Dancing is very important nowadays. No girl will look at you if you can’t dance.
CHINUA ACHEBEMy weapon is literature.
More Chinua Achebe Quotes
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An artist in my view is always afraid of extremists; he is always afraid of those who claim to have found the ultimate solution to any question.
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Women and music should not be dated.
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Once you allow yourself to identify with the people in a story, then you might begin to see yourself in that story even if on the surface it’s far removed from your situation.
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In dealing with a man who thinks you are a fool, it is good sometimes to remind him that you know what he knows but have chosen to appear foolish for the sake of peace.
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What a country needs to do is be fair to all its citizens – whether people are of a different ethnicity or gender.
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If one finger brings oil it soils the others.
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Whenever you see a toad jumping in broad daylight, then know that something is after its life.
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A child cannot pay for its mother’s milk.
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I don’t like to see mistakes on the typewriter. I like a perfect script. On the typewriter I will sometimes leave a phrase that is not right, not what I want, simply because to change it would be a bit messy.
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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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My weapon is literature.
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It has always been quite apparent to me that no important story can fail to tell us something of value to us.
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A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness
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One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.
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When a mad man walks naked, it is his kinsmen who feel shame, not himself.
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