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Quotes by Nigerian Authors


"When we achieve our goal we are satisfied and build a good self-esteem."

"What the oil producer gets paid is about 16 percent. The majority of it is tax, which in fairness to the government of this country they have accepted and admitted."


"God only gives men power to make wealth, meaning God does not give wealth, he gives the power to work for it."

"When someone puts an end to something, it doesn't mean that he gave up, it means that thing is not taking him anywhere."

"There are many different ways to be poor in the world but increasingly there seems to be one single way to be rich."


"You don't live until you begin to live for keeping."


"Skills and proficiency is the greatest miracle that a man needs."

"How to know what God says is the time you took the decision. How to know what God says is what situation and condition was the state of your mind when you took the decision.Any decision you took when you were angry is definitely not the voice of God."

"They had both wanted it to happen and they both wished it had not, what mattered now was that nobody else should ever know."

"We sometimes have to experience pain for us to have a story to tell."

"If a person is not inspiring you positively. There is no reason for you to be around them. You don't need their negativity in your life. There's already too much in the world. Surround yourself with people who are going to uplift you and encourage you to move forward with your dreams and goals."

"We all have a second chance in life to make up for the first."

"Think on blessings and not curses, beauty not ugliness, health not sickness. Meditate on wealth not poverty, success not failure, grace not disgrace!"

"You deserve respect and appreciation. A person who doesn't have respect for themselves will more than likely not give it to you. You have to set the standard for yourself by not allowing the insolence."

"At that moment when you feel like giving up, take a look and search deep inside in oder to understand how far you've come. Don't give up now! Success is right around the corner."

"Parents never you make church and studying the word of God optional for your children. If they are in your house, get them up, teach them the word of God, the greatest awards, PhD or achievements any child could have is to grow up in the word of God. I and my family are living witness and it is extending to our third generation."


"Greed is an excessive desire for something more than one's proper share."

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

"There is no compromise when it comes to someones delicate feelings, the only way out is to stop pretending and set yourself free from someones life."

"Your beliefs frame your thoughts and actions. If you change your beliefs, you change your reality."


"Temptation is a strong weapon that Satan uses against the children of God."

"Take a look at the plants. They come together and thrive peacefully in the garden or park. They lean on each other without trying to outdo one another. They serve as a sign that we can see beyond our differences and embrace each other in love while allowing our uniqueness to add color to our world. If plants can live in harmony and show their beauty to the world, we as humans can do much more."

"Big dreams can't be developed alone, they need the right environment and relationships to flourish."

"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?"

"The more you think, the less you imagine. The less you imagine, the less you create."


"It is important to abide in the word of God, pray ceaselessly, and fast regularly."

"One thing I can tell you is this, that I am not a methodical writer."


"It is not the mountain that is our problem but the absence of knowledge on how to deal withthe mountain."


"The time of the third millennium is the time when the people of God will walk, covered byGod's glory, performing great wonders and miracles."


"We should get rid of these restricting attitudes and system of beliefs in order to remove obstacles in our way to the achievements of our goals and revealing our potential."


"Effectiveness of life should be measured by the results in the area of your calling or purpose."

"If GOD can raise a dead man, then He can raise a living man's dead anything."


"Silence and indifference would not take you anywhere at the end of the day."


"If you truly desire to be great, you must understand time management."


"If a child is roughly treated and not respected and not shown love, the child will have problems with self-esteem."


"It is essential to check the quality of work carried out or people let you down."


"You must always be proactive."


"Do not seek recognition or gratification from man - serve the Lord. He knows how to reward everyone."

"It is unwise to be part of what reduces you to less than yourself."


"Brotherly love should be our number one principle as believers."


"Holiness always exalts a person and brings him closer to God."

"She felt as if she had somehow failed him and herself by allowing his mother's behavior to upset her. She should be above it; she should shrug it off as the ranting of a village woman; she should not keep thinking of all the retorts she could have made instead of just standing mutely in that kitchen. But she was upset, and made even more so by Odenigbo's expression, as if he could not believe she was not quite as high-minded as he had thought."
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