"For us Africans, literature must serve a purpose: to expose, embarrass, and fight corruption and authoritarianism. It is understandable why the African artist is utilitarian."

-- Ama Ata Aidoo

#Fighting Quotes #Artist Quotes #Purpose Quotes

“Utility is a metaphysical concept of impregnable circularity; utility is the quality in commodities that makes individuals want to buy them, and the fact that individuals want to buy commodities shows that they have utility.”
“Chess demands total concentration”
“Calculators can only calculate - they cannot do mathematics.”
“This is a tremendous honor (winning the 2002 Roberto Clemente Award), to be considered in the same class as Roberto Clemente. He is a hero and role model for all of us who play the game and strive to be as good a player and person as he was.”
“Human behavior in the midst of hardship caught my attention very early on, and my first stories were all pictures, no words.”
“The girls you meet are never very far from their worst-case scenario.”
“I did no know everything there was to know about myself, and knew that I did not know it.”
“Just don't let anything get in the way of what you want to achieve. A lot of people get knocked back by friends, or family, or peer pressure. If you have a talent and want to do something with it, it's down to you. If it's what you really want then go after it and be very selfish... You have to remain committed, you have to stay focused and you have to be selfish.”

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