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Ben Okri Quotes

Reading, like writing, is a creative act. If readers only bring a narrow range of themselves to the book, then they'll only see their narrow range reflected in it.

Ben Okri

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Creative Writing Book Reading See

I just like country because a lot of those guys are from towns that I'm maybe from, for one. But also, I like how humble they are, and they're genuine people, I think. I'm not saying that rappers or rock and roll, those people, aren't. But I just feel like I get along with those guys because they're from small town.

Jimmy Butler

Humble People Small Saying Think

Many of the scrappy young people I meet who are the first in their family to go to college feel that they have to bring home a steady paycheck to make their family's sacrifices worthwhile.

Andrew Yang

Family Home People College Feel Go

Why do I want to be challenged or have challenges? That's why I don't go climb mountains.

Jeff Garlin

Mountains Challenges Climb Go Want

When I left my band, I had to start over from scratch, and that's a scary place to go.

Johnny Colt

Start Place Go Band Scary Over

Crazy Horse saw history as integrated in the present, incorporated into daily life.

Stephen Ambrose

Life Daily History Daily Life Crazy

People used to ask me questions on my blog about how to break into the acting industry. You often have to start out in parts where you have very few words, but you still have to try to make an impact.

Stephen Amell

Words People Me Start Impact Acting

When people do marriage right, they don't complain so much, and so their voices are silenced by the rabble of promiscuous charlatans peddling their pathetic world view as 'progressive.'

Steven Crowder

Marriage People World View Right

I read the 'New York Times', I read 'The Nation', I read 'Newsweek', I read 'Time Magazine', I read 'Politico', I read 'Mediaite'. This is what I do! I read every day, I have interests, I'm like everybody out there who's watching, who's out there watching, you know?

Joy Behar

Time Day New York You Every Day New

I went to Amherst because my brother had gone there before me, and he went there because his guidance counselor thought that we would do better there than at a large university like Harvard.

Joseph Stiglitz

Brother Me Thought Better University

I always had a frisson when I heard the Champions League music. To play in that competition, to score a goal in it, is something special for me.

Antoine Griezmann

Music Competition Me Goal Champions

It doesn't bother me one iota that most of my career has been playing people who are not that - well, let's say that people wouldn't aspire to be like them.

Timothy Spall

People Me Career Say Aspire Playing

The hallmark of a great captain is the ability to win the toss, at the right time.

Richie Benaud

Great Time Win Right Time Captain