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

People say that if you find water rising up to your ankle, thats the time to do something about it, not when its around your neck. – Chinua Achebe

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Time
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The problem with leaderless uprisings taking over is that you dont always know what you get at the other end. If you are not careful you could replace a bad government with one much worse! – Chinua Achebe

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Government
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When a tradition gathers enough strength to go on for centuries, you dont just turn it off one day. – Chinua Achebe

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strength
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A sad fact of life lately at the Museum of Modern Art is that when it comes to group shows of contemporary painting from the collection, the bar has been set pretty low. – Jerry Saltz

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Robert Rauschenberg was not a giant of American art he was the giant. No American created so many aesthetic openings for so many artists. – Jerry Saltz

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Art

Art is parasitic on life, just as criticism is parasitic on art. – Harry S. Truman

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It is commonly supposed that the art of pleasing is a wonderful aid in the pursuit of fortune but the art of being bored is infinitely more successful. – Nicolas Chamfort

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Art

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There is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand imitations. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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Love

Im terrible as I never take my make-up off at night, which I know is really dreadful. Whenever Im out partying I just cant be bothered and now I am on Loose Women that tends to be all the time. I hope next year holds even more parties for me. – Carol Vorderman

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Hope

The human race is faced with a cruel choice: work or daytime television. – Author Unknown

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Its amazing what sleep does for your looks. – Emily Procter

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amazing