Top 982 Quotes & Sayings by Nigerian Authors

The man dies in all who keep silent in the face of tyranny.

It's really refreshing to get these types of moments when people can say, 'Yeah, you're one of the best.'

When I was approached by Warner Bros. and DC about the possibility of directing 'The Flash,' I was excited about the opportunity to enter this amazing world of characters that I loved growing up, and still do to this day.

There is always a lot of competition at a big club like Manchester City, so I need to keep working hard, having patience and hoping for the best.

My faith comes before anything. It has also taught me to respect and admire people for what they are and who they are.

It's about legacy, it's about moments, it's about being an icon - I'll do what I do and the money will flow.

I love to study people, and that's basically what sociology is.

I always say my Christianity and my virginity don't limit options. I think that they refine my options.

I grew up in a footballing environment.

The rage of someone who continues to strive so hard and work so hard but is interrupted every day by society, by racism, by white supremacy, by the patriarchy - how can you not feel empathy?

As a young boy in a new country, you had to make new friends, and that was really difficult.

If I were not African, I wonder whether it would be clear to me that Africa is a place where the people do not need limp gifts of fish but sturdy fishing rods and fair access to the pond. I wonder whether I would realize that while African nations have a failure of leadership, they also have dynamic people with agency and voices.

In a world that wants women to whisper, I choose to yell.

The most important thing is that we are on the right path, and we will not deviate from it, even in the face of strong temptation to choose temporary gains over long-term benefits.

One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.

The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love and to be greater than our suffering.

The human spirit is stronger than any government or institution.

You can make something out of every unfinished story and every rejection if you work at it.

In countries with a properly functioning legal system, the mob continues to exist, but it is rarely called upon to mete out capital punishment. The right to take human life belongs to the state. Not so in societies where weak courts and poor law enforcement are combined with intractable structural injustices.

I think you only really feel like an outsider if you've been an insider.

We're all outsiders in a way. We're all alone and can become very lonely.

I come from a part of Nigeria where a lot of value is placed on implicit communication. The 'well brought up' child is the one who can pick up nonverbal cues from adults and interpret them correctly.

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

Every successful artist comes from a family - parents or siblings or both - who, although equally gifted, chose not to pursue the treacherous and difficult path of the artist.

The hardships that I encountered in the past will help me succeed in the future.

Remember, when God is executing His plan in our lives, He also designs and arranges events which continue to unfold until His purpose is revealed.

At the end of the day, everything you chase will run.

We know we are on the right path. Our journey is not finished, but we have come a long way.

Arsenal is a team that, even if they score two or three, people believe that at the end of the day, they might lose or draw. They have to learn to seal off games so that the opposition can't come back when they're one or two-nil up.

Allah says in the Qur'an not to despise one another. So the criterion in Islam is not color or social status. It's who is most righteous. If I go to a mosque - and I'm a basketball player with money and prestige - if I go to a mosque and see an imam, I feel inferior. He's better than me. It's about knowledge.

I'm thankful because all the hard work and sacrifices were worth it in the end.

Nigeria has no business with poverty. With our human and material resources, we shall strive to eradicate poverty from our country.

If you're able to grow up in Nigeria and go through certain things, you're able to tackle anything around the world because you're able to live wherever, if you can survive in a city like Lagos or Warri or Niger Delta, as far as I'm concerned.

My great-grandfather was a kola nut trader and the richest man in West Africa at the time of his death. My father was a businessman and politician. I was actually raised by my grandfather.

Don't hesitate or talk about what you want to do. Just do it.

We are members of one another. What binds us together is far greater than what separates us... because of our interconnectivity, what happens to the least of us happens to all of us. Whatever you do for the least of us, you do for all of us.

No one can fight corruption for Nigerians except Nigerians. Everyone has to be committed from the top to the bottom to fight it.

To be the first Nigerian to play for Manchester United is a great achievement for me which I am going to cherish for the rest of my life because it's not easy to dream something and it comes true. It's a great feeling.

My accent has changed my whole life. When I was younger, it was very Nigerian, then when we went to England, it was very British. I think I have a very strange, hybrid accent, and I've worked very hard to get a solid American accent, which is what I use most of the time.

I think speculative fiction has fewer unspoken prerequisites than literary fiction for writers of color.

A hungry man is an angry one.

It's kind of a language I've developed over time that's basically breaking up the face into components and planes. Inside each plane, I draw gradation marks, and when planes come together, they form sinews, a hairlike weave that's like a landscape of the face.

One thing that I know and I feel Nigerians will celebrate is continuity and peace.

I would like to see a lot of people more involved in practical solutions to practical problems. Women have got to the point where we can turn the world upside down.

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

I was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and I moved to Anderson, Indiana, in 2003 to go to school. I finished high school in America, then I went to college.

Originality is the essence of true scholarship. Creativity is the soul of the true scholar.

I never went to a university, and I am proud to say so because I don't think I have done too badly.

I'm not your average politician. I believe in higher forces.

Arsenal is an amazing club, I have been there since primary school and it's a place I call home and passionate fans who are like family members.

Always say 'no pun intended' to draw attention to the intended pun.

The privilege of being a writer is that you have this opportunity to slow down and to consider things.

I want people to see my color and my culture written all over me, because I am proud of the skin I'm in. It is an important part of my identity. What I don't want them to do is mistreat me because of it.

When good things are coming, there are always some people who haven't been doing good who will try and stop it. But if you believe in what you are doing and are strong enough, then you achieve it. People know who I am and what I have done.

I want to take this opportunity to acknowledge that our foreign friends are welcome to join in our endeavor to develop the resources of our country.

Every season, I want to be the best I can to be Africa's best player. I will do the best I can.

We will as soon as possible reexamine our laws and policies and eliminate all obstacles to genuine investment.

I've always affirmed, nobody's ambition is worth the blood of any Nigerian.

People are surprised I do comedy! And I'm like, 'Guys, that's all I have been doing. For, like, forever.'

I wander around online, but until I hit my daily word count, I only leave my desk to make some tea, eat, or to answer the door. At 7 P.M., I give up and spend the rest of the evening catching up with the news.