Wole Soyinka Quotes

Some people think the Nobel Prize makes you bullet-proof. I never had that illusion.

Wole Soyinka

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PeopleThinkYouIllusionNever

Calgary prides itself on being a wrestling town.

Jinder Mahal

WrestlingBeingTownItself

Preachers are not called to be politicians but soul winners.

Jerry Falwell

SoulWinnersPoliticiansPreachers

My legacy is so, so important to me.

Andre Ward

MeLegacyImportant

I have never used the word 'boy' to describe a black, nor would I tolerate it in my office.

Jeff Sessions

BlackBoyNeverOfficeUsedWould

I wish the world was run by women. Women who have given birth and know the value of their creation.

Simin Daneshvar

WomenValueWorldWishKnowRun

Every time you play for your country, there is responsibility. But when you are captaining, you can say so; you have to lead from the front and make sure the team follows the direction you want them to.

Rohit Sharma

TimeResponsibilityTeamDirection

It's normal that there's pressure at Real Madrid.

Julen Lopetegui

PressureRealNormalMadrid

I'm not against asking the audience to work, but I think what you have now is a sort of gratuitous deconstruction as a result of a fashion of literary deconstructionism indicating that there are no meanings.

Jonathan Miller

WorkFashionThinkResultYouNow

Paying attention and awareness are universal capacities of human beings.

Jon Kabat-Zinn

AttentionHumanAwarenessUniversal

The New York theater community didn't like being invaded by reality stars - they still don't - but I got in there and auditioned just like everybody else. They hired me for 'Hairspray' to help sell tickets for a few weeks, but I ended up being there much longer than originally planned and started to carve a niche for myself.

Diana DeGarmo

StarsCommunityMyselfNew YorkMe

I, for one, have a great momma.

Annaleigh Ashford

GreatMomma

India is a land of plenty inhibited by poverty; India has an enthralling, uplifting civilization that sparkles not only in our magnificent art, but also in the enormous creativity and humanity of our daily life in city and village.

Pranab Mukherjee

LifeDailyArtCreativityDaily Life

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