Quote by Chinua Achebe
Art is mans constant effort to create for himself a different orde

Art is mans constant effort to create for himself a different order of reality from that which is given to him. – Chinua Achebe

Other quotes by Chinua Achebe

Ive had trouble now and again in Nigeria because I have spoken up about the mistreatment of factions in the country because of difference in religion. These are things we should put behind us. – Chinua Achebe

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Religion
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My parents were early converts to Christianity in my part of Nigeria. They were not just converts my father was an evangelist, a religious teacher. He and my mother traveled for thirty-five years to different parts of Igboland, spreading the gospel. – Chinua Achebe

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teacher
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Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability. – William Osler

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Art

Envy is the art of counting the other fellows blessings instead of your own. – Harold Coffin

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Art

Censorship is to art as lynching is to justice. – Henry Louis Gates

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Art

Im free. I just do what I want, say what I want, say how I feel, and I dont try to hurt nobody. I just try to make sure that I dont compromise my art in any kind of way, and I think people respect that. – Erykah Badu

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Art

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