Ben Okri Quotes

Reading is an act of civilization; it's one of the greatest acts of civilization because it takes the free raw material of the mind and builds castles of possibilities.

Ben Okri

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MindFreeReadingPossibilitiesAct

You need the House, you need the Senate and you need the administration. And absent one of them, you're not going to get a heck of a lot done.

John Chafee

YouHouseDoneNeedGoingGet

Compared to other forms of drama, performance art is often thought of as inaccessible and overly artsy. I prefer to think of it as storytelling, something that has been with us through the ages and a part of every culture.

Amy Hill

ArtCulturePerformanceThinkDrama

Never touch a butterfly's wing with your finger.

Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

ButterflyTouchNeverFingerYour

What surprised me most about the Donner tragedy was that, given the terrible circumstances, how anyone survived at all.

Rodman Philbrick

MeTragedyCircumstancesTerrible

People will feel the way they feel.

LL Cool J

PeopleFeelWillWay

'2001' used a lot of what's called 'front projection.' You project an image onto this giant reflective screen, and the image bounces back and comes back to the lens and seems to be in the background behind the actors. The whole 'dawn of man' sequence in '2001' was projected eight-by-ten photographs of the African savannah.

Douglas Trumbull

ManDawnYouBackLensImage

I like to fly close to the edge. I like to play with fire.

Dean Ambrose

FireFlyEdgePlayCloseLike

When I tell my friends, 'I'm in the 'Bourne' movie,' they're like, 'Congratulations! Wait... is Matt Damon coming back?' I go, 'Yeah.' And they're like, 'Yo! Matt Damon! Matty D!' Everyone pretends they know Matt Damon. It's exciting.

Ato Essandoh

WaitFriendsBackGoKnowTell

Of course, for me, having served 22 years in the military and to have the opportunity to continue to serve my country is a great honor and is a privilege. So that's what makes it special each and every day.

Allen West

OpportunityGreatDayMeHonor

The minute you step onstage, you get eight feet taller.

Alice Cooper

StepFeetYouMinuteGetEight

Everything a director does must help the story and the performances. Otherwise, it is useless.

William Wyler

StoryHelpUselessDirectorMust

As I've gotten older and I've watched people in productions, I go to the theater when I go back to London and see friends in Broadway, I think maybe there might come a time here to get back up there and prove oneself. It's just an itch; it's a nagging itch to go back there.

Pierce Brosnan

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