Okoli Quotes & Sayings

Yes, take it all around, there is quite a good deal of information in the book. I regret this very much; but really it could not be helped.
-from the Prefatory — Mark Twain

On the day Princess Diana died, a group of students had gathered before a lecture, talking about what they had heard on the radio that morning, repeating "paparazzi" over and over, all sounding knowing and cocksure, until, in a lull, Okoli Okafor quietly asked, "But who exactly are the paparazzi? Are they motorcyclists?" and instantly earned himself the nickname Okoli Paparazzi — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

You can do a lot more good with money than without it. — Mark Victor Hansen

Um," I asked, "isn't the whole point about being a slave that you don't have a choice to be anything else?" Prettying up the word slave with the adjective-noun constructions makes "enslaved African" sound nonchalant. As in "Those were the cabins of the jolly leprechauns. — Sarah Vowell

Courage, my boy! that is the complexion of virtue. — Diogenes Laertius

I proceeded in my national mission, seeking to pave the way for an understanding between His Majesty and the other ruling princes of Arabia. — Ameen Rihani

I am thankful to all those who said no. It's because of them, I did it myself. — Wayne W. Dyer

There is no evil in the darkness, it's just an absence of light. — Robin Jarvis

How many fucking times do I have to tell you that you're special?"
"A million? Possibly more."
Cooper grinned at my tone. "Fair enough. — Bijou Hunter

Jimmy Carter is the embodiment of dignity, grace, and the hope for a better world - Carlos Santana — Yoko Ono

Fanatics are like debris following the course of the wind, they are swept around like sand, and convinced to believe in what they do not understand. — Michael Bassey Johnson