“One of the greatest gifts my father gave me – unintentionally – was witnessing the courage with which he bore adversity. We had a bit of a rollercoaster life with some really challenging financial periods. He was always unshaken, completely tranquil, the same ebullient, laughing, jovial man.”
— Ben Okri
Author: Ben Okri
Category: courage
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“Politics is the art of the possible; creativity is the art of the impossible.”
— Ben Okri
Author: Ben Okri
Category: politics
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“Politics is the art of the possible; creativity is the art of the impossible.”
— Ben Okri
Author: Ben Okri
Category: art
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“Stories can conquer fear, you know. They can make the heart bigger.”
— Ben Okri
Author: Ben Okri
Category: fear
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“The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love and to be greater than our suffering.”
— Ben Okri
Author: Ben Okri
Category: inspirational
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“I am not fighting for success, just to get more beauty out of myself and share it with more people.”
— Ben Okri
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Category: beauty
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“The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love and to be greater than our suffering.”
— Ben Okri
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Category: love
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“The higher the artist, the fewer the gestures. The fewer the tools, the greater the imagination. The greater the will, the greater the secret failure.”
— Ben Okri
Author: Ben Okri
Category: imagination
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“The higher the artist, the fewer the gestures. The fewer the tools, the greater the imagination. The greater the will, the greater the secret failure.”
— Ben Okri
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Category: failure
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“Magic becomes art when it has nothing to hide.”
— Ben Okri
Author: Ben Okri
Category: art
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