"The past is never dead. It's not even past."

"When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to worry because he has brought his own stool."

"When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you."

"The ultimate test of a man's conscience may be his willingness to make a sacrifice for others."

"The trouble with Nigeria is simply and squarely a failure of leadership."