"Unfortunately, the true force which propels our endless political disputes, our constant struggles for political advantage, is often not our burning concern for democracy, it is often of our dedication to the principle of the rule of law."

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Source : Olusegun Obasanjo, Ad' Obe Obe (2004). “A new dawn: a collection of speeches of President Olusegun Obasanjo”, Spectrum Books Ltd

Olusegun Obasanjo

#Struggle Quotes #Dedication Quotes #Law Quotes

“We cannot blame the schools alone for the dismal decline in SAT verbal scores. When our kids come home from school do they pick up a book or do they sit glued to the tube, watching music videos? Parents, don't make the mistake of thinking your kid only learns between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.”
“Oh! If only we were naked now, and free to watch our protruding parts align; To whisper - both of us - in ecstasy!”
“I think the advantage of democracy is that it makes us less dependent on a group of leaders.”
“I think it will be very challenging for someone who has not been in prominent public life in the age of Twitter to go out on the campaign trail.”

Source : "Which 'Wire' character reminds Obama adviser of Jeb Bush?" by Ashley Killough, www.cnn.com. December 30, 2014.
“I was a bit of a loner as a teenager. I never went to a single social event, because they terrified me.”
“A flower doesn't count the number of bees that come nor does it pump up its smell just when you walk by. Its nature, as is ours, is to expand itself no matter if anyone ever loves us back.”

Source : FaceBook post by Dr. John Douillard from Mar 06, 2013
“As you yourself have said, what other explanation can there be?' Poirot stared straight ahead of him. 'That is what I ask myself,' he said. 'That is what I never cease to ask myself.”
“Through my own struggles with depression, I discovered that knowledge, therapy, medication and education can provide the strength to get through it in one piece.”

Source : "The Struggle to Overcome Depression" by Susan Polis Schutz, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 14, 2010.

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