Ben Okri Quotes

I believe in leavening. You can't have words sticking out too much, like promontories. They disturb the density. You have to flatten them, or raise the surrounding terrain.

Ben Okri

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: nigerian
  • Birth: March 15, 1959

Topics

WordsBelieveYouToo MuchI Believe

I do think that with any kind of infidelity, on some level - unless you're dealing with a sociopath - there's always a reason.

Jessica Capshaw

ThinkYouKindReasonAlwaysLevel

Warmth isn't what minimalists are thought to have.

Maya Lin

ThoughtWarmth

In this administration, a place can be found for every bad man.

John Philpot Curran

ManBadPlaceBad ManFoundEvery

I was just a kid in love with hip hop music. I love music. I love the culture. I wanted to be a part of it in any way.

Troy Carter

LoveMusicCultureWayKidJust

I don't believe in pretending to be someone else. I'm what I actually am in real life. For instance, like any normal girl, I fight with my mother. I mean, it is just fine. In fact, I fight daily with my mother.

Shreya Ghoshal

LifeMotherGirlDailyFightMean

But with lots of good ideas, implementation is the key, and so we need to keep our eye on the ball as we go forward and make sure that people honor their pledges in terms of financial commitments, and that we actually use this money so that it makes a real difference.

Mitchell Reiss

GoodMoneyPeopleIdeasForwardKey

Jazz has a lot to do with being very present. You know the structure, then you flow through it.

Lizz Wright

PresentYouKnowJazzFlowThrough

I'm sure all parents think their kids are funny, and I'm sure a lot of kids are, whether their parents are comics or not.

Julia Davis

FunnyParentsThinkSureKidsLot

Our first No. 1 was 'Why' and we waited two years to have another one. It felt like forever, and now I feel like I'm celebrating one every few months, which I love.

Jason Aldean

LoveFeelNowWhyFirstTwo

You're breaking up, you're getting together, you're changing your life, you're arguing with your parents, you're making terrible mistakes, you're having great triumphs. It's what happens to teenagers.

Jason Katims

LifeGreatTogetherMistakesParents

When you're going for a big studio comedy, the joke tally better be pretty high, and you better have some big comedy set pieces. That was one of the issues when I was trying to get 'Swingers' made for the first time, which is that there weren't any broad comedy set pieces.

Jon Favreau

TimeBetterComedyTryingYouHigh

The best way to attack is to defend well.

Diego Costa

BestWayDefendWellAttack

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