Quote of the day
To practice means to perform, in the face of all obstacles some act of vision, of faith, of desire. Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired.
Wole Soyinka
Born: July 13, 1934 (age 90)
Bio: Akinwande Oluwole "Wole" Babatunde Soyinka is a Nigerian playwright and poet. He was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature, the first African to be honored in that category.
Known for:
- The Lion and the Jewel (1963)
- Death and the King's Horseman (1975)
- Kongi's Harvest (1967)
- Madmen and Specialists (1971)
- The Strong Breed