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.
CHINUA ACHEBE- A man who makes trouble for others is also making trouble for himself.
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A man who makes trouble for others is also making trouble for himself.
More Chinua Achebe Quotes
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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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A coward may cover the ground with his words but when the time comes to fight he runs away.
CHINUA ACHEBEA coward may cover the ground with his words but when the time comes to fight he runs away.
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When a mad man walks naked, it is his kinsmen who feel shame, not himself.
CHINUA ACHEBEWhen a mad man walks naked, it is his kinsmen who feel shame, not himself.
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An angry man is always a stupid man.
CHINUA ACHEBEAn angry man is always a stupid man.
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Dancing is very important nowadays. No girl will look at you if you can’t dance.
CHINUA ACHEBEDancing is very important nowadays. No girl will look at you if you can’t dance.
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As long as one people sit on another and are deaf to their cry, so long will understanding and peace elude all of us.
CHINUA ACHEBEAs 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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If a child washed his hands, he could eat with kings.
CHINUA ACHEBEIf a child washed his hands, he could eat with kings.
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Art is man’s constant effort to create for himself a different order of reality from that which is given to him.
CHINUA ACHEBEArt is man’s constant effort to create for himself a different order of reality from that which is given to him.
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A child cannot pay for its mother’s milk.
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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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Each of my books is different. Deliberately. I wanted to create my society, my people, in their fullness.
CHINUA ACHEBEEach of my books is different. Deliberately. I wanted to create my society, my people, in their fullness.
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A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership.
CHINUA ACHEBEA functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership.
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We do not seek to hurt any man, but if any man seeks to hurt us may he break his neck.
CHINUA ACHEBEWe do not seek to hurt any man, but if any man seeks to hurt us may he break his neck.
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We shall all live. We pray for life, children, a good harvest and happiness. You will have what is good for you and I will have what is good for me. Let the kite perch and let the egret perch too. If one says no to the other, let his wing break.
CHINUA ACHEBEWe shall all live. We pray for life, children, a good harvest and happiness. You will have what is good for you and I will have what is good for me. Let the kite perch and let the egret perch too. If one says no to the other, let his wing break.
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When mother-cow is chewing grass its young ones watch its mouth
CHINUA ACHEBEWhen mother-cow is chewing grass its young ones watch its mouth
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If you don’t like someone’s story, write your own.
CHINUA ACHEBEIf you don’t like someone’s story, write your own.
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