We are not going to eliminate imperialism by shouting insults at it.

Hide nothing from the masses of our people. Tell no lies. Expose lies whenever they are told. Mask no difficulties, mistakes, failures. Claim no easy victories.

We must act as if we answer to, and only answer to, our Ancestors, our children, and the unborn.

We must walk rapidly but not run. We must not be opportunists, nor allow our enthusiasms to make us lose the vision of concrete reality.

No matter how hot the water from your well, it will not cook your rice.

One of the most serious errors, if not the most serious error, committed by colonial powers in Africa, may have been to ignore or underestimate the cultural strength of African peoples.

Tell no lies' claim no easy victories

Culture is simultaneously the fruit of a people's history and a determinant of history.

National liberation is necessarily an act of culture

Hide nothing from the masses of our people. Tell no lies. Expose lies whenever they are told. Mask no difficulties, mistakes, failures. Claim no easy victories...

Never ever seek for gratefulness from mankind, you shall always see ungratefulness. Do what you must do as a solemn duty and that is what you have to do!

Disconnect from society’s pressure to conform. Do things your own way.

I went by Kyle, and I made friends on the team as Kyle. It went on for a pretty long time, until I went to a birthday party in a dress and all the hockey players were like... 'Kyle?'

And I've also come to the conclusion that, as far as guitar solos and things like that are concerned, it's more important to complement the music rather than take away from it.

I've admired Bill Kauffman's books for years . . . appealing, elegantly written, and entirely American.

The net promoter score of health insurers averages 4/100. Amazon is 74/100.

Sometimes I mistake this for a universe that cares.

My whole career, I've tried to bounce back and forth between everything, and not get typed out. I've done a pretty good job of not getting typed.

Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects.

There are shortcuts to happiness, and dancing is one of them.