A tiger does not proclaim his tigritude, he pounces.
WOLE SOYINKAAlfred Nobel regretted that his invention, dynamite, was converted to degrading use, hence his creation of the Nobel Prize, as the humanist counter to the destructive power of his genius.
More Wole Soyinka Quotes
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As a global citizen, I sometimes feel like denying my identity.
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The hand that dips into the bottom of the pot will eat the biggest snail.
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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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The man dies in all those that keep silent.
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Books and all forms of writing are terror to those who wish to suppress the truth.
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The media owes the responsibility to constantly tell the public the truth.
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I’m not one of those writers I learned about who get up in the morning, put a piece of paper in their typewriter machine and start writing. That I’ve never understood.
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If man cannot, what god dare claim perfection?
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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 can look violence in the face and either reject or accept it.
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And gradually they’re beginning to recognize the fact that there’s nothing more secure than a democratic, accountable, and participatory form of government. But it’s sunk in only theoretically, it has not yet sunk in completely in practical terms.
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You accept whoever you are interacting with, directly, or indirectly.
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A human feast is an indifferent morsel to a god.
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Sadness is twilight’s kiss on earth.
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For me, justice is the prime condition of humanity.
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