"Being the first black Nobel laureate, and the first African, the African world considered me personal property. I lost the remaining shreds of my anonymity, even to walk a few yards in London, Paris or Frankfurt without being stopped."

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Wole Soyinka

#Paris Quotes #Black Quotes #Yards Quotes

“I was raised to believe that everybody has a responsibility to their community.”
“A Train was born without any effort - if was like writing a letter to a friend.”
“Think of me as a fellow patient in the same hospital who, having been admitted a little earlier could give some advice.”
“I don't see myself as competing with other actresses. I mean, I went through a time when I was in New York, and I was going to lots of auditions and trying to get parts, but even then, you're not really competing with the other actresses. There is a competition going on, but it's not like something you can win in that way.”
“Life is made up of constant calls to action, and we seldom have time for more than hastily contrived answers.”

Source : Learned Hand (1959). “The Spirit of Liberty: Papers and Addresses”
“Who we are in the present includes who we were in the past.”
“A movement with some lasting organization is a lot less dramatic than a movement with a lot of demonstrations and a lot of marching and so forth. The more dramatic organization does catch attention quicker. Over the long haul, however, it's a lot more difficult to keep together because you're not building solid...A lasting organization is one in which people will continue to build, develop and move when you are not there.”
“You know, you really do choose your existence in a way.”

Source : "What you see and what you get". www.theguardian.com. March 11, 2005.

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