Ben Okri Quotes

You see, I was told stories, we were all told stories as kids in Nigeria. We had to tell stories that would keep one another interested, and you weren't allowed to tell stories that everybody else knew. You had to dream up new ones.

Ben Okri

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

YouDreamNewSeeTellUp

I have the skills to box and not get into a war. I've been getting punishment I shouldn't be taking because, sometimes, I'm too brave for my own good. When I've got good footwork and movement, I should use them.

Amir Khan

GoodWarBraveSkillsSometimesBox

Don't believe everything you see on VH1.

Stewart Copeland

BelieveYouEverythingSeeVH1

I couldn't feel good about myself hanging out in Armani clothes when my girlfriend can't even pay her heating bill. I'd feel foul and I'd be embarrassed.

Shirley Manson

GoodMyselfFeel GoodFeelClothes

As we say in the American Institute of Wine and Food, small helpings, no seconds. A little bit of everything. No snacking. And have a good time.

Julia Child

GoodTimeFoodSmallWineAmerican

The best I can do is, it's like a 'ding!' You're writing, and then something starts falling into place, and you hear or feel a ding. And it just feels - it's going to be okay.

Judith Viorst

BestWritingFeelYouI CanPlace

Metallica is going to be one of those bands you look back on in the year 2008, that people will still listen to the way I still listen to Zeppelin and Sabbath albums.

Jason Newsted

PeopleYearYouLookBackWay

I know nothing about mysteries. I don't take to them.

Joseph Wiseman

KnowNothingTakeAboutThem

Do I make fashion mistakes? Yes, but I won't say what.

Domenico Dolce

MistakesFashionSayYesMake

It's a job and we're going to work together for six months, so let's have a good time.

Desmond Harrington

WorkGoodTimeTogetherJobGoing

Can one preach at home inequality of races and nations and advocate abroad good-will towards all men?

Dorothy Thompson

HomeMenInequalityPreachAdvocate

Any collective action is made up of individuals who one day decided not to sit and watch anymore.

Boots Riley

DayActionOne DayUpWatchSit

We play it differently now. If we did the album now it would be different.

Alice Cooper

Be DifferentPlayNowDifferentDid

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