Wole Soyinka

Film & Theater Nigeria 1934 94 quotes

Nobel laureate of Death and the King's Horseman, Soyinka blended Yoruba tradition with quotable political satire.

Quotes by Wole Soyinka

The mask of anarchy is the face of the tyrant.

A Dance of the Forests 1965

Education is the passport to the future.

Commencement Speech 1995

The film is a mirror to society, reflecting its deepest flaws.

Interview on Film 2005

Silence in the face of injustice is complicity.

The Man Died 1971

Theater must provoke, not pacify.

Lecture 1980

Life is a series of improvisations.

Personal Reflection 1990

Corruption is a tree whose branches are of all shapes and sizes.

You Must Set Forth at Dawn 2006

The artist's role is to disturb the comfortable.

Essay on Literature 1963

Hope is the engine of change.

Interview 2010

In theater, truth is stranger than fiction.

Death and the King's Horseman 1975

The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, but the illusion of knowledge.

Speech 1985

Film captures the soul of a moment.

Discussion on Cinema 1998

Resistance is the birthright of every human.

Idanre and Other Poems 1967

The pen is mightier than the sword, but only if wielded wisely.

Essay 2000

Theater is where ideas collide.

Lecture 1992

Life's greatest lessons come from failure.

Isara 1988

Dictators fear the laughter of the people.

The Man Died 1972

Creativity thrives in freedom.

Climate of Fear 2004

The past is a shadow that shapes the present.

Ake 1981

In film, every frame tells a story.

Interview 2012