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Only the story can continue beyond the war and the warrior. The story outlives the sound of the war drum… The story is our escort. Without it we are blind… It is the thing that sets us apart from cattle.

Chinua Achebe

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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Angry Collapse Quit Reason Therapy Trouble
Women and music should not be dated.
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Date Music Woman
People create stories create people; or rather stories create people create stories.
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Creation Inspirational People Story Success
Nobody can teach me who I am.
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Myself Philosophy Teaching
A man who makes trouble for others is also making trouble for himself.
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Himself Man Trouble
No man however great is greater than his people.
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Greatness Leadership Man People Position Value
Nigeria is what it is because its leaders are not what they should be.
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Government Leadership Politics
Nobody can teach me who I am. You can describe parts of me, but who I am – and what I need – is something I have to find out myself.
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Description Finding Myself Need Teaching
As long as one people sit on another and are deaf to their cry, so long will understanding and peace elude all of us.
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Oneself Peace People Understand
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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Beginning Identify People Removal Situation Story Yourself
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
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
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
The world is large,” said Okonkwo. “I have even heard that in some tribes a man’s children belong to his wife and her family.” “That cannot be,” said Machi. “You might as well say that the woman lies on top of the man when they are making the babies.
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Children Family Man Sex Tribe Woman World
Wisdom is like a goatskin bag; every man carries his own.
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Carry Himself Man Wisdom
Now one of the changes that must come to Africa is the idea of limited rule, I mean in term of how long one leader can stay in power. The era of president for life is not gone yet but it is on its way out and that is one of the problems with Mugabe and others.
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Change Ideas Leadership Limitation Power Problem Stay

Only the story can continue beyond the war and the warrior. The story outlives the sound of the war drum… The story is our escort. Without it we are blind… It is the thing that sets us apart from cattle.

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Only the story can continue beyond the war and the warrior. The story outlives the sound of the war drum… The story is our escort. Without it we are blind… It is the thing that sets us apart from cattle.

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