“The impulse to dream was slowly beaten out of me by experience. Now it...” — Richard Wright Quote

“The impulse to dream was slowly beaten out of me by experience. Now it surged up again and I hungered for books, new ways of looking and seeing.”

“Men simply copied the realities of their hearts when they built prisons.”

“Men can starve from a lack of self-realization as much as they can from a lack of bread.”

“The only relevant test of the validity of a hypothesis is comparison of prediction with experience.”

“It's a massive thing to win the African Nations. It will go down in history. It was my first tournament with Nigeria, and winning it was a bonus for me; it was a good experience for me.”

“My decision to look seriously at elected office is grounded in a deep commitment to public service and my experience - both my own and that of my family - in finding just, practical, and bipartisan solutions to difficult challenges.”