Wole Soyinka Quotes

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.

Wole Soyinka

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I was not really scared on my spacewalks. We practice so much and need to stay so focused that it has a calming effect on me. I do a kind of visualization and meditation in the airlock prior to going outside, to guide my first activities once I get out in space.

John M. Grunsfeld

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I like art. It's another way to rebel.

John Waters

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I always wanted to write a history of Jerusalem.

Simon Sebag Montefiore

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I have respect for what other people believe. What I believe in my own life is that it's a search for how I can do things better, whether it's being a better man or a better father or finding ways for myself to improve.

Tom Cruise

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Music is a hobby, because I'm not making any money out of it, but I put just as much conviction into that as I do into my acting.

River Phoenix

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My mother had breast cancer when she was 39.

Lisa Jewell

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It's weird: The leader of the Conservative Party in England is two years younger than me, and I still don't really feel like a responsible adult.

Jarvis Cocker

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I used slam dunking as a tool for intimidation.

Dominique Wilkins

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If it wasn't for Al Kooper, there might not be a Lynyrd Skynyrd. He's the one who found us at Pinocchio's in Atlanta, Georgia, and signed us to Sounds Of The South through MCA, brought the band to attention.

Johnny Van Zant

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Just because you're upfront with someone doesn't mean you're an honest person; you might just be someone in the passenger seat.

Brian Celio

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I think comedy is incredibly discriminated against. It is one of the most enjoyed yet most condescended art forms in the world. It's the same thing with hip-hop.

Brett Gelman

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It's been said of me that I must get out of bed every morning and go cartwheeling down the road. Of course it's not true. There certainly was a time in my 20s when I wanted a bit of freedom, and I found that difficult, but if I'm ever having a time when I'm feeling sorry for myself, something always jolts me back.

Bonnie Langford

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