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Quotes by Nigerian Authors

"Don't let your teeth make you lose respect by permanently keeping them opened for the sake of being friendly."
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Michael Bassey Johnson
"Don't let your teeth make you lose respect by permanently keeping them opened for the sake of being friendly."
"Your purpose distinguishes you from others; not your talent, IQ, race, job, hobbies, or gender, as these are held in common with many others."
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Mensah Oteh
"Your purpose distinguishes you from others; not your talent, IQ, race, job, hobbies, or gender, as these are held in common with many others."
"There is no honor for God without honor for His people."
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Sunday Adelaja
"There is no honor for God without honor for His people."
"The singular reason for calamities, destructions, failures and devastations is seen in ignorance of Gods people."
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Sunday Adelaja
"The singular reason for calamities, destructions, failures and devastations is seen in ignorance of Gods people."
"One of the conditions necessary for constant success and prosperity is holiness."
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Sunday Adelaja
"One of the conditions necessary for constant success and prosperity is holiness."
"Never make decisions you will live to regret later in the near future."
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Abdulazeez Henry Musa
"Never make decisions you will live to regret later in the near future."
"You're like candy. People lick your knowledge to become wise, lick your words from your powerful mouth and say it even better than you. Lick each step you make and stay on a good track, and once you're dead, the lickers scavenge for another intellectual candy."
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Michael Bassey Johnson
"You're like candy. People lick your knowledge to become wise, lick your words from your powerful mouth and say it even better than you. Lick each step you make and stay on a good track, and once you're dead, the lickers scavenge for another intellectual candy."
"When you begin to serve people, God begins to serve you."
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Sunday Adelaja
"When you begin to serve people, God begins to serve you."
"There will be moments in your life, when it seems you can no longer go on and you want to give up everything."
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Sunday Adelaja
"There will be moments in your life, when it seems you can no longer go on and you want to give up everything."
"The ministry of Christ is based on people."
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Sunday Adelaja
"The ministry of Christ is based on people."
"I don't think I'll ever escape the fact that I don't belong anywhere in particular. I've often dreamed about going back to Nigeria, but that's a very romantic notion. It's a hideous country to go to in reality."
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Hugo Weaving
"I don't think I'll ever escape the fact that I don't belong anywhere in particular. I've often dreamed about going back to Nigeria, but that's a very romantic notion. It's a hideous country to go to in reality."
"The level above money is savings and higher than savings is investment.invest today."
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Ikechukwu Joseph
"The level above money is savings and higher than savings is investment.invest today."
"You push the TRUTH off a cliff, but it will always fly. You can submerge the TRUTH under water, but it will not drown. You can place the TRUTH in the fire, but it will survive. You can bury the TRUTH beneath the ground, but it will arise. TRUTH always prevails!"
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Amaka Imani Nkosazana
"You push the TRUTH off a cliff, but it will always fly. You can submerge the TRUTH under water, but it will not drown. You can place the TRUTH in the fire, but it will survive. You can bury the TRUTH beneath the ground, but it will arise. TRUTH always prevails!"
"When your life is out of balance your cheque bounces."
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Ikechukwu Joseph
"When your life is out of balance your cheque bounces."
"Skills or professionalism is another factor of growth."
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Sunday Adelaja
"Skills or professionalism is another factor of growth."
"Set realistic terms for its implementation."
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Sunday Adelaja
"Set realistic terms for its implementation."
"When you get to that level, it's not a matter of talent anymore - because all the players are so talented - it's about preparation, about playing smart and making good decisions."
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Hakeem Olajuwon
"When you get to that level, it's not a matter of talent anymore - because all the players are so talented - it's about preparation, about playing smart and making good decisions."
"I went to London because, for me, it was the home of literature. I went there because of Dickens and Shakespeare."
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Ben Okri
"I went to London because, for me, it was the home of literature. I went there because of Dickens and Shakespeare."
