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Quotes by Ghanaian Authors
"It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity."
"National markets are held together by shared values and confidence in certain minimum standards. But in the new global market, people do not yet have that confidence."
"We prefer self-government with danger to servitude in tranquility."
"We must ensure that the global market is embedded in broadly shared values and practices that reflect global social needs, and that all the world's people share the benefits of globalization."
"Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development."
"Diplomacy means the art of nearly deceiving all your friends, but not quite deceiving all your enemies."
"We cannot wait for governments to do it all. Globalization operates on Internet time. Governments tend to be slow moving by nature, because they have to build political support for every step."
"You can't do anything to help your team win when you don't play."
"Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance."
"Never again should Ghanaians have to resort to dubious means to get to, or live in, foreign lands, simply to make a living."
"We have to choose between a global market driven only by calculations of short-term profit, and one which has a human face."
"For us Africans, literature must serve a purpose: to expose, embarrass, and fight corruption and authoritarianism. It is understandable why the African artist is utilitarian."
"Freedom is not something that one people can bestow on another as a gift. Thy claim it as their own and none can keep it from them."
"If you were called to gallop like the horse, never end up hopping like the frog. Rise up for greatness."
"Above all else, we need a reaffirmation of political commitment at the highest levels to reducing the dangers that arise both from existing nuclear weapons and from further proliferation."
"There has been enough suffering in our country, there has been enough of children whose dreams die before they have a chance to grow and there has been enough of our elders who, having served their nation, are forced into indignity in their old age."
"If one is going to err, one should err on the side of liberty and freedom."
"People are worms, and even the God who created them is immensely bored with their antics."
"More than ever before in human history, we share a common destiny. We can master it only if we face it together. And that, my friends, is why we have the United Nations."
"The best way of learning to be an independent sovereign state is to be an independent sovereign state."
"In the rush for justice it is important not to lose sight of principles the country holds dear."
"I honestly didn't expect this much attention, but it just keeps happening so I must be doing something right."
"Your initiatives should be purposeful. Never climb a tree with the purpose of plucking a fruit, only to come down with a leaf."
"The Lord had the wonderful advantage of being able to work alone."
"Personal Branding is the combination of one's skills and talents to produce value for people that creates an impression, a perception and reputation in the mind of others."
"In their greatest hour of need, the world failed the people of Rwanda."
"I urge the Iraqi leadership for sake of its own people... to seize this opportunity and thereby begin to end the isolation and suffering of the Iraqi people."
"To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there."
"In life, when one gets to the point of a deeper sense of understanding about himself and his purpose, he least explains himself much to people who fail to understand him and his purpose. That must not be interpreted as neither pride nor an uncaring attitude but a great respect for purposefulness."
"The writer identifies the thought behind every written word."
"No two days are the same."
"Education, particularly higher education, will take Africa into the mainstream of globalization."
"More countries have understood that women's equality is a prerequisite for development."
"Everyone can be a leader irrespective of their age, race, creed, nationality or political affiliation. Once you can figure out your talents and optimize them very well, at the right place and at the right time, you are a leader."
"Iraq has a new opportunity to comply with all these relevant resolutions of the Security Council."
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