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If man cannot, what god dare claim perfection?
Wole Soyinka
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Wole Soyinka
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: July 13
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I grew up with a very strong sense of what is just and what is not or, to put it this way, I grew up with a keen sense of a division, the reality of a division of perception in people's lives between those who govern and those who govern.
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The idea of having to make constant reference to politics is anathema to my calling as a writer.
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The youth should come together to challenge the status quo. They must not give up.
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Each time I think Ive created time for myself, along comes a throwback to disrupt my private space.
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Obasanjo has openly endorsed violence as a means of governance, embraced and empowered individuals whose avowed declarations, confessions and acts are cynically contrary to the mandate that alone upholds the legitimacy and dignity of his office.
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When you are looking for corruption, you should look at the entire stratum of the society, while some forms of corruption are direct, others are indirect.
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My understanding of the creative process is simply that all cultures and all concerns meet at a certain point, the human point in which everything is related to one another. That has been my creative experience.
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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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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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There is not a special imposition on writers to be activists. All that does is encourage writers to write propaganda.
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A tiger does not proclaim his tigritude, he pounces.
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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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Don't take shadows too seriously. Reality is your only safety. Continue to reject illusion.
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