Yoruba Quotes

My dad is a minister, and my mum is a worker with the less fortunate and the disabled. They're Nigerian natives. Their first language is Yoruba, and their second language is English. (John Boyega)
I'm of Nigerian descent, from the Yoruba tribe. Names are very significant in that culture. It basically states your purpose in life. View quote
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
I rarely use mythology for its own sake because, as a theatre person, the mythological figures are in fact humanity to the ninth degree and Yoruba mythology in particular has fascination of being one of the most humanised mythologies in the world. View quote
Wole Soyinka
There are some rhetorical moves that I wouldn't be able to make if I didn't know these languages. In terms of writing figurative language, I probably pull a lot from Yoruba imagery... View quote
Chigozie Obioma
You have the entire gamut of human experience captured in the mythology of the Yoruba. This is what makes the Yoruba mythology a natural source material for me in my creative endeavours. View quote
Wole Soyinka