“Ignorance must be prosecuted when arrested. The only way for its arrest is by information and the only way for prosecution is through reading and learning of new things.”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“When I was young, I thought it was thunder that kills people. But when I learnt physics in St. Paul's High School, I discovered that it is rather the lightning that does the killing. The voice of the thunder itself is just a noise. The lightning is the poise. I learnt to take the course of my life, not by violence but rather with intelligence.”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Leave me alone", is not a good news! "Let's be together" is not a bad news. We were made to be each others keepers. Let love lead”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Success is not reserved for a selected group of people who have silver spoons in their mouths. Those who have golden spoons in their hands can equally be satisfied by guiding their faiths to feed their dreams”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“When you fall down, rise up. When you fall again, rise up again. This is just a developmental process that makes a healthy baby become a successful man.”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“All you have is today. Never mourn for tomorrow that is past and gone. You don’t deserve to starve today of its pleasure and treasure. Feel happy!”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Leaders don't define wealth by material things they see. They define wealth by the visions they imagine and actions they take.”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Dream big dreams, but start small. A journey of thousand steps begins with a step.”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“The size and height of the tree determines how heavily the ground will shake when it falls. The cassava tree falls and not even the pests in the forest are aware. The baobab tree falls and the whole forest looks empty! Such is human life!”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Be disciplined and disciple to thrive in every situation and keep cleaved to your plans.”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Me: I am very busy now. Can you please excuse me for few minutes?
She: Oh ok. But why are you sweating all over your body?
Me: I am very busy, that is why. I am dreaming extra-large dreams.”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Leaders are not known by their positions; they are known by their roles in those position. You have many gifts as a leader, but your dominant gift is what you will use to lead.”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Not everyone who died had left a "memory" and not everyone who had left a memory had left a "blessed" one. Therefore, not all have died should be tagged "...of a blessed memory”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Stop and say something good about yourself! Believe what you have just said! Pray for what you have just believed! Have faith for what you just prayed for! Work out that faith! ...and surely goodness and mercy shall follow you!”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Within every little dream seed is the potential viability of sprouting to becoming a great forest.”
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Israelmore Ayivor
