"It's harder to be a success, globally, and be artistic. Harder to have that balance than just to be artistic when nobody understands you."

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Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

Andre Benjamin

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“For evil deeds may better than bad words be borne.”
“We're all in the same game, just different levels. Dealing with the same hell, just different devils.”
“The call of God is not a reflection of my nature; my personal desires and temperament are of no consideration. As long as I dwell on my own qualities and traits and think about what I am suited for, I will never hear the call of God.”
“Probably the institution of marriage had its origin in love of property. Both men and women were united in this--that whatever they loved best, they wished to possess. The usual theory holds that the communal system would not permit the gratification of this desire at the expense of communal rights, and that therefore men were driven to gratify their passion by purchasing or by capturing women from neighboring and hostile tribes.”
“In dealing with a man who thinks you are a fool, it is good sometimes to remind him that you know what he knows but have chosen to appear foolish for the sake of peace.”

Source : Chinua Achebe (1986). “Arrow of God”, p.86, Heinemann
“She was the most painful, most glorious dance of his life”

Source : Anne Bishop (2007). “Heir to the Shadows: The Black Jewels Trilogy 2”, p.333, Penguin
“The friendliness and charity of our countrymen can always be relied upon to relieve their fellow citizens in misfortune.”
“I met Steve McQueen once. Well, met isn't really the right word.”

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