong.
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Remember, our hearts are one. Even when we are at war with each other, our hearts are always beating in unison.
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I remember being in middle and high school and hearing Demi Lovato speak up about her mental illness, and that was comforting.
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We live in an age where technology is so powerful that we can make change without even leaving our computers or cell phones.
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Cloture is simply cutting off debate.
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Life is too precious to be left to chance
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I use only essential oils for perfumes.
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Men fall in love through their eyes. Women fall in love with their ears, through words.
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. . . as far as the regime is concerned, well, the play is sheer terror for them. Because they feel, How dare - how dare anybody lift his or her voice in criticism against us? We have the guns. Their level of paranoia and power-drunkenness is unbelievable.