Ben Okri Quotes

At the heart of 'The Famished Road' is a philosophical conundrum - for me, an essential one: what is reality? Everybody's reality is subjective; it's conditioned by upbringing, ideas, temperament, religion, what's happened to you.

Ben Okri

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

HeartReligionMeIdeasRoadYou

I will say you could always look at 'Looney Tunes' and learn about writing. I think you can learn a lot about the beats of comedy. I think you can find out about awkward pauses, because I think they did those well.

Jim Rash

WritingThinkLearnComedyYouLook

There's so much I love about home, but then there's a lot that I can acknowledge that I dislike about home. And acknowledging that to myself helps me see that place more clearly and to bring readers to that place.

Jesmyn Ward

LoveHomeMyselfMeI CanPlace

There is nothing like watching the woman you are in love with make a baby, make a miracle! It is one hell of a ride, and I am only seven months in. Time is flying by, but I am taking it all in. It is the most important thing that I have ever been a part of in my life.

Matt Cohen

LifeLoveTimeRideWomanI Am

All you need is one person in a group to be honest, and then slowly, very slowly, everyone else starts telling the truth. That's why our lecturers must be former members of Weight Watchers. They must have lost weight our way.

Jean Nidetch

TruthYouPersonLostGroupWhy

The labor of keeping house is labor in its most naked state, for labor is toil that never finishes, toil that has to be begun again the moment it is completed, toil that is destroyed and consumed by the life process.

Mary McCarthy

LifeMomentProcessHouseLabor

I like to think of myself as a leader whose door is always open. But I recently learned that an open door isn't enough.

Jason Fried

LeaderMyselfDoorThinkEnough

Iowa is an amazing place. But I didn't have much race around me. I was definitely not like everyone there.

Jason Momoa

AmazingMePlaceRaceEveryoneIowa

I love being with artists because I'm always open to getting into something.

Dianne Reeves

LoveAlwaysOpenSomethingArtists

The idea of trying to write sketches the same way we did on Saturday Night Live every day would be damn near impossible.

Chevy Chase

LiveDayNightImpossibleSaturday

I grew up with a sister I was very close with and a mom who was a powerful influence on my life. I was always close with women.

Brian K. Vaughan

LifeWomenMomSisterInfluenceUp

The first step in mobility was about letting people speak to each other; then, through 3G and 4G, we saw real connectivity - which works but isn't really designed for quality streaming. With 5G, we won't just be able to communicate better: it will democratise machines.

Borje Ekholm

QualityStepPeopleSpeakBetter

Labels are for cans, not people.

Anthony Rapp

PeopleLabelsCans

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