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African film makers are scraping by on a mere pittance.
Wole Soyinka
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Wole Soyinka
Nigerian
Dramatist
Born:
Jul 13
,
1934
Topics
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,
Makers
,
Scraping
,
African
,
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,
Film-Makers
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True love is not a strong, fiery, impetuous passion. It is, on the contrary, an element calm and deep. It looks beyond mere externals, and is attracted by qualities alone. It is wise and discriminating, and its devotion is real and abiding.
Ellen G. White
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True Love
Alone
Wise
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Passion
Calm
On The Contrary
Abide
Impetuous
Mere
True
Beyond
Attracted
Qualities
Looks
Devotion
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Discriminating
Contrary
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Deep
Element
True prayer is neither a mere mental exercise nor a vocal performance. It is far deeper than that - it is spiritual transaction with the Creator of Heaven and Earth.
Charles Spurgeon
Spiritual
Prayer
Earth
Neither
Vocal
Mental
Mere
True
Performance
Exercise
Nor
Than
Heaven
Transaction
Far
Creator
Deeper
When your mother asks, 'Do you want a piece of advice?' it is a mere formality. It doesn't matter if you answer yes or no. You're going to get it anyway.
Erma Bombeck
Mom
You
Mother
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Advice
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Piece
Answer
Yes
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Going
Want
Formality
Anyway
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A system of morality which is based on relative emotional values is a mere illusion, a thoroughly vulgar conception which has nothing sound in it and nothing true.
Socrates
Illusion
Values
Nothing
Relative
Thoroughly
System
Morality
Emotional
Mere
True
Conception
Vulgar
Sound
Which
Based
As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.
Carl Jung
Darkness
Light
Sole
Sole Purpose
Kindle
Purpose
Mere
Discern
Existence
Human
Being
As Far As
Human Existence
Far
Lying is a cooperative act. Think about it. A lie has no power whatsoever by its mere utterance. Its power emerges when someone else agrees to believe the lie.
Pamela Meyer
Lie
Power
Believe
Think
Lying
Else
About
Someone
Emerges
Mere
Whatsoever
Act
Agree
Cooperative
Utterance
All compromise is based on give and take, but there can be no give and take on fundamentals. Any compromise on mere fundamentals is a surrender. For it is all give and no take.
Mahatma Gandhi
Surrender
Give
Give And Take
Compromise
Take
Mere
Any
Based
Fundamentals
The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival.
Aristotle
Life
Survival
Value Of Life
Value
Power
Awareness
Rather
Mere
Contemplation
Ultimate
Than
Depends
Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains.
Thomas Jefferson
Strong
Country
Draw
No Country
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Attachment
Merchants
Mere
Spot
Does
Which
Gains
Stand
A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Wise
Man
Conversation
Wise Man
Learning
Better
Single
Books
Table
Ten
Ten Years
Mere
Study
Years
Than
Across
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