“The work of Nigeria is not complete for as long as there is any one Nigerian who goes to bed on empty stomach.”

“With each new book, the march of our national history takes a step forward. When one is present at a book launch, one is bearing witness to the birth of a new body of ideas, to the coming into bein...”

“But no nation can base its survival and development on luck and prayers alone while its leadership fritters away every available opportunity for success and concrete achievement.”

“To meet the expectations of the majority of our people, and to open up new vistas of economic opportunity so that the aspirations of Nigerians can stand a fair chance of being fulfilled in a lifeti...”

“Informed by our sad experience of history, we require nothing short of a foundation for lasting democracy.”

“Left to me, the whole purpose of government is for the security of the citizens, like the security of lives and property.”

“Blood memory is described as our ancestral (genetic) connection to our language, songs, spirituality, and teachings. It is the good feeling that we experience when we are near these things.”

“The more serious about gardening I became, the more dubious lawns seemed. The problem for me was not, as it was for my father, the relation to my neighbors that a lawn implied; it was the lawns rel...”

“We having so much fun together!! 'through nature..through people..through religion...through culture..through friendship...we manage to learn something that lead to a better relationship among huma...”

“If you've got the truth you can demonstrate it. Talking doesn't prove it.”

“In all debates, let truth be thy aim, not victory, or an unjust interest.”

“Get what you can with words, because words are free, but the words of an armed man ring that much sweeter.”

“Enrich the world with your presence.”

“You may enrich the world in a million different ways.And you may enrich the world, simply, with your presence.”

“The lives of the poor are enriched by the richness of simplicity!”