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Quotes by Nigerian Authors

"Always be the light. Do not wait for others to take responsibility."

"It is not all about what you can get but all about what you can give."

"The greatest honor is the right direction one is turned into by the Holy Spirit."

"Until you begin to sow yourself, ability, gifts, talent into that land God has called you into, prosperity will then be yours."

"Solitude is the machine through which time can be converted into products."

"Imagine how much happier we would be, how much freer to be our true individual selves, if we didn't have the weight of gender expectations."

"A servant leader can always come down to the level of the one he is serving."

"If you rely on others to accomplish something in life, you'll end up accomplishing nothing."

"People who have become great like Benjamin Franklin only became great because they learned how to invest time into improving whatever it is they were called to do.."

"See it (your situations) with your eyes but direct it to God."

"God's greatest investment in our lives is our calling."

"A human being should learn to make decisions independently in order to achieve goals efficiently."

"Do not blame your parents for not working hard enough to birth you with silver spoon in your mouth because tomorrow you will be a parent and your children will in turn blame you for not giving birth to them with the desired silver spoon."

"Do not allow another person to set you back. Continue moving forward not backwards. When someone pulls you back, be like the arrow to a bow and spring forth greater than ever. And, what they thought would be your disadvantage, you turn it into your advantage."

"No matter how holy you are, holiness does not take satan to hell, it just makes you a better person. Holiness makes you an instrument in the hand of God but your righteousness does not kill the devil."

"You can cream your dream by enriching your thought with clean and desirable things."

"Own your mistakes, learn from them; apologize if you have to, and then, be unapologetically you."

"It is very important how efficiently and wisely we manage and plan to use the blessings that God has already given to us."

"Like David: Let not your age limit what God can do. Go confront the Goliaths of life."

"There is always a great price to pay for irresponsibility."

"The most important relationship in your life should be your relationship with yourself."

"The world was made by God's Word...make your own world with your words."

"Sin is incompatible with the glory, beauty and holiness of God."

"For as long as our people are held hostage by controllable socio-economic forces, we cannot afford to be indifferent to the ravages of poverty in all its dimensions and ramifications."

"A purposeless and goalless life is meaningless."

"A lie can only make a temporary sense. The truth is permanent and lasts forever."

"Happiness gives you the freedom to enhance your ability to achieve success. Your choices in life are a direct reflection of your level of happiness. It's the sunshine for your soul that you need in order to grow."

"A challenge only makes you stronger, wiser and a better person than you was yesterday."

"Planting of godliness must be a continuous thing, however, one needs to start the planting of godliness from the home front."

"When there is no personal responsibility in any society, there cannot be a responsible government."

"Sometimes it's best to stop searching for your passion. Instead, follow your curiosity and see where it leads."

"See yourself through your mind's eye being who you want to be, having what you want to have, and doing what you want to do."

"Don't give people the chance to possess you with their negativity; their gibberish can look so charming, but it can't make you a better person."

"Selfishness is the unwillingness to give up your soul for the rehabilitation of your future."

"Is love this misguided need to have you beside me most of the time? Is love this safety I feel in our silences? Is it this belonging, this completeness?"

"Successful self-actualization can prevent inferiority complexes."
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