“The greatest tragedy to ever happen to a nation is not the incidences of war or terrorism. It's when more bookshops close down and more drinking bars are opened to replace them!”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Intellectual death is endemic in areas where people are unprepared to obtain new information for development. Learning is a way of staying alive.”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Begging would have been the best option if God had given talents to only a selected few. Fortunately, He gave us all our compactible gifts respectively, so it is an offence to be a chronic beggar.”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“If you can't set a better example for progress, don't show disapproval against the worse tradition!”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“A clear passion, a resolute determination, a can-do spirit; these are the rods for creating a great mark!”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Take distinct steps and exploits. Those who are distinct and distinguished always score distinction. Go there, be there and stay there.”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Leadership is about inspiration with character, not manipulation with position!”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Football Coaches do play football matches; their attitudes toward the game in times of tendencies of losing can cause a change in the scores of the games they monitor and mentor!”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Be careful of who becomes your friend and why. The person who will bite off your lips one day will have to first promise you a kiss today. Be careful of hypocrites.”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Take the unpopular route. Use the road no one travels by. Think of doing what is uncommon but remarkable. You have absolutely nobody to overtake you on the empty road!”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Knowing God is not enough; you must make Him known to others. Through your living character, you tell more about the living God!”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“To know if someone can speak offensively or politely, don’t give him poem to recite; don’t give him a song to sing. Just engage him in an argument and you will know it for yourself who he is.”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Everybody is standing, but you must stand out.
Everybody is breaking grounds; but you must breakthrough!
Everybody scratching it; but you must scratch it hard!
Everybody is going, but you must keep going extra miles!
Dare to be exceptionally excellent and why not?”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Just say “no” to bad attitudes. They may say you are “nobody”. Yes! That’s who you are; a “body” that says “no” to evil things!”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“The most thought to keep in mind is that "players" gain money at the end of each game while "spectators" lose it for a ticket in order to see the gainful players display their skills. Don't you want to keep watching your dreams or you want to get on the run with them?”
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Israelmore Ayivor
