We all have our individual artistic temperaments as well as partisanships in creative directions. And we have strong opinions on the merits of the products of our occupation.
WOLE SOYINKA- I think that feeling that if one believed absolutely in any cause, then one must have the confidence, the self-certainty, to go through with that particular course of action.
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I think that feeling that if one believed absolutely in any cause, then one must have the confidence, the self-certainty, to go through with that particular course of action.
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We all have our individual artistic temperaments as well as partisanships in creative directions. And we have strong opinions on the merits of the products of our occupation.
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For me, justice is the prime condition of humanity.
WOLE SOYINKAFor me, justice is the prime condition of humanity.
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The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism.
WOLE SOYINKAThe greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism.
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I can look violence in the face and either reject or accept it.
WOLE SOYINKAI can look violence in the face and either reject or accept it.
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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.
WOLE SOYINKAMy 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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See, even despite pious statements to the contrary, much of the industrialized world has not yet come to terms with the recognition of the fallacy of what I call the strong man syndrome.
WOLE SOYINKASee, even despite pious statements to the contrary, much of the industrialized world has not yet come to terms with the recognition of the fallacy of what I call the strong man syndrome.
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As a global citizen, I sometimes feel like denying my identity.
WOLE SOYINKAAs a global citizen, I sometimes feel like denying my identity.
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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.
WOLE SOYINKAAnd 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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I believe that each writer must decide in which language he or she is most comfortable.
WOLE SOYINKAI believe that each writer must decide in which language he or she is most comfortable.
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For me, a writer is already being the deuce of his mission, his occupation to society.
WOLE SOYINKAFor me, a writer is already being the deuce of his mission, his occupation to society.
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You have the entire gamut of human experience captured in the mythology of the Yoruba. This is what makes the Yoruba mythology a natural source material for me in my creative endeavours.
WOLE SOYINKAYou have the entire gamut of human experience captured in the mythology of the Yoruba. This is what makes the Yoruba mythology a natural source material for me in my creative endeavours.
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You accept whoever you are interacting with, directly, or indirectly.
WOLE SOYINKAYou accept whoever you are interacting with, directly, or indirectly.
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Arts and the Sciences are a natural symbiosis. They stem from the same human existential impulse – exploration. Exploration of what lies beneath the surface, and re-confuguration of elements of what we call reality.
WOLE SOYINKAArts and the Sciences are a natural symbiosis. They stem from the same human existential impulse – exploration. Exploration of what lies beneath the surface, and re-confuguration of elements of what we call reality.
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Intolerance has always been with us, you know. The moment you have ideology, we have intolerance, whether it’s the secular ideology or, you know ideocratic ideology, which always brings with it some kind of intolerance.
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And I believe that the best learning process of any kind of craft is just to look at the work of others.
WOLE SOYINKAAnd I believe that the best learning process of any kind of craft is just to look at the work of others.
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We live in a materialist world, and materialism appeals so strongly to humanity, no matter where.
WOLE SOYINKAWe live in a materialist world, and materialism appeals so strongly to humanity, no matter where.
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