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The strange thing about Africa is how past, present and future come together in a kind of rough jazz, if you like. – Ben Okri

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I was born left-handed, but I was made to use my other hand. When I was writing Famished Road, which was very long, I got repetitive stress syndrome. My right wrist collapsed, so I started using my left hand. The prose I wrote with my left hand came out denser, so later on I had to change it. – Ben Okri

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Change
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Ben Okri
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One of the greatest gifts my father gave me – unintentionally – was witnessing the courage with which he bore adversity. We had a bit of a rollercoaster life with some really challenging financial periods. He was always unshaken, completely tranquil, the same ebullient, laughing, jovial man. – Ben Okri

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Courage
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Im conscious of a series of circles working its way through my life. And at this particular moment I have come round to the beginning of my writing cycle. It begins with poetry. Theres hardly a day that goes past on which I dont write poetry. – Ben Okri

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Poetry
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Future
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Future generations are not going to ask us what political party were you in. They are going to ask what did you do about it, when you knew the glaciers were melting. – Martin Sheen

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Future

The essence of statesmanship is not a rigid adherence to the past, but a prudent and probing concern for the future. – Hubert H. Humphrey

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Future

Theres no present. Theres only the immediate future and the recent past. – George Carlin

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Future

I think theres a future where the Web and print coexist and they each do things uniquely and complement each other, and we have what could be the ultimate and best-yet array of journalistic venues. – Dave Eggers

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Future

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The flood of print has turned reading into a process of gulping rather than savoring. – Warren Chappell

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Media

The common question that gets asked in business is, why? Thats a good question, but an equally valid question is, why not? – Jeff Bezos

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Business

There are only two people who can tell you the truth about yourself – an enemy who has lost his temper and a friend who loves you dearly. – Antisthenes

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I like the word “indolence.” It makes my laziness seem classy. – Bern Williams

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