Binyavanga Wainaina Quotes

I know, for some people, 2016 was entirely miserable. And I'm like, 'Does it have to end?' Because over here in the Liefeld corner, it's been phenomenal.

To all the countries of the former Soviet Union: look at us, everything is possible.

We must again be the party that inspires Canadians, that makes their hearts beat faster.

I still have a dream.

There is a powerful need for people to feel that gust of hope rise up again.

Hope raises no dust.

Optimism isn't funny unless you are laughing at the person, whereas extreme pessimism is extremely funny. It's exaggeration.

If I am against the condition of the world, it is not because I am a moralist - it is because I want to laugh more.

There is nothing wrong with America that faith, love of freedom, intelligence, and energy of her citizens cannot cure.

We carry a new world here, in our hearts. That world is growing this minute.

Many people remember that spirit that President Kennedy summoned forth. Many people look to me as somebody who embodies that sense of possibility.

It gives one hope, this great strength of Africa.

Change is a process: future is a destination. People want a sense of hope, possibility and pride about Britain.

As an American people, what is greatest about our history are the many times we have led this world away from hate, towards hope.

I believe that if one always looked at the skies, one would end up with wings.

Why was Barack Obama attractive to people in 2008? If you think about Barack Obama, there's all this anxiety about society, just kind of wracked by centripetal forces - the idea that the center's not holding, no one can talk to each other, the idea of a political system that's broken.

It's all been satirized for your protection.

There is hope and a kind of beauty in there somewhere, if you look for it.

The genius of America is that we are still a land of undiscovered shores, and we are at our best when we open our hearts and allow the night winds to bring renewed visions of great deeds.

As long as it's funny, there's no such thing as too far.

'Peace Train' is a song I wrote, the message of which continues to breeze thunderously through the hearts of millions. There is a powerful need for people to feel that gust of hope rise up again.

To do something funny, you have to have experienced it in real life and digested it in a way that amuses you.

Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.

President Obama's election has taught us to stop being paralyzed by excuses and given us a floodgate of hope. I'm more daring and going after things that I once thought were not possible.

I consider myself to have a decent sense of humor. What's life without a sense of humor?