Wole Soyinka
Nigerian playwright, Nobel laureate
Sayings by 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.