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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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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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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Very conscious of the fact that an effort was being made to destroy my mind, because I was deprived of books, deprived of any means of writing, deprived of human companionship. You never know how much you need it until you’re deprived of it.
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The media owes the responsibility to constantly tell the public the truth.
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Be yourself. Ultimately just be yourself.
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I never hesitated, as a student, in embracing the necessity of violence. In South Africa, I didn’t just accept it; I looked forward to it as a mission.
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Alfred 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.
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To achieve any change in the minds of the youth, there must be reorientation in terms of materialistic tendencies, corruption and crime generally.
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A tiger does not proclaim his tigritude, he pounces.
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Let’s say there are prospects for a new Nigeria, but I don’t think we have a new Nigeria yet.
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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.
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The youth should come together to challenge the status quo. They must not give up.
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For me, justice is the prime condition of humanity.
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When I say war, I’m not talking about mental war; I’m talking about totally eliminating the obstacles to transformation of our children.
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We do not ask the mountain’s aid to crack a walnut.
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The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism.
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