"Even among the married, sexual satisfaction must not be sought in a way which disregards man's character as a person and degrades him to the animal level."
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Francis Arinze
"Even among the married, sexual satisfaction must not be sought in a way which disregards man's character as a person and degrades him to the animal level."
"I found, when I left, that there were others who felt the same way. We'd meet, they'd come and seek me out, we'd talk about the future. And I found that their depression and pessimism was every bit as acute as mine."
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Wole Soyinka
"I found, when I left, that there were others who felt the same way. We'd meet, they'd come and seek me out, we'd talk about the future. And I found that their depression and pessimism was every bit as acute as mine."
"You are often prevented from reaching your full potential because you hold so tightly to your past success."
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Mensah Oteh
"You are often prevented from reaching your full potential because you hold so tightly to your past success."
"I grew up in an atmosphere where words were an integral part of culture."
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Wole Soyinka
"I grew up in an atmosphere where words were an integral part of culture."
"When insulted by injustice, face it, stand up against it and demand your right and justice."
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Sunday Adelaja
"When insulted by injustice, face it, stand up against it and demand your right and justice."
"The more you care for others, while denying yourself, the more pleasure life supplies you."
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Sunday Adelaja
"The more you care for others, while denying yourself, the more pleasure life supplies you."
"The hand that dips into the bottom of the pot will eat the biggest snail."
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Wole Soyinka
"The hand that dips into the bottom of the pot will eat the biggest snail."
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"Never underestimate the power of kindness. It is very contagious. A person whose heart is saddened by the troubles of this world, the loss of a friend or family member, a hard days work, or the struggle of provision can experience joy through a simple act of kindness. Romans 12: 10-12, Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another, not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord, rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continually steadfastly in prayer."
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Amaka Imani Nkosazana
"Never underestimate the power of kindness. It is very contagious. A person whose heart is saddened by the troubles of this world, the loss of a friend or family member, a hard days work, or the struggle of provision can experience joy through a simple act of kindness. Romans 12: 10-12, Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another, not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord, rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continually steadfastly in prayer."
"Being aware of who you are, you will ensure that you do not waste your time spending energy on unnecessary things."
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Sunday Adelaja
"Being aware of who you are, you will ensure that you do not waste your time spending energy on unnecessary things."
"All goals are not created equal, the size of the goal matters but it isn't as important as the passion behind the goal."
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Mensah Oteh
"All goals are not created equal, the size of the goal matters but it isn't as important as the passion behind the goal."
"You must learn focus and concentration for you to enjoy solitude."
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Sunday Adelaja
"You must learn focus and concentration for you to enjoy solitude."
"We didn't come to the world just to entertain, we came to play remarkable roles, and our reward is to see you doing more than us."
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Michael Bassey Johnson
"We didn't come to the world just to entertain, we came to play remarkable roles, and our reward is to see you doing more than us."
"A miracle focus culture is propagating wickedness."
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Sunday Adelaja
"A miracle focus culture is propagating wickedness."
"Stress is unnecessary and unnecessary stress is very unnecessary."
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TemitOpe Ibrahim
"Stress is unnecessary and unnecessary stress is very unnecessary."
"I think that feeling that if one believed absolutely in any cause, then one must have the confidence, the self-certainty, to go through with that particular course of action."
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Wole Soyinka
"I think that feeling that if one believed absolutely in any cause, then one must have the confidence, the self-certainty, to go through with that particular course of action."
"Christ in me is the hope of glory."
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Sunday Adelaja
"Christ in me is the hope of glory."
"Don't worry about not doing "it" perfectly right now. It's ok, just keep at it, you will soon settle in it and then you'll be glad you didn't give up. All you need is to be sure that GOD's hand is in it."
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TemitOpe Ibrahim
"Don't worry about not doing "it" perfectly right now. It's ok, just keep at it, you will soon settle in it and then you'll be glad you didn't give up. All you need is to be sure that GOD's hand is in it."
