"I made money. I wanted to give it back to Africa but I wanted to give it back in a meaningful way. So I really want to do something which deals with the root of the problem of hunger, of disease, of ills we have in our society."

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Source : Source: www.npr.org

Mo Ibrahim

#Meaningful Quotes #Roots Quotes #Giving Quotes

“I'm not better than anyone, and I'm not trying to convince people to live by my standards of what's right. I'm trying to convince them to live by their own.”
“I always keep my mind open. For me, a mind has to work like like a parachute, works only if it's open.”
“Woe to him who saw no more sense in his life, no aim, no purpose, and therefore no point in carrying on.”
“The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens.”
“I was no chief and never had been, but because I had been more deeply wronged than others, this honor was conferred upon me, and I resolved to prove worthy of the trust.”

Source : Geronimo (2012). “Geronimo: My Life”, p.33, Courier Corporation
“If you start a painting and you don't like where it's going, don't give up on it. Just keep going and follow through. You might be surprised how it ends up.”
“I sometimes like the situation that forces you to rely on your instinct and impulses.”
“Animal research and testing has played a part in almost every medical breakthrough of the last century. It has saved hundreds of millions of lives worldwide...”

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