Quotes by Nigerian Authors - Page 128

3 Types of People You Will Encounter. Those who:1) Promise and Deliver,2) Under-promise and Over-deliver,3) Over-promise and Under-deliver.
Izey Victoria Odiase
Discovering life in oneself is to become all you can be
Sunday Adelaja
It takes time to figure it out.Give yourself sometime.It took Abraham 100yrs
Ikechukwu Joseph
Once upon a time, son, they used to laugh with their hearts and laugh with their eyes; but now they only laugh with their teeth, while their ice-block-cold eyes search behind my shadow. There was a time indeed they used to shake hands with their hearts; but that’s gone, son. Now they shake hands without hearts while their left hands search my empty pockets.
Gabriel Okara
The purpose of the church is to reveal to the people who God is
Sunday Adelaja
You must learn to overcome your cowardice, and put God, His principles and the things of His kingdom, that you are called to establish, first in your life
Sunday Adelaja
You were not just blessed for yourself,your were blessed to be a blessing toothers.
Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha
Alone, we are great, but together, we are better.
Izey Victoria Odiase
Each time he suggested they get married, she said no. They were too happy, precariously so, and she wanted to guard that bond; she feared that marriage would flatten it into a prosaic partnership.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Preoccupy your mind more and more thinking of strategies, methods of attaining possession in all areas of your life’s endeavour.
Sunday Adelaja
I don't see anything other than pretensions and low mentality in women who make a man run after a hole that would soon be inhabited by termites and worms.
Michael Bassey Johnson
We do not owe any soul, except that which played the most vital role in our lives.
Michael Bassey Johnson
When you dedicate yourself to your gift and do all the necessary studies to fully explore your field, you will be able to serve and to a full- valued and meaningful life
Sunday Adelaja
You can create the best out of your life by understanding the wealth of time and converting that time into the life that you were created to live.
Sunday Adelaja
Wasting and losing time is equivalent to wasting and losing your life
Sunday Adelaja
No matter how an individual views Satan, whether they believe that he is a real character or that he is just the product of literary scholars and imaginations, no one can deny that each one of us has an aspect of the devil within us. By studying the character and nature of Satan, we learn about ourselves; and the more we know about ourselves, the better we can fight our own personal demons—metaphorical or otherwise—in order to create a better tomorrow
Nwaocha Ogechukwu
I’m fulfilling my calling when I raise my voice concerning injustice
Sunday Adelaja
You make a name for yourself when you take on responsibilities and constantly solve problems
Sunday Adelaja
Pastors uses peoples ignorance to spread their deception.
Sunday Adelaja
Human resource is limited to the duration of his/her lifespan while time is unlimited.
Sunday Adelaja
You can choose to stay strong and keep moving on or you can run, and in the end still make a U-turn..
Chinonye J. Chidolue
Sometimes you hear people saying that there is a secret to get to where you wanna be, but at a certain point, you discover that you are the secret of your success.
Michael Bassey Johnson
A leader should accurately discern deceit.
Sunday Adelaja
We must always remember that the work entrusted to us by the Lord is a great work
Sunday Adelaja
You must choose what you do with your time. You must not just do things because everybody is doing them.
Sunday Adelaja
There is only one limitation to our progress and that is our lack of information.
Sunday Adelaja
Only great fools remain ungrateful.
Jaachynma N.E. Agu
the eyes of your understanding will see through to get Great Success
Ikechukwu Joseph
Always improve on things you do better and faster.
Sunday Adelaja
Your insult by the ungodliness and injustice in the land is a force.
Sunday Adelaja
It is the quality of time you are able to convert into the production of value. The quality of time you are able to concentrate and use to produce values is what determines your greatness.
Sunday Adelaja
To Change Priority Is A Sign Of A New Discovery
Sunday Adelaja
Your level of knowledge determines if you can be a priest for God or not.
Sunday Adelaja
A country where God is not honored cannot be truly successful
Sunday Adelaja
You should not strive for your own personal wealth but for the prosperity of the Kingdom ofGod.
Sunday Adelaja
Do not allow your life to diminish without reproducing it.
Sunday Adelaja
Always invest your life in your calling and purpose
Sunday Adelaja
Always learn to praise God for the present
Sunday Adelaja
Cultural values change with times, unless they are built on an absolute standard of values and virtues. This standard must be afterwards well-guarded and protected.
Sunday Adelaja
The truth of the matter is a matter of knowing and abiding by the truth.
Sesan Kareem
The courage of one can change the course of all.
Ogwo David Emenike
The church has to show the way of freedom to the nation
Sunday Adelaja
Occupy the earth with the multiplication of yourself
Sunday Adelaja
We laugh and jest at what we call “street boys or area boys” instead of thinking of what we could do, to get them occupied or send them to school and create work opportunities for them. We rather choose to build walls around our compounds, electrocuted fences to protect out interest and personal comfort. That only shows lack of Personal Responsibility.
Sunday Adelaja
Death has been said to be the leveller in that it does not recognize one’s class, race,ethnicity or nationality. Death does not look at the face before it strikes; it pays noattention to one’s beliefs or outlook to issues in life. Death has often been said to beinevitable. So it is glaring that for as long as people are born, people are bound to diesomeday but how man dies is a huge mystery.
Remi Akujobi
Look around and you will see what others are not seeing
Sunday Adelaja
Be conscious of your actions daily
Sunday Adelaja
Talk to the creator in a state of peace and solitude and ask Him a question concerning the purpose of your living
Sunday Adelaja
Miracle centered gospels cripple the present and generations to come.
Sunday Adelaja
The destiny of any country is in the hands of her church.
Sunday Adelaja
We cannot act according to the promptings of our flesh
Sunday Adelaja
Make a plan that concern your purpose, your calling and describes exactly what should be done every day for your purpose and life mission
Sunday Adelaja
God uses the problem in the life of every man for his good
Sunday Adelaja
Corruption is an inevitable by-product of the present structure of Nigeria's federalism. Once we restructure the polity into a true fiscal federalism, everything else will simply fall into place. Until then, corruption remains as official as it is legal in Nigeria.
Tony Osborg
Light always overshadows and out powers darkness.
Sunday Adelaja
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?
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
To an ignorant lady, she wants to look attractive and beautiful while some conscienceless men prey on her life.
Sunday Adelaja
It’s a privilege to serve God. Above all, serving God is joy and happiness!
Sunday Adelaja
Never exchange your life for a penny
Sunday Adelaja
For parents, it is important to respect the personality of a child
Sunday Adelaja