“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
“There comes a time that every obstacle may stand against you; it takes your love to keep you on track with what you are passionate about pursuing.”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“The main reason why God gave us imaginations is to allow us to have a specific power that can help us make realistic decisions.”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Be an initiator of change. Keep improving... To change is to improve; to become excellent is to keep improving often! Don't give up; people who make it in life are people who keep improving often and often!”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“The reason why salt and sugar are known to be sweet is that they season other things. Care to share and dare to do it every day!”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Clarity repositions you to quit nice activities that take you nowhere in order to pursue risky tasks that take you somewhere.”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“If you don't create a good message about your dreams, those who were created to pay for it can't find it. Speak them out and you will find those God created to finance it”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Intellectual death is endemic in areas where people are not prepared to gain new information for development. Learning is the intervention!”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Never be afraid to speak your mind on relevant issues; good leaders stand for relevance and they are never afraid to face the facts head on. Bad leaders see the problems, close their eyes and do something else!”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Positive words left unsaid are like sachets of currency notes burnt in vain. Positive deeds left undone are like deep wells filled with soil to the brim. Do the undone, say the unsaid and turn the unturned.”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“If you are courageous, people say you are boastful or “too known”. You either choose to accept what they say to you and you need to accept it with its consequences. The consequence is that you will remain where you are!”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Develop the wings of loyalty and you will fly above the dooms of disappointments. Disloyalty has one whistle; when it’s blown, opportunities take to their heels!”
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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
“Develop what you have. Project it to the world. God will put a star up there on you. Then the wise men will look for you as they looked for Christ. They are going to bring the gold, the frankinsence and the myrrh. Even if you are hiding in the sheep's pen, they will find you once the star directs them!”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Stop blaming people for not helping you. No matter how your teacher teaches you to recite a poem, you can’t wear her smiling face to the platform. You’ve got to put that smile on your own face.”
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Israelmore Ayivor
