Looking at faces of people, one gets the feeling there’s a lot of work to be done.
WOLE SOYINKAA tiger does not proclaim his tigritude, he pounces.
More Wole Soyinka Quotes
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Some of us – poets are not exactly poets. We live sometimes – beyond the word.
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I began writing early – very, very early… I was already writing short stories for the radio and selling poems to poetry and art festivals; I was involved in school plays; I wrote essays, so there was no definite moment when I said, ‘Now I’m a writer.’ I’ve always been a writer.
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I cannot accept the definition of collective good as articulated by a privileged minority in society, especially when that minority is in power.
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My definition of slavery is the deprivation of human volition, any form of relationship between two peoples which is based on the deprivation of volition of one side.
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But theater, because of its nature, both text, images, multimedia effects, has a wider base of communication with an audience. That’s why I call it the most social of the various art forms.
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The hand that dips into the bottom of the pot will eat the biggest snail.
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For me, justice is the prime condition of humanity.
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I am convinced that Nigeria would have been a more highly developed country without the oil. I wished we’d never smelled the fumes of petroleum.
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The media must be used effectively to reach the masses. You have to find a new language in which to address the people and demonstrate what is possible.
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I consider the process of gestation just as important as when you’re actually sitting down putting words to the paper.
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Sadness is twilight’s kiss on earth.
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Be yourself. Ultimately just be yourself.
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For me, a writer is already being the deuce of his mission, his occupation to society.
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The youth should come together to challenge the status quo. They must not give up.
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We do not ask the mountain’s aid to crack a walnut.
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