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People go to Africa and confirm what they already have in their heads and so they fail to see what is there in front of them.

Chinua Achebe

If you don’t like someone’s story, write your own. If you don’t like what somebody says, say what it is you don’t like.
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Expression Feeling Story Talk
A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness
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Character Ethnicity Greatness Man Pay Respect
A man who makes trouble for others is also making trouble for himself.
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Himself Man Trouble
When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to worry because he has brought his own stool.
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Door Hard Time Himself Knock Suffering Worry
He is a fool who treats his brother worse than a stranger.
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Brother Fools Treat Worst
Every generation must find its mission and fulfill it, as Fanon said – or betray it. So it is not something that you can write up on the wall, saying this is what has to be done. Every generation has to discover what it needs to do.
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Discover Finding Fulfill Generation Mission Need
One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.
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Compromise Integrity Refusal Test True
Let the kite perch and let the eagle perch too – If one says no to the other, let his wing break.
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Break Oneself Wings
There is no story that is not true.
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One Liner Story True
People create stories create people; or rather stories create people create stories.
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Creation Inspirational People Story Success
The sun will shine on those who stand before it shines on those who kneel under them.
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Motivational Shine Stand Sun
My weapon is literature.
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Literature Myself Weapon
When mother-cow is chewing grass its young ones watch its mouth
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Man Watch Young
My son even if you want to fall, at least fall where your bones can be gathered.
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Bone Fall Myself Son
If I hold her hand she says, ‘Don’t touch!’ If I hold her foot she says ‘Don’t touch!’ But when I hold her waist-beads she pretends not to know.
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Foot Hands Hold Myself Pretend
The singer should sing well even if it is merely to himself, rather than dance badly for the whole world.
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Dance Singing World

People go to Africa and confirm what they already have in their heads and so they fail to see what is there in front of them.

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People go to Africa and confirm what they already have in their heads and so they fail to see what is there in front of them.

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