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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But theater, because of its nature, both text, images, multimedia effects, has a wider base of communication with an audience. Thats why I call it the most social of the various art forms. – Wole Soyinka

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Books and all forms of writing are terror to those who wish to suppress the truth. – 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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The considerations of a corporation, especially now, have nothing to do with art or music. – Joni Mitchell

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I used to go to Bourbon Street when I was a kid and there would be club after club after club of people who were around when the music started. I mean these are legendary, maybe not so well known, but legendary musicians. – Harry Connick, Jr.

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Music never dies. Do we really need another Madonna tour? Does she have to compete with women performers 25 years her junior? – Camille Paglia

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I felt that the elegance of pop music was that it was reflective: we were holding up a mirror to our audience and reflecting them philosophically and spiritually, rather than just reflecting society or something called rock and roll. – Pete Townshend

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Never raise your hand to your children – it leaves your midsection unprotected. – Robert Orben

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