Wole Soyinka
Nobel laureate of Death and the King's Horseman, Soyinka blended Yoruba tradition with quotable political satire.
Quotes by Wole Soyinka
If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.
Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.
Money and success don’t change people; they merely amplify what is already there.
Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.
If you are not willing to risk the usual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.
The future depends on what you do today.
Power is everywhere; hence it is everywhere not.
A tiger does not proclaim his might in the marketplace.
The price of inaction is far greater than the cost of making a mistake.
Books and all forms of writing are terror to those who wish to suppress the truth.
In an ideal world, you secure the freedom of others before you secure your own.
The greatest tragedy is not oppression, but the failure to resist it.
Theater is the medium of the oppressed.
One way of life is not exchangeable for another.
Freedom is but the negative aspect of the whole phenomenon of liberation.
The human animal is a fascinating specimen of contradictions and ambiguities.
In the theater, the audience is the final arbiter.
Tyrants lack the imagination to create their own enemies.
The writer's duty is to keep the language alive.
Africa is people. On that continent, the people are primary.