Wole Soyinka Quotes

One's own self-worth is tied to the worth of the community to which one belongs, which is intimately connected to humanity in general. What happens in Darfur becomes an assault on my own community, and on me as an individual. That's what the human family is all about.

Wole Soyinka

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FamilyCommunityMeWorthHumanity

I see nothing that points to a recession in Germany. But I see considerable long-term tasks ahead of us that have to do with markets regaining confidence in Europe and that have a lot to do with reducing debt.

Angela Merkel

ConfidenceNothingDebtAheadSee

I think when actors run away from their work that they're slightly crazy, really!

Andy Serkis

WorkCrazyThinkRunAwayI Think

My family's dream, and my own, was to live in Israel, and our eventual voyage to the port of Jaffa was like making a dream come true. Had it not been for this dream and this voyage, I would probably have perished in the flames, as did so many of my people, among them most of my own family.

Shimon Peres

FamilyLivePeopleDreamTrueOwn

I am very lucky: not very many writers can say they genuinely like the film of their book. However, I do.

Robyn Davidson

I AmBookSayLuckyFilmLike

I am absolutely opposed to a national ID card. This is a total contradiction of what a free society is all about. The purpose of government is to protect the secrecy and the privacy of all individuals, not the secrecy of government. We don't need a national ID card.

Ron Paul

PurposeGovernmentI AmSocietyFree

Our career is a dream. I mean, we get to act, travel around the world, and meet cool people. What's not to love!

Mary-Kate Olsen

LoveTravelPeopleCoolWorldDream

John Henry Holliday didn't have a mother to love him when he was grown, so I have taken him for my own. My fondest hope for Doc is that it will win for him the compassion and respect I think he deserves.

Mary Doria Russell

LoveMotherHopeRespectCompassion

My wife is a terrific Southern cook. My favorite of all the great things she cooks is 'trash potatoes.' That's mashed potatoes with sour cream, bacon, cheddar cheese, and horseradish. It's a total gut bomb.

Mike Vogel

GreatWifeGreat ThingsCheeseTrash

I would take lots of falls and you know, get shot three or four times and this sort of thing, so all that sort of stuff. And there are tussles with various characters. I like that kind of thing.

Marton Csokas

YouKnowThreeKindTakeGet

When I left Yale, I was prepared to write anything.

Mitch Leigh

WriteAnythingLeftPreparedYale

My Meema, her favorite show was 'Dallas.' She made the family watch. She loved to hate J.R. She passed away when I was 12, and I know she's looking down on me going, 'Oh, my goodness. How are you on the show? I am so proud of you and why in the hell are you playing J.R.'s son?'

Josh Henderson

FamilySonHateI AmMeProud

You write to please yourself, you write to move yourself, to engage yourself in the asking of questions that are important to you.

Jonathan Safran Foer

YourselfQuestionsYouImportant

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