"I'm not one of those writers I learned about who get up in the morning, put a piece of paper in their typewriter machine and start writing. That I've never understood."

-- Wole Soyinka

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“If I stretch my arms and wonder where my fingers are - that is all the space I need as a painter.”
“Fate then is that necessity by which a certain result will surely be brought to pass according to the natural course of events however we may vary the particular circumstances which precede the event.”
“A healthy community is one in which the elderly protect, care for, love and assist the younger ones to provide continuity and hope.”
“I am not interested in women just because they're women. I am interested, however, in seeing that they are no longer classed with children and minors.”
“A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.”
“When good people in any country cease their vigilance and struggle, then evil men prevail.”
“The bad news is that only the bad people reach the news because they are noisier.”

Source : "Berlin 2012: Javier Bardem Talks About Alvaro Longoria's 'Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony' (Q&A)". Interview with Pamela Rolfe, www.hollywoodreporter.com. February 15, 2012.
“To learn more about science, turn off your electronic device and go outside and look around a bit. Nature is calling you. Go on. The internet will still be here.”

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