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Quotes by Nigerian Authors
"We teach girls shame. Close your legs; cover yourself. We make them feel as though being born female, they're already guilty of something. And so, girls grow up to be women who silence themselves. They grow up to be women who cannot say what they truly think. And they grow up--and this is the worst thing we do to girls--they grow up to be women who have turned pretense into an art form."
"A mother has the best of all smiles; she is a wonderful friend, lover and adviser."
"Stay with and pursue your dreams, and history will tell your stories in golden, glossy and embossed shining foils."
"It is God's desire that every one of us is involved in serving Him with all our heart and soul."
"What the culture of get rich quick does to our people is People forget that they have to create their wealth in their nation. They rather think they must be given."
"Put your converted time into something productive."
"The former time is the time of gloom and darkness, but the later time is a time of the redemption and the mercy of God."
"Every evil we see in our society today can be traced back to ignorance."
"We as pastors, as God's ministers, must have right priorities. Only then we will become successful in ministry."
"Success can't be achieved without personal development and constantly improving yourself."
"We do not just risk repeating history if we sweep it under the carpet, we also risk being myopic about our present."
"Righteousness gives a person the right to God's protection."
"You are never in lack, you are always in fullness, realize it and live it."
"I should never call myself a feminist since feminists are women who are unhappy because they cannot find husbands.So I decided to call myself a Happy Feminist."
"Do whatever makes your spirit glow out loud."
"At the root of every form of ungodliness, injustice, nepotism, selfishness, every rivalry and competitive jealousy, is the monster called greed."
"I have my father's lopsided mouth. When I smile, my lips slope to one side. My doctor sister calls it my cerebral palsy mouth. I am very much a daddy's girl, and even though I would rather my smile wasn't crooked, there is something moving for me about having a mouth exactly like my father's."
"Unfortunately, the true force which propels our endless political disputes, our constant struggles for political advantage, is often not our burning concern for democracy, it is often of our dedication to the principle of the rule of law."
"In a world where things are moving so fast, don't get lost in the midst of it all. Figure out what's more important to you and proceed with confidence. I know it gets a bit hectic at times and almost seems impossible. But, you can get there, even if you must pause along the way. Just don't come to a complete stop."
"Don't run around looking for someone who can sexually satisfy you, run around and look for the book which will intellectually satisfy you."
"Like any formula, success has parts and therefore it is expressed in three ways " achievement (a science), fulfilment (an art) and lifestyle (an act). All three have to be present for the formula to be complete."
"What divide us are not our Differences but our prejudicial attitudes towards others."
"Talent without money, coach, vision and mission is a piteous adventure."
"The aspiration to attain goals overcomes death."
"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."
"Instead of us to rely on the strength and ability God has given us we hope for favor and help from God and people then do nothing."
"Tests and persecutions will eventually lead to deliverance from bondage and make us stronger if we respond right to them."
"I think I'm much less self confident today. I actually went through a quite painful period because of that thinking that I was completely hopeless. But I think that's something that we all go through at various times of our lives and it was quite a sustained thing with me."
"Your mind is like a tunnel that has no end, and a baloon, that even too much air cannot burst."
"We're all outsiders in a way. We're all alone and can become very lonely."
"A matured woman is therefore a responsible woman irrespective of her age, status and qualification."
"A strong team consists of people who know how to follow a leader."
"Godliness has already come in human flesh to rescue humanity from its own ungodliness."
"Always reveal the nature of God to people."
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