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Wole Soyinka Quotes

Even when I’m writing plays I enjoy having company and mentally I think of that company as the company I’m writing for Picture Quote #1

When you are looking for corruption, you should look at the entire stratum of the society, while some forms of corruption are direct, others are indirect Picture Quote #1

I am a very curious person; I’ll always ask: is this thing true, is it not true? And I use my own means to investigate and come to my conclusion Picture Quote #1

What I teach is literary criticism and comparative literature and so on and that’s my function, but from time to time it’s possible for me actually to help a writer. I read something and something strikes me then, I feel I can talk to that writer about it Picture Quote #1

One’s own self-worth is tied to the worth of the community to which one belongs, which is intimately connected to humanity in general. What happens in Darfur becomes an assault on my own community, and on me as an individual. That’s what the human family is all about Picture Quote #1

The youth should come together to challenge the status quo. They must not give up Picture Quote #1

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One has a responsibility to clean up one’s space and make it livable as far as one’s own resources go. That includes not only material resources, but psychological resources: the commitment of time and a portion of your mind to something when you’d rather be doing something else Picture Quote #1

Probably to me the greatest singer, female voice, is Billie Holiday. And one of the most moving for me, I don’t know why - maybe it’s nostalgia, maybe because my life is one of constant partying, whatever Picture Quote #1

A war, with its attendant human suffering, must, when that evil is unavoidable, be made to fragment more than buildings: It must shatter the foundations of thought and re-create. Only in this way does every individual share in the cataclysm and understand the purpose of sacrifice Picture Quote #1

Some of the greatest uprisings and consequent civil wars in Mexico have centered squarely on the ownership of land Picture Quote #1

If man cannot, what God dare claim perfection? Picture Quote #1

The man dies in all those that keep silent Picture Quote #1

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Be yourself. Ultimately just be yourself Picture Quote #1

The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism Picture Quote #1

African film makers are scraping by on a mere pittance Picture Quote #1

Suddenly the world has run amok and left you alone and sane behind Picture Quote #1

For me, justice is the prime condition of humanity Picture Quote #1

I grew up in an atmosphere where words were an integral part of culture Picture Quote #1

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Looking at faces of people, one gets the feeling there’s a lot of work to be done Picture Quote #1

One thing I can tell you is this, that I am not a methodical writer Picture Quote #1

A tiger does not proclaim his tigritude, he pounces Picture Quote #1

The writer is the visionary of his people... He anticipates, he warns Picture Quote #1

The hand that dips into the bottom of the pot will eat the biggest snail Picture Quote #1

We do not ask the mountain’s aid to crack a walnut Picture Quote #1

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Sadness is twilight’s kiss on earth Picture Quote #1

A human feast is an indifferent morsel to a god Picture Quote #1

There’s something about the theater which makes my fingertips tingle Picture Quote #1

I cannot accept the definition of collective good as articulated by a privileged minority in society, especially when that minority is in power Picture Quote #1

Well, the first thing is that truth and power for me form an antithesis, an antagonism, which will hardly ever be resolved. I can define in fact, can simplify the history of human society, the evolution of human society, as a contest between power and freedom Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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Even when I’m writing plays I enjoy having company and mentally I think of that company as the company I’m writing for. (Wole Soyinka Quotes) When you are looking for corruption, you should look at the entire stratum of the society, while some forms of corruption are direct, others are indirect. (Wole Soyinka Quotes) I am a very curious person; I’ll always ask: is this thing true, is it not true? And I use my own means to investigate and come to my conclusion. (Wole Soyinka Quotes) What I teach is literary criticism and comparative literature and so on and that’s my function, but from time to time it’s possible for me actually to help a writer. I read something and something strikes me then, I feel I can talk to that writer about it. (Wole Soyinka Quotes) One’s own self-worth is tied to the worth of the community to which one belongs, which is intimately connected to humanity in general. What happens in Darfur becomes an assault on my own community, and on me as an individual. That’s what the human family is all about. (Wole Soyinka Quotes) The youth should come together to challenge the status quo. They must not give up. (Wole Soyinka Quotes) One has a responsibility to clean up one’s space and make it livable as far as one’s own resources go. That includes not only material resources, but psychological resources: the commitment of time and a portion of your mind to something when you’d rather be doing something else. (Wole Soyinka Quotes) Probably to me the greatest singer, female voice, is Billie Holiday. And one of the most moving for me, I don’t know why - maybe it’s nostalgia, maybe because my life is one of constant partying, whatever. (Wole Soyinka Quotes) A war, with its attendant human suffering, must, when that evil is unavoidable, be made to fragment more than buildings: It must shatter the foundations of thought and re-create. Only in this way does every individual share in the cataclysm and understand the purpose of sacrifice. (Wole Soyinka Quotes) Some of the greatest uprisings and consequent civil wars in Mexico have centered squarely on the ownership of land. (Wole Soyinka Quotes) If man cannot, what God dare claim perfection? (Wole Soyinka Quotes) The man dies in all those that keep silent (Wole Soyinka Quotes) Be yourself. Ultimately just be yourself (Wole Soyinka Quotes) The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism (Wole Soyinka Quotes) African film makers are scraping by on a mere pittance (Wole Soyinka Quotes) Suddenly the world has run amok and left you alone and sane behind (Wole Soyinka Quotes) For me, justice is the prime condition of humanity (Wole Soyinka Quotes) I grew up in an atmosphere where words were an integral part of culture (Wole Soyinka Quotes) Looking at faces of people, one gets the feeling there’s a lot of work to be done (Wole Soyinka Quotes) One thing I can tell you is this, that I am not a methodical writer (Wole Soyinka Quotes) A tiger does not proclaim his tigritude, he pounces (Wole Soyinka Quotes) The writer is the visionary of his people... He anticipates, he warns (Wole Soyinka Quotes) The hand that dips into the bottom of the pot will eat the biggest snail (Wole Soyinka Quotes) We do not ask the mountain’s aid to crack a walnut (Wole Soyinka Quotes) Sadness is twilight’s kiss on earth (Wole Soyinka Quotes) A human feast is an indifferent morsel to a god (Wole Soyinka Quotes) There’s something about the theater which makes my fingertips tingle (Wole Soyinka Quotes) I cannot accept the definition of collective good as articulated by a privileged minority in society, especially when that minority is in power (Wole Soyinka Quotes) Well, the first thing is that truth and power for me form an antithesis, an antagonism, which will hardly ever be resolved. I can define in fact, can simplify the history of human society, the evolution of human society, as a contest between power and freedom (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 (Wole Soyinka Quotes)

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