What did Chinua Achebe mean by: I prefer to go on trying all kinds of things, not to be told, This is the way it is done. Chinua Achebe Novelist · Nigeria Copy
A goat does not eat into a hen’s stomach no matter how friendly the two may be. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Chinua Achebe, Boundaries, Relationships, Trust, 0 Chinua Achebe Novelist · Nigeria
The trouble with Nigeria is simply and squarely a failure of leadership. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Chinua Achebe, Failure, Leadership, 0 Chinua Achebe Novelist · Nigeria
The only thing we have learnt from experience is that we learn nothing from experience. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Chinua Achebe, Experience, Knowledge, Learning, 0 Chinua Achebe Novelist · Nigeria
One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Chinua Achebe, Integrity, Refusal, 0 Chinua Achebe Novelist · Nigeria
The language of young men is pull down and destroy; but an old man speaks of conciliation. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Chinua Achebe, Conflict, Generational differences, Resolution, 0 Chinua Achebe Novelist · Nigeria
Just think of the work you’ve set yourself to do, and do it as well as you can. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Chinua Achebe, Excellence, Perseverance, Work, 0 Chinua Achebe Novelist · Nigeria
Those whose kernels were cracked by benevolent spirit should not forget to be humble. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Chinua Achebe, Gratitude, Humility, Spirituality., 0 Chinua Achebe Novelist · Nigeria
When brothers fight to death a stranger inherit their father’s estate Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Chinua Achebe, Conflict, Family, Inheritance, 0 Chinua Achebe Novelist · Nigeria
When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time that is behind the work. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
I’m always trying to bring unusual content to a different audience – a non-art-world audience. Jenny Holzer Artist
