Kikwete Quotes & Sayings

Africa needs access to markets. — Jakaya Kikwete

Despite these afternoon misgivings and self-reproaches I clung to my notion, ill-defined though it was, that a serious study of human knowledge, or theory, or belief, if undertaken with a critical but not a cruel mind, would in the end yield some secret, some valuable permanent insight, into the nature of life and the true end of man. — Robertson Davies

Poor-quality software has all the subtlety of a neighborhood ice cream truck. You know it's bad for you; you know it's coming a mile away; yet you can't resist. — Eric Brechner

We cannot continue to mourn about our country being poor while our minerals are lying untapped and with harvesting at Lake Natron, we will not be the first to do so, because our neighbours, Kenya, are doing the same on the other side of the lake. — Jakaya Kikwete

I don't think they (the Chinese) have better friends in Africa than us. But when we compare to how much money we get, if we succeed, if the MCA is funded by the US Congress for Tanzania, it's going to be $700 Million. It's going to be huge, it may be a total of all the Chinese have been giving us all these years. — Jakaya Kikwete

If we invest in logistic centers, improve on infrastructure and create a facilitative environment, we can easily turn Dar es Salaam into another Dubai of its kind. — Jakaya Kikwete

In spite of its poverty, its political upheavals, its lack of resources, Haiti is not a peripheral place. Its history has made it a center. — Yanick Lahens

Roads are the blood vessels of the economy. — Jakaya Kikwete

Our government is focused on creating jobs, growth and long-term prosperity and on creating the right conditions for Canadian businesses. — Jakaya Kikwete

We design our own programmes; we take leadership. Of course the donors come in to support us, to complement our efforts. Our responsibility to the donors is about accountability: about how we use that money. If somebody gives you his money, definitely he will be interested in knowing how you spend the money. — Jakaya Kikwete

I was 52 years old. I had diabetes and incipient arthritis. I had lost my gall bladder and most of my thyroid gland in earlier campaigns, but I was convinced the best was ahead of me. — Ray Kroc

It's very sad that Tanzania is a poor football country. If elected, I promise to put this country on the world football map. I will make sure we produce our own Okochas, El Hadji Dioufs and Zinedine Zidanes here. — Jakaya Kikwete

The presidency is not an office job. If I only sit in the office in Dar es Salaam, I'm not running the country. I visit the country to inspect development programmes, to inspect activities, to see how things are going, how the government agenda is being implemented, what are the teething issues. — Jakaya Kikwete

At independence, Tanzania had 350,000 elephants ... in 1987, there were only 55,000 elephants left. — Jakaya Kikwete

To me, the most critical thing in agriculture is investing in the peasant agriculture, transforming peasant agriculture. — Jakaya Kikwete

I've never stolen anything in my life, except maybe a couple hearts here and there. — CM Punk

Land ownership has never been a problem. People have access to land. The peasants cannot complain about land ownership. — Jakaya Kikwete

I breathe deeply, and he hovers above me. "I'm going to fuck you," he says, yanking off my pants. The cold nips my skin. "I'm going to have sex with you." He kisses me strongly while lifting my sweater off my head. "I'm going to make love to you." His eyes bore into mine. "All at fucking once." His gaze dances over my features. "Not because of a fucking theory. I can't think of a place I'd rather be right now than with you. Truth is, I can't think of a place I'd rather be in fifty fucking years than next to you. — Krista Ritchie

Tanzania is standing by the people of Zimbabwe including President Mugabe ... Mugabe is there, he is president, he has been elected. If Tanzania had simply said, stupid, you're hopeless, a murderer, a violator of basic human rights; does that remove Mugabe from office? It doesn't. — Jakaya Kikwete

There are no demands - undue demands ... There are many questions we get? why China? why now and the answer is why not? ... There is no any hidden agenda in our cooperation with China, it is a relationship based on mutual understanding and equality; they understand our situation. — Jakaya Kikwete

Anybody who is rude to anyone in the service industry is automatically out. — Matt Bomer

Justice has to be done, justice must be seen to be done, what the AU is simply saying is that what is critical, what is the priority, is peace. That is priority number one now. — Jakaya Kikwete

For $425 you can buy pills containing real gold that make your poop sparkle. How have I lived this long without sparkly poop? — Michael Makai

There's a difference between fear and paralysis. And I've learned that I don't have to "grow up" to be open to opportunity, to be willing to step through doors without being pushed. I just have to be brave. I just have to be slightly braver than I am scared. — Victoria Schwab

Those who expect radical changes in policy and direction are mistaken and lost. The government of the fourth republic will build on what was undertaken by previous governments and will continue with all good things. — Jakaya Kikwete

If people want to get into leadership through corrupt practices, through corrupt means, I think that's detestable; we have to take action. — Jakaya Kikwete

There were times when there were riots in Africa, demonstrations against the IMF because of the policy advice they were giving, the conditionalities they were imposing, and the difficulties that arose out of the implementation of those conditionalities. — Jakaya Kikwete

Do you tend to focus more on what you can control or what you can't control? — Anthony Robbins

My government is going to deal with all forms of corruption. White-collar corruption will be high on the list and we are going to plug all gaps that are being used by corrupt leaders (and) business people. — Jakaya Kikwete

Guterak looked over. "Hey, you got your hair cut." "Yeah." Remy put the cap back on. "What made you do that?" "I shot myself in the head last night." "Well." Paul drove quietly for a moment, staring straight ahead. "It looks good. — Jess Walter

The presidency is not an office job. — Jakaya Kikwete