Ben Okri Quotes

I lived rough, by my wits, was homeless, lived on the streets, lived on friends' floors, was happy, was miserable.

Ben Okri

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

HappyHomelessFriendsMiserable

I worry whether it's not really the best way to live one's life - trying to fulfill the dreams you had as a child. Maybe it's quite a backwards approach.

Joe Cornish

LifeDreamsLiveBestChildWorry

There's no point in success if you don't let it go to your head. That's what it's for.

John Otway

SuccessYouGoPointHeadYour

Being old is such a treat!

Shirley MacLaine

TreatOldBeing

Working on 'The Last Waltz' introduced me to Martin Scorsese, and I had been a movie bug since I was a young kid.

Robbie Robertson

MeYoungKidLastWorkingBeen

I'll use any excuse to buy a new backpack.

Michael Potts

NewBuyBackpackUseExcuseAny

The beautiful souls are they that are universal, open, and ready for all things.

Michel de Montaigne

BeautifulReadyOpenThingsSouls

The importance of heart health became very real for me when my father died of heart disease seven years ago. Having experienced the loss first hand, I am inspired to do everything I can to break the cycle and prevent families from losing loved ones to this preventable disease.

Monica Potter

FatherHeartHealthI AmLosingMe

In high school, I was too shy to perform. It's one thing to get laughs from your family, to be funny at parties and in class. It's another thing to get up on the stage.

Michael Keaton

FamilyFunnySchoolHigh SchoolShy

Great questions make great reporting.

Diane Sawyer

GreatQuestionsMakeReporting

Gay comes in all shapes, sizes, strengths, and personalities. Just like straight does. It shouldn't be news that- guess what - some gay people don't fit your stereotype.

Donna Brazile

PeopleGayNewsStrengthsShapes

If you're going to choose to do something like the Paleo Diet, then you choose not to enjoy your nights out.

Chrissy Teigen

DietEnjoyYouChooseOutGoing

The main concept is that of an international solidarity expressed in practice through worldwide division of labor: free trade is the principal point in the program of internationalism.

Christian Lous Lange

PracticeFreeLaborPrincipalPoint

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