Wole Soyinka Quotes

I am convinced that Nigeria would have been a more highly developed country without the oil. I wished we'd never smelled the fumes of petroleum.

Wole Soyinka

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I AmCountryOilMoreNeverWithout

And as far as doing God's work, I think the bankers who took government money and then gave out obscene bonuses are the same self-interested sorts Jesus threw out of the temple.

Maureen Dowd

WorkGodMoneyGovernmentThinkOut

Every day is great when your name is Matt Hardy.

Matt Hardy

GreatDayNameEvery DayYourEvery

I'm going to stand in my truth no matter what.

Tomi Lahren

TruthStandMatterGoingMy Truth

Currently, only 70 percent of our high school students earn diplomas with their peers, and less than one-third of our high school students graduate prepared for success in a four-year college.

Ruben Hinojosa

SuccessSchoolCollegeHigh School

I'm not nearly smart enough or imaginative enough to tackle the novel form. Never happen.

Mary Karr

SmartEnoughNeverHappenTackle

A lot of the stuff I am now seeing is edgy, raw kinda material.

Mickey Rourke

I AmSeeingNowEdgyStuffRaw

I had to fight like hell to convince people I was beautiful in my own Polish half-breed way.

Janice Dickinson

BeautifulFightPeopleHellWayOwn

To this day, if you gave me $1,000, I really can't stand up - You can tell a joke. You're a good storyteller and a good joke teller.

Don Rickles

GoodDayMeStand UpStandYou

This is a cause that musicians can take to heart because one of our main reasons for being is to share our music with other people, and this takes us to people who probably wouldn't otherwise get to hear music on quite this level.

Boz Scaggs

MusicHeartPeopleMusiciansShare

You're not going to hear me do a rap song, you're not going to hear me do a jazz song. We have to be true to our roots, do what we do, and try to do it a little better each time.

Bob Seger

TimeMeRootsSongBetterYou

I would love to be in 'Downton Abbey.' That's the thing I thing many people would have a good laugh with me saying anything like that. I feel like that's the next phase of my career. To reprove to everyone that I can do things besides the crazy characters.

Ari Graynor

LoveGoodPeopleMeCrazySaying

I love narrative videos, but sometimes I think they can limit a listener's experience of a song.

Aubrie Sellers

LoveExperienceSongThinkSometimes

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