Ken Saro Wiwa Best Quotes & Sayings

You used to stir my imagination. Now you don't even stir my curiosity. — Oscar Wilde

Genuinely happy people do not just sit around being content. They make things happen. They pursue new understandings, seek new achievements, and control their thoughts and feelings. — Dan Buettner

We're all cremated equal. — Jane Ace

I'll tell you this, I may be dead but my ideas will not die. — Ken Saro-Wiwa

No, but I'm Quicksilver's friend," Sly Boots replied, "and I won't let her do this alone." Lars — Claire Legrand

The writer cannot be a mere storyteller; he cannot be a mere teacher; he cannot merely X-ray society's weaknesses, its ills, its perils. He or she must be actively involved shaping its present and its future. — Ken Saro-Wiwa

Many building custodians across the country would tell you that UCLA left the shower and dressing room the cleanest of any team. We picked up all the tape, never there soap on the shower floor for someone to slip on, made sure all the showers were turned off and all towels were accounted for. The towels were always deposited in a receptacle, if there was one, or stacked nearly near the door. It seems to me that this is everyone's responsibility-not just the mangers's. Furthermore, I believe it is a form of discipline that should be a way of life, not to please some building custodian, but as an expression of courtesy and politeness that each of us owes to his follow-man. These little things establish a spirit of togetherness and consideration that help unite the team into a solid unit. — John Wooden

Because the terms "sufferers" and "victims" are objectionable, I have chosen the term "patient" by default. — Katrina Berne

I owe a debt of gratitude to two other living Justices. Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg paved the way for me and so many other women in my generation. Their pioneering lives have created boundless possibilities for women in the law. I thank them for their inspiration and also for the personal kindnesses they have shown me. — Elena Kagan

Bosch had never liked Las Vegas, though he came often on cases. It shared a kinship with Los Angeles; both were places desperate people ran to. Often, when they ran from Los Angeles, they came here. It was the only place left. — Michael Connelly

I wasn't dating anyone. I was hyper-focused on acting. So I didn't bring a guy to the prom. I was the lone gay person as far as I knew. — Randy Harrison

How can you get giants out of a dwarf, my good chap? Can a thrush lay eagle's egg? Can a dolphin give birth to a whale? — Mehmet Murat Ildan

I'd rather stand and face the wrath of a God than kneel and live in the shadow of myself — Stanley Victor Paskavich

The race doesn't always belong to the swift nor the battle to the strong. It belongs rather to those who run the race, who stay the course and who fight the good fight. — Carl Yastrzemski