Wole Soyinka Quotes

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 Soyinka

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Stuff that's hidden and murky and ambiguous is scary because you don't know what it does.

Jerry Garcia

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The parent knows instinctively that if they're working and setting an example for their child that means that child is more likely to be in school, more likely to stay out of trouble and more likely to complete their education.

John Engler

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I'm drawn to doing interesting stuff at work. And some of the time with the supernatural, you get to do really crazy, fun things. But I'm not a big genre-fantasy gal, particularly.

Anna Paquin

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The vision of a champion is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion, when nobody else is looking.

Mia Hamm

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My big thing was when you see a superhero movie where their powers ain't consistent - like, they lift a truck but then struggle to fight just a regular human being - it makes it harder to believe.

Tom Holland

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I didn't learn how to swing a golf club until late in my career. And even though I won all those tournaments, I still struggled with consistency, and I relied on my strengths, which were hitting the ball long and high, and I could chip and putt with the best of 'em.

Tom Watson

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China is beginning to act more like a world citizen. We need China to be more active on the world stage. For example, we should want China to be a bigger participant and a bigger shareholder in the IMF. We should want it to be an even more active participant in the G8 and G20.

Roger Altman

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I left Indiana, and I ain't been back since. I've been doing comedy and paying my bills.

Mike Epps

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The most effective way to preach the gospel is through example. If we live according to our beliefs, people will notice.

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

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Nothing could be lovelier than running across the Golden Gate Bridge in the middle of the fog.

Christina Tosi

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A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.

Arnold H. Glasow

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This is indeed a clash of civilisations, not between Islam and Christendom but between reason and superstition.

Polly Toynbee

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