"We live in a materialist world, and materialism appeals so strongly to humanity, no matter where."

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Source : "Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka". "The Tavis Smiley show", www.pbs.org. December 4, 2012.

Wole Soyinka

#Humanity Quotes #Matter Quotes #World Quotes

“Life is a competition not with others, but with ourselves. We should seek each day to live stronger, better, truer lives; each day to master some weakness of yesterday; each day to repair a mistake; each day to surpass ourselves.”
“I don't drink, and I don't smoke. It's a personal preference. My mom has never drunk or smoked. I look up to my mom.”
“Time is the best of critics; and patience the best of teachers.”
“Winners know what makes people tick by effectively tapping into our fears and aspirations. By listening very carefully and then repeating almost word-for-word exactly what they've heard, winners know how to articulate compelling needsâ€”and products to satisfy those needsâ€”that people didn't even know they wanted.”
“This skin is a nuisance. This skin that separates you and me...it is a nuisance.”
“My mind was formed by studying philosophy, Plato and that sort of thing.”
“We have six-and-a-half-billion people on the planet, going rapidly towards seven. We're going to need a lot of inventiveness about how we use water and grow crops.”

Source : "Earth population 'exceeds limits'". news.bbc.co.uk. March 31, 2009.
“My family always comes first. My world revolves around my husband, Peter, our daughter, Victoria, and our son, William, but not necessarily in that order. Then, it's this fascinating world of publishing that devours most of my days and many nights.”

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