Wole Soyinka Quotes

A war, with its attendant human suffering, must, when that evil is unavoidable, be made to fragment more than buildings: It must shatter the foundations of thought and re-create. Only in this way does every individual share in the cataclysm and understand the purpose of sacrifice.

Wole Soyinka

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PurposeSacrificeWarSufferingEvil

The thing that I love about Rick Grimes is that he pulls himself off the canvas even when he has been pummeled to the ground so many times. And either he gets up by himself - he drags himself up - or he is helped up by loved ones around him.

Andrew Lincoln

LoveLovedHimCanvasGroundUp

I live in New York City, and one day many years ago I was with a poet, Gregory Corso, walking through Greenwich Village. He pointed to a doorway in an alley that he said led to a tunnel under Manhattan, a tunnel he'd use to run from the cops. I started learning about old Prohibition-era speakeasy tunnels under the city, for running whiskey.

Ann Nocenti

LearningLiveDayNew YorkCityRun

Read everything! I believe that reading made me a writer.

Ann Packer

MeBelieveReadingI BelieveMade

'The Graduate' should have won best picture over 'In the Heat of the Night.'

Andy Kindler

BestNightPictureHeatOverShould

I always get excited over James Murphy's work and everything that comes out of DFA. I really like the way that Murphy and LCD Soundsystem mix electronic, dance and rock together.

Stephen Morris

WorkTogetherDanceRockWayOver

The government is just too big, and we have to make it smaller; people are getting lost.

Stacey Dash

GovernmentPeopleLostBigJustToo

I did something a lot of people will have to do in this economy if they want to eventually land their dream job. I turned down an offer to take a high-paying position in another field because it wouldn't fulfill me.

Mika Brzezinski

JobPeopleMeDreamDownLand

I'm not really a gourmet. I like to try new things.

Michael McKean

New ThingsNewTryThingsLike

I like very straight comedy.

Judge Reinhold

ComedyLikeStraightVery

I think I'm realising more and more that I've got a job to do and I can't be doing the big nights out and working to my full potential the next day. I feel much better for it.

Johnny Vegas

DayJobThinkPotentialBetterFeel

I love being a dad, and I'm good at it. Kids teach you about life, like how not to focus on yourself so much.

Dennis Quaid

LifeLoveGoodFocusYourselfYou

I wanna be funny, but if I have a chance to make a point while being funny - why not?

Chris Cubas

FunnyChanceWhyBeing FunnyPoint

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