Quotes by Nigerian authors

Welcome to Nigerian Quotes, the supreme resource of inspiration as well as motivation for Nigerians! Right here you will certainly find a collection of the most inspiring as well as provocative quotes from several of Nigeria's the majority of prominent figures. Whether you're searching for words of knowledge to assist you with a difficult time, or just wish to be advised of the elegance of life, you'll discover it here. From the sensible words of Nelson Mandela to the inspiring words of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, you'll discover the excellent quote to assist you stay inspired as well as inspired. So, take a look around as well as find the ideal quote to assist you remain motivated as well as passionate.

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"Religion is one dimension of culture, a transcendent element of it"

Francis Arinze, Clergyman

"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"

Hakeem Olajuwon, Athlete

"It is better we disintegrate in peace and not in pieces"

Nnamdi Azikiwe, Statesman

"The Catholic faith never changes. But the language and mode of manifesting this one faith can change according to peoples, times and places"

Francis Arinze, Clergyman

"With reference to other religions, the Church sees a great difference between them and herself. The other religions are expressions of the human soul seeking God, with some beautiful spiritual insights, but also not without errors. Christianity is rather God seeking humanity"

Francis Arinze, Clergyman

"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"

Francis Arinze, Clergyman

"The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism"

Wole Soyinka, Dramatist

"Looking at faces of people, one gets the feeling there's a lot of work to be done"

Wole Soyinka, Dramatist

"And gradually they're beginning to recognize the fact that there's nothing more secure than a democratic, accountable, and participatory form of government. But it's sunk in only theoretically, it has not yet sunk in completely in practical terms"

Wole Soyinka, Dramatist

"Power is domination, control, and therefore a very selective form of truth which is a lie"

Wole Soyinka, Dramatist

"Because I believe that humans are computers, I conjectured that computers, like people, can have left- and right-handed versions"

Philip Emeagwali, Scientist

"Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of prison stronger"

Philip Emeagwali, Scientist

"Debate and divergence of views can only enrich our history and culture"

Ibrahim Babangida, Statesman

"There is a tendency around the world today to copy TV culture. And that is not always a virtue"

Francis Arinze, Clergyman

"Vatican II declares the Church... as necessary for salvation"

Francis Arinze, Clergyman

"There is no dogma that the organ or harmonium can be used in church, but not the drum"

Francis Arinze, Clergyman

"Remarkable is the greater openness of the Catholic Church towards people of other religious traditions and persuasions. The development has not been without problems, since some people have resisted it and others have pushed openness beyond the desirable point"

Francis Arinze, Clergyman

"I've now been in this country for thirteen years, since I was seventeen. So this is my second home"

Hakeem Olajuwon, Athlete

"I don't think Michael had to retire for us to get the spotlight, because when you win, it commands attention"

Hakeem Olajuwon, Athlete

"I always keep a ball in the car. You never know"

Hakeem Olajuwon, Athlete

"All these boundaries - Africa, Asia, Malaysia, America - are set by men. But you don't have to look at boundaries when you are looking at a man - at the character of a man. The question is: What do you stand for? Are you a follower, or are you a leader?"

Hakeem Olajuwon, Athlete

"I remember at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Shaq always wanted me to show him steps over and over"

Hakeem Olajuwon, Athlete

"Being from Africa is the best thing that could have ever, ever happened to me. I cannot see it any other way. All of my fundamental principles that were instilled in me in my home, from my childhood, are still with me"

Hakeem Olajuwon, Athlete

"When I look at the system here and look at my position - not just as a basketball player, but when I look around me at the values of the people and the culture and compare them with the values of where I came from - I feel so blessed to be from Africa"

Hakeem Olajuwon, Athlete

"My background playing soccer gave me a natural advantage over many of the American-born players"

Hakeem Olajuwon, Athlete

"Basketball is in my blood. It is my obligation to try"

Hakeem Olajuwon, Athlete

"Well, the first thing is that truth and power for me form an antithesis, an antagonism, which will hardly ever be resolved. I can define in fact, can simplify the history of human society, the evolution of human society, as a contest between power and freedom"

Wole Soyinka, Dramatist

"The novel, for me, was an accident. I really don't consider myself a novelist"

Wole Soyinka, Dramatist

"One, a mass movement from within, which, as you know, is constantly being put down brutally but which, again, regroups and moves forward as is happening right now as we are speaking"

Wole Soyinka, Dramatist

"I don't really consider myself a novelist, it just came out purely by accident"

Wole Soyinka, Dramatist

"But theater, because of its nature, both text, images, multimedia effects, has a wider base of communication with an audience. That's why I call it the most social of the various art forms"

Wole Soyinka, Dramatist

"There's something about the theater which makes my fingertips tingle"

Wole Soyinka, Dramatist

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

Wole Soyinka, Dramatist

"My horizon on humanity is enlarged by reading the writers of poems, seeing a painting, listening to some music, some opera, which has nothing at all to do with a volatile human condition or struggle or whatever. It enriches me as a human being"

Wole Soyinka, Dramatist

"But when you're deprived of it for a lengthy period then you value human companionship. But you have to survive and so you devise all kinds of mental exercises and it's amazing"

Wole Soyinka, Dramatist

"There's a kind of dynamic quality about theater and that dynamic quality expresses itself in relation to, first of all, the environment in which it's being staged; then the audience, the nature of the audience, the quality of the audience"

Wole Soyinka, Dramatist

"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"

Wole Soyinka, Dramatist

"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"

Wole Soyinka, Dramatist

"Even when I'm writing plays I enjoy having company and mentally I think of that company as the company I'm writing for"

Wole Soyinka, Dramatist

"Books and all forms of writing are terror to those who wish to suppress the truth"

Wole Soyinka, Dramatist

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