Chinua Achebe ( 10 of 15 )
The whole idea of a stereotype is to simplify. Instead of going through the problem of all this great diversity read more
The whole idea of a stereotype is to simplify. Instead of going through the problem of all this great diversity - that it's this or maybe that - you have just one large statement; It is this.
When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to read more
When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to worry because he has brought his own stool.
One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.
One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.
The only thing we have learnt from experience is that we learn nothing from experience.
The only thing we have learnt from experience is that we learn nothing from experience.
Stories serve the purpose of consolidating whatever gains people or their leaders have made or imagine they have made in read more
Stories serve the purpose of consolidating whatever gains people or their leaders have made or imagine they have made in their existing journey thorough the world.
They have not always elected the best leaders, particularly after a long period in which they have not used this read more
They have not always elected the best leaders, particularly after a long period in which they have not used this facility of free election. You tend to lose the habit.
Okonwko was well known throughout the nine villages and even
beyond. His fame rested on solid personal achievements.
Okonwko was well known throughout the nine villages and even
beyond. His fame rested on solid personal achievements.
People create stories create people; or rather stories create people create stories.
People create stories create people; or rather stories create people create stories.
When old people speak it is not because of the sweetness of words in our mouths; it is because we read more
When old people speak it is not because of the sweetness of words in our mouths; it is because we see something which you do not see.
What's important is that we recognize the falsehood of the notion that the Third World should be abandoned because it's read more
What's important is that we recognize the falsehood of the notion that the Third World should be abandoned because it's a waste of time.
