“Toyin Falola has given us what is truly rare in modern African writing: a seriously funny, racy, irreverent package of memories, and full of the most wonderful pieces of poetry and ordinary information. It is a matter of some interest, that the only other volume A Mouth Sweeter Than Salt reminds one of is Ake, by Wole Soyinka. What is it about these Yorubas?” WritingMatterGivenInterestMemoriesPiecesWonderfulModernInformationOrdinaryMouthsSaltVolumePackagesIrreverent Author:Ama Ata Aidoo
“There are ancient and modern poems which breathe, in their entirety and in every detail, the divine breath of irony. In such poemsthere lives a real transcendental buffoonery. Their interior is permeated by the mood which surveys everything and rises infinitely above everything limited, even above the poet's own art, virtue, and genius; and their exterior form by the histrionic style of an ordinary good Italian buffo.” ArtRealFormVirtueModernStyleDivinePoetGeniusOrdinaryBreathsAncientDetailsBreatheMoodIronyItalianInteriorsSurveysExteriorTranscendentalEntiretyHistrionic Author:Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
“The essence of modernity is that progress no longer waits on genius; instead we have learned to put our faith in the organized efforts of ordinary men. Science is as old as the race, but the effective organization of science is new. Ancient science, like placer mining, was a pursuit of solitary prospectors. Nuggets of truth were found, but the total wealth of knowledge increased slowly. Modern man began to transform this world when he began to mine the hidden veins of knowledge systematically.” MenWorldFaithFoundWaitingWealthEffortRaceProgressModernThis WorldMinesGeniusOrdinaryEssenceOrganizationAncientPursuitOrganizedSolitaryVeinsModernityMiningOrdinary ManModern ManNuggetsWealth Of Knowledge Author:William Wickenden
“Space may seem distant, but is an integral part of our daily life. It drives our modern communication and connects even the remotest family to the ordinary. India's space programme is a perfect example of our vision of Scale, Speed and Skill.” MaySeemsSpacePerfectVisionTechnologyModernExampleCommunicationSkillsOrdinaryIndiaSpeedScalesDaily LifeProgrammesInformation TechnologyModern Communication Author:Narendra Modi
“I couldn't find any good pictures in magazines of ordinary modern street corners in America, so I persuaded this guy I knew in Sacramento - Stanley Something-or-other - to spend a day with me driving around just to take snapshots.” AmericaGuyStreetsModernOrdinaryCornersDrivingMagazinesThis GuyStanleySnapshotsStreet CornersSacramento Author:Robert Crumb