Olusegun Obasanjo

“I believe in recovery, and I believe that it is not late to save Nigeria.”

“I will not be a party to the tearing down of the house that I helped to build.”

“The future of Africa is in our hands. Let us not fail the continent.”

“My joy is that I am still alive. The most important thing is that I am still alive, after the judgement of the death sentence.”

“When you are in a leadership position, do not rely on your own strength.”

“Collective security had a fine sound, but it was still little more than a word; it would still be the big battalions that enjoyed the big security.”

“Our nation is a country of paradoxes. It is a land of progress and poverty, of wisdom and waste.”

“Corruption is the greatest single bane of our society today.”

“Education is the bedrock of any modern society.”

“God has been very kind to me, I don't think I have any regrets. I am a very happy man.”

“The vessell of the state is always sailing on a stormy sea.”

“Let us not become a nation of cynics. Let us not lose faith in our ability to govern ourselves.”

“There is no substitute for victory.”

“If you want to be a leader, you must be a reader.”

“Democracy, like a plant, requires nurturing.”

“I am not a saint, and I have never claimed to be one.”