"Don't pretend to be what you're not, instead, pretend to what you want to be, it is not pretence, it is a journey to self realization."
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Michael Bassey Johnson
"Don't pretend to be what you're not, instead, pretend to what you want to be, it is not pretence, it is a journey to self realization."
"A man who would be intimidated by me is exactly the kind of man I would have no interest in."
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
"A man who would be intimidated by me is exactly the kind of man I would have no interest in."
"He way up is through service,Sacrificial service - it is better to serve than to be served."
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Ikechukwu Joseph
"He way up is through service,Sacrificial service - it is better to serve than to be served."
"Those in your inner circle can significantly influence your success and the progress you make towards achieving your dreams."
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Mensah Oteh
"Those in your inner circle can significantly influence your success and the progress you make towards achieving your dreams."
"Gender as it functions today is a grave injustice. I am angry. We should all be angry. Anger has a long history of bringing about positive change. But I am also hopeful, because I believe deeply in the ability of human beings to remake themselves for the better."
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
"Gender as it functions today is a grave injustice. I am angry. We should all be angry. Anger has a long history of bringing about positive change. But I am also hopeful, because I believe deeply in the ability of human beings to remake themselves for the better."
"All our works must pass through fire. Some of them will be burnt out and those that are left will be our good and useful works for the Kingdom of God."
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Sunday Adelaja
"All our works must pass through fire. Some of them will be burnt out and those that are left will be our good and useful works for the Kingdom of God."
"Nightmares are not dreams. A good dream does not leave the dreamer in darkness, confusion and terror. Start having dreams, not nightmares!"
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Michael Bassey Johnson
"Nightmares are not dreams. A good dream does not leave the dreamer in darkness, confusion and terror. Start having dreams, not nightmares!"
"Our goals and objectives are supposed to be well planned out in our minds."
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Sunday Adelaja
"Our goals and objectives are supposed to be well planned out in our minds."
"Many marriages would have succeeded today but many of the individuals didn't have the equipment; the knowledge to use to fix the situation. No marriage is irreparable but most most people are just too tired to fix it. This why it is important for you to get understanding.In all your getting don't get love....get understanding first. Understand what it means to be a woman. Understand what it means to be with a woman. You need to understand the complexancy in a woman and the uniqueness in a man. Understand communication skills, understand how to manage emotions and how to handle anger, you have to understand the dynamics of disagreement , you have to understand how to handle unfaithfulness; broken trust, if you do not understand all these things, you will always be stocked in life."
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Patience Johnson
"Many marriages would have succeeded today but many of the individuals didn't have the equipment; the knowledge to use to fix the situation. No marriage is irreparable but most most people are just too tired to fix it. This why it is important for you to get understanding.In all your getting don't get love....get understanding first. Understand what it means to be a woman. Understand what it means to be with a woman. You need to understand the complexancy in a woman and the uniqueness in a man. Understand communication skills, understand how to manage emotions and how to handle anger, you have to understand the dynamics of disagreement , you have to understand how to handle unfaithfulness; broken trust, if you do not understand all these things, you will always be stocked in life."
"Appreciate and find ways to invest in yourself."
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Sunday Adelaja
"Appreciate and find ways to invest in yourself."
"Dedicate your life to delivering people and teaching them the ways of Christ."
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Sunday Adelaja
"Dedicate your life to delivering people and teaching them the ways of Christ."
"It is values that tell you what your pattern and values must be on daily bases."
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Sunday Adelaja
"It is values that tell you what your pattern and values must be on daily bases."
"True satisfaction comes when the pursuit of purpose in the kingdom of God comes first."
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Sunday Adelaja
"True satisfaction comes when the pursuit of purpose in the kingdom of God comes first."
"The Scars come before the Stars."
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Ikechukwu Joseph
"The Scars come before the Stars."
"The language of marriage is often a language of ownership, not a language of partnership."
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
"The language of marriage is often a language of ownership, not a language of partnership."
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