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Chinua Achebe Quotes

"The times have changed and we must change with the times""No man however great is greater than his people. No one ever wins a victory single-handed""A man who calls his kinsmen to a feast does not do so to save them from starving. They all have food in their own homes""Age was respected among his people, but achievement was revered. As the elders said, if a child washed his hands he could eat with kings""People create stories create people; or rather stories create people create stories""When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to worry because he has brought his own stool""There is no moral obligation to accept oppression, humiliation, and exclusion as our lot in life""The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him to stay""The trouble with Nigeria is simply and squarely a failure of leadership""When the moon is shining the cripple becomes hungry for a walk""The sun will shine on those who stand before it shines on those who kneel under them""The impatient idealist says: Give me a place to stand and I shall move the earth. But such a place does not exist. We all have to stand on the earth itself and go with her at her pace""Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter""One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors""Procrastination is a lazy man's apology""The world is like a Mask dancing. If you want to see it well, you do not stand in one place ""We cannot trample upon the humanity of others without devaluing our own ""One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised ""If you don't like someone's story, write your own ""A man who makes trouble for others is also making trouble for himself"