There is a moral obligation, I think, not to ally oneself with power against the powerless.
CHINUA ACHEBEWhenever you see a toad jumping in broad daylight, then know that something is after its life.
More Chinua Achebe Quotes
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One reason why I am quite angry with what is happening in Nigeria today is that everything has collapsed. If I decide to go back now, there will be so many problems – where will I find the physical therapy and other things that I now require?
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If you only hear one side of the story, you have no understanding at all.
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A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership.
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While we do our good works let us not forget that the real solution lies in a world in which charity will have become unnecessary.
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Become familiar with your home, but know also about your neighbors. The young man who never went anywhere thinks his mother is the greatest cook.
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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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The world is like a Mask dancing. If you want to see it well, you do not stand in one place.
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There is nothing to fear from someone who shouts.
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People create stories create people; or rather stories create people create stories.
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If one finger brings oil it soils the others.
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If you don’t like someone’s story, write your own.
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Wisdom is like a goatskin bag; every man carries his own.
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When we are comfortable and inattentive, we run the risk of committing grave injustices absentmindedly.
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My son even if you want to fall, at least fall where your bones can be gathered.
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Nigeria is what it is because its leaders are not what they should be.
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