Africans only perceive themselves as victims.

Africa is like a child that immediately cries for its babysitter when something goes wrong. Africa should stand on its own two feet.

Africa must take the first steps into modernity on its own. There must be a change in mentality. We have to stop perceiving ourselves as beggars.

The countries that have collected the most development aid are also the ones that are in the worst shape. Despite the billions that have poured in to Africa, the continent remains poor.

Africans are taught to be beggars and not to be independent.

In the industrial nations, there's a sense that Africa would go under without development aid. But believe me, Africa existed before you Europeans came along. And we didn't do all that poorly either.

Africa is always only portrayed as a continent of suffering, but most figures are vastly exaggerated.

No one can really picture an African as a businessman. In order to change the current situation, it would be helpful if the aid organizations were to pull out.

Let the mechanics of desire bring your fulfilment without interference.the more you interfere, the less likely you will get what you want.

I like stories where women save themselves.

But he was sixty-two when I was, born, and the novelty of daughters had worn away long before.

These people are very unskilled in arms... with 50 men they could all be subjected and made to do all that one wished.

The backslider likes the preaching that wouldn't hit the side of a house, while the real disciple is delighted when the truth brings him to his knees.

I thought I had swell ideas, and wonderful musicians, but the hell of it, no one else did.

Science is vastly more stimulating to the imagination than the classics.

When I'm onstage I feel changed.

Believe what is productive is not sedentary but nomadic.

There's something darn funny about an old librarian with a potty mouth.