"Among the Igbo the art of conversation is regarded very highly, and proverbs are the palm-oil with which words are eaten."

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Chinua Achebe

#Art Quotes #Oil Quotes #Conversation Quotes

“The price of liberty is, in addition to eternal vigilance, eternal patience with the vacuous blather occasionally expressed from behind the shield of free speech.”
“When mothers know who they are and who God is and have made covenants with Him, they will have great power and influence for good on their children,”
“Tears fall in my heart like the rain on the town.”
“Every song will be a video. Its going to be very spectacular.”
“Zen Makes use, to a great extent, of poetical expressions; Zen is wedded to poetry.”
“Thy will be done, my Lord. Because you know the weakness in the heart of your children, and you assign each of them only the burden they can bear. May you understand my loveâ€“because it is the only thing I have that is really mine, the only thing that I will be able to take with me into the next life. Please allow it to be courageous and pure; please make it capable of surviving the snares of the world.”
“I got Soul Power, never took a cold shower, Never had a girlfriend the color of cooking flour.”
“It sometimes happens that pleasure blows anywhere it damn well chooses.”

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