Ben Okri Quotes
The fact of storytelling hints at a fundamental human unease, hints at human imperfection. Where there is perfection there is no story to tell.
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The more you work and get known for something, sometimes things begin to narrow a bit, and your opportunities get more... specific.
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Moreover, the practical recommendations deduced from ecological principles threaten the vested interests of commerce; it is hardly surprising that the financial and political power created by these investments should be used sometimes to suppress environmental impact studies.
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In the wake of the United Kingdom's vote to 'Brexit' the E.U., we Europeans will indeed have to rethink how our Union works; but we know very well what we need to work for. We know what our principles, interests, and priorities are.
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I quit high school the first day of 10th grade because I felt like I was wasting time.
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Boxing is the most beautiful thing after women.
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Sometimes there’s no point in giving up.
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I need the Lord's guidance on what to do... I asked God for wisdom.
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We must maximize our efforts to counter violent extremism, radicalization and recruitment in the United States and stop using xenophobia and ethnic stereotyping.
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Now, if I had an Indian name, it would be 'Stands in Confusion'.
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Fraud is the homage that force pays to reason.
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I only write about stuff that sort of happens to me, and then I blow it up into a much funnier version.
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I like to be fascinated by the people I photograph. Sometimes I don't admire them but I'm interested in them.
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The time was ripe for Flower. The vibe was right.
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I'm into creating something that I've never created before.
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Denard Robinson was my quarterback in high school. Never had his shoes tied. I don't see how you can play like that.
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Federal election laws bar candidates from the 'personal use' of campaign donations - a ban meant to stop candidates from buying things unrelated to their runs for office. If a purchase is a result of campaign activity, the government allows it.
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So many Hollywood actresses become successful and then just keep on going - they miss out on having a partner and a baby and end up lonely.
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Most interviewers basically just want us to rephrase the bio. You already know us - why do you need to interview us?
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Our credulity is a part of the imperfection of our natures. It is inherent in us to desire to generalize, when we ought, on the contrary, to guard ourselves very carefully from this tendency.
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We like the imperfect because it reminds us of ourselves.
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I love all sorts of animation, probably the most beautiful would be the tradtional hand drawn animation that Disney is known for. Stop-motion has a certain "grittieness" and is filled with imperfections, and yet their is an undeniable truth, that what you see really exits, even it if is posed by hand, 24 times a second. This truth is what I find most attractive about stop-motion animation.
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I owe the public just one thing - a good performance.
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The fact of storytelling hints at a fundamental human unease, hints at human imperfection. Where there is perfection there is no story to tell.
