Wole Soyinka

The purpose of art is to wash the dust of daily life off our souls.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

I am not afraid of death; I am afraid of a life unlived.

The greatest wealth is health.

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

He who has a 'why' to live, can bear almost any 'how.'

The best way to predict the future is to create it.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

To err is human; to forgive, divine.

I would rather be a rebel than a slave.

A tiger does not shout its tigritude, it acts.

Books and all forms of writing are terror to those who wish to suppress the truth.

I have a certain reputation for being difficult. I prefer to think of it as being uncompromising.

Power is domination, control, and therefore a very selective form of truth which is a lie.

I don’t believe in censorship. I believe in letting idiots expose themselves.

Religion is one of the most dangerous forces in the world.

Dictators are like vampires—they drain the lifeblood of a nation.

If you don’t like my writing, don’t read it. But don’t tell me what to write.

Religion is one of the most pernicious creations of humanity.

Nigeria is a nation of hypocrites—we celebrate criminals and crucify the innocent.