"Our choice of a reform framework dictated that we looked at the fundamental assumptions that had driven Nigeria's economy, society and policy hitherto and to seek ways of either abandoning or transcending those assumptions and their supporting institutions."

-- Ibrahim Babangida

#Choices Quotes #Reform Quotes #Fundamentals Quotes

“If you decide on having an alcoholic at your party, make sure it's a large gathering. This way, until the alcoholic begins removing their clothes or dangling the cat out the window, they can sort of blend in. An alcoholic at a small gathering is called an intervention.”
“Buying flowers is not just a way to bring home beauty. It's an expression of confidence that better days are coming. It's a defiant finger in the face of those naysayers who would have you believe your fortunes will never improve.”

Source : Pearl Cleage (2009). “Some Things I Never Thought I'd Do: A Novel”, p.8, One World
“There's strong men of wisdom in many different fields. They say 5% of the people are wise and righteous and 10% are wise but use their wiseness for wickedness or to deceive others. It's like a magician: he knows the answer to the trick, but you don't. He has to keep you blind to the truth in order for the illusion to work. When you've got that kind of wisdom and somebody else doesn't, you can always take advantage of them.”

Source : Source: www.complex.com
“It's the old story. You might be able to fool your coaches, or your teammates, or your opponents. But, you can never fool yourself in anything. I believe that the more critical you are of your own performance- the higher standards you have-the better you become at what you do.”
“I'm always looking for the idea in a scene or the philosophy that makes a scene worth existing beyond exposition.”
“Design is an art of situations. Designers respond to a need, a problem, a circumstance, that arises in the world. The best work is produced in relation to interesting situations - an open-minded client, a good cause, or great content.”

Source : Ellen Lupton (2014). “Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students”, p.219, Chronicle Books
“God's creatures who cried themselves to sleep stirred to cry again.”
“God has made a way of salvation for the lost. Not a way, but the way. And this is the good news - the gospel.”

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