Quote by Wole Soyinka
My horizon on humanity is enlarged by reading the writers of poems

My horizon on humanity is enlarged by reading the writers of poems, seeing a painting, listening to some music, some opera, which has nothing at all to do with a volatile human condition or struggle or whatever. It enriches me as a human being. – Wole Soyinka

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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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And I believe that the best learning process of any kind of craft is just to look at the work of others. – Wole Soyinka

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But when youre deprived of it for a lengthy period then you value human companionship. But you have to survive and so you devise all kinds of mental exercises and its amazing. – Wole Soyinka

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Ninety percent of all music is always crap, and when too many people decide theyre going to have guitar bands, then ninety percent of them are going to be crap. Its just a given law. – David Byrne

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Im not trying to clock scores in this lifetime, its just that things are better now than they were like five, ten years ago. Music has gotten a lot better. Theres a lot of people who are committed to – soulfully. – Jerry Garcia

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Every so often, I feel I should graduate to classical music, properly. But the truth is, Im more likely to listen to rock music. – Tony Blair

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Im really an inner spirit that only makes itself known through the music. A lot of people think Im an introvert, or quiet and moody. Ive even heard some people say that theres a certain mystery or darkness about me. Im not that way. Im just really into what I do. – Faith Evans

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