Famous Quotes by Wole Soyinka

A tiger does not shout its tigritude, it acts.

No society can thrive when half its people are left behind.

The hand that dips into the bottom of the pot will eat the biggest snail.

The environment shapes our consciousness and, to a large extent, shapes our behavior.

Human life has meaning only to the degree and as long as it is lived in the service of humanity.

The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism.

Justice is the first condition of humanity.

One's own self-worth is tied to the worth of the community.

For me, justice is the first condition of humanity.

The only way of understanding the art of living is to forget about survival.

Art is not just to show life as it is, but to show life as it should be.

What happens in one part of the world affects all of us, eventually.

The man dies in all who keep silent in the face of tyranny.

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

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

History teaches us to beware of the excitation of the liberated and the injustices that often accompany their righteous thirst for justice.

A people denied the right to their history is a people deprived of their humanity.

Truth and power have to be separated for our societies to function healthily.