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Quote by Wole Soyinka
I found, when I left, that there were others who felt the same way

I found, when I left, that there were others who felt the same way. Wed meet, theyd come and seek me out, wed talk about the future. And I found that their depression and pessimism was every bit as acute as mine. – Wole Soyinka

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Theres a kind of dynamic quality about theater and that dynamic quality expresses itself in relation to, first of all, the environment in which its being staged then the audience, the nature of the audience, the quality of the audience. – Wole Soyinka

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Nature
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Im not one of those writers I learned about who get up in the morning, put a piece of paper in their typewriter machine and start writing. That Ive never understood. – Wole Soyinka

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Morning
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Well, the first thing is that truth and power for me form an antithesis, an antagonism, which will hardly ever be resolved. I can define in fact, can simplify the history of human society, the evolution of human society, as a contest between power and freedom. – Wole Soyinka

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Future
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The country that is more developed industrially only shows, to the less developed, the image of its own future. – Karl Marx

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There are times when even the most potent governor must wink at transgression, in order to preserve the laws inviolate for the future. – Herman Melville

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Future

I hate those e-books. They cannot be the future. They may well be. – Maurice Sendak

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Future

We are a party of innovation. We do not reject our traditions, but we are willing to adapt to changing circumstances, when change we must. We are willing to suffer the discomfort of change in order to achieve a better future. – Barbara Jordan

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One fair day in winter makes not birds merry. – George Herbert, c.1640

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At any rate, I can only see such a success having positive effects for everyone, particularly as our anticipation of the World cup would only increase further. – Franz Beckenbauer

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In judging ourselves, we cannot be too severe; in judging others, we cannot be too candid. We should judge ourselves by our motives, but others by their actions. – William Nevins (1797–1835)

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I trust in nature for the stable laws of beauty and utility. Spring shall plant and autumn garner to the end of time. – Robert Browning

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