Notable Quotes

"Inside every seed lies the promise of a forest" Deepak Chopra

"If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it" Rev Jesse Jackson

 "Thinkers think and doers do. But until the thinkers do and the doers think, progress will be just another word in the already overburdened vocabulary of the talkers who talk". Unknown

"To master the creative power of thought is to master the personal self; and to master the personal self is to master fate". C.D. Larson

"To desire the present realization of those things that we cannot gain possession of in the present, is to misdirect and consequently waste a great deal of energy" C.D. Larson

"Until Africans change their own social and economic culture into one that is far more responsible, family focused, educationally driven and respectful of honest democratic government nothing will change. Africans have the same abilities and intelligence as any race but unless they make the effort to make better cultural choices they will be left behind. Mandela is an exception as black leaders are more interested in seizing power and stealing from their countries to support their extravagant life styles and flee to Europe if any difficulties arise. Africa is a wealthy continent and should be a contributor not an endless drain". Dave Hand, Toronto, Canada

"Africa needs to turn to itself to solve its problems. I am an African living in the USA and I have noticed here that people are proud to be Americans and therefore are willing to give back to society. Africa needs to develop a sense of patriotism amongst its people wherever they are. We need those with economic expertise to give something back in helping to shape the destiny of Africa. We need voices of hope in Africa who will encourage others to rebuild the broken walls. The beggar mentality must be curbed - after all you can only reap a harvest out of what you sow. If you keep on asking others for help, then you are not sowing anything and there is nothing for you to reap but poverty. More aid only helps to encourage dependency and creates a vicious circle".  Rosemary Mwenja, US

"When your inner experience depends on somebody, that is the worst form of slavery". Unknown

"Poor people run after money, rich people run after things and wealthy people run after ideas" Myles Munroe

"Beware of over concern for money or position or glory. Someday you will meet a man who cares for none of these things. Then you will know how poor you are" Rudyard Kipling

"A bad system doesn't appear wrong to those who benefit from it. They do everything to defend it to the detriment of larger society" Unknown