This stupidity of sounding a siren and speeding through traffic with a coffin must be an African speciality.

Having the courage to speak one's mind is as important as knowing when the time is right to do so.

When the future you see is worse than the present, one begins to worry. And, oh, I speak of Ghanaian politicians. The tadpoles are out-jumping the toads.

Words are cheap but they gain greater worth when they first minister to the speaker of the same.

Loss taught me the strength of faith. Faith in a God who understands. Faith in a Saviour who gave His all. Faith in a Comforter who walked by my side.

Loss taught me the value of tears. Just as the rains come down to wash away debris and dust, tears unleashed can bring relief.

Loss taught me the priceless value of friends. I would have lost it but for my friends.

Loss taught me. It taught me that I won’t have people around me forever. The good I need to do to someone today, I may not have the opportunity to do tomorrow.

Loss taught me. Loss taught me that death comes to both the old and the young.

Don’t cause wealth loss to your generation! Life is too short to be little. You have an impact to make on your generation and the time to start was yesterday.

Don’t under-rate the scope of your influence in your youth. Don’t think you have all the time to make a difference in this world. Recognize that both brown and green leaves fall to the ground.

remembering and forgiving can be contrary things

Perhaps no one has yet been truthful enough about what 'truthfulness' is.

Never lose a holy curiosity.

The Law cuts into the core of the evil, it reveals the seat of the malady, and informs us that the leprosy lies deep within.

Bliss cannot be found by remembering the past or anticipating the future.

Nothing is less in our power than the heart, and far from commanding we are forced to obey it.

Ever doubt that God answers your prayers? Pray (sincerely) for humility... and watch what happens.

Start. Don’t look back. If at the end it doesn’t meet your hopes, start again. Now you know more about your hopes.

Sometimes for me not throwing a tantrum is what running a marathon or swimming the English Channel must be like for others of a less-challenging emotional nature.

What do I believe? I do not know; I do not know; I do not know.