Ogwo David Emenike

“Like love, like talent, like any other virtue, like anything else in this life, happiness needs to be nurtured - this is the truth of the whole matter.”

“I acquired courage from the masterpieces of sages. I came of age by their instructions to keep going, even in hard times. Then I learnt not to despair, even when it seemed that my world is falling apart. I learnt to possess fortitude.”

“You can't do it better without teamwork.”

“See your hard times through the spectacles of your experiences. They, too, shall pass away.”

“Every man is an author - an author of his state.”

“Fate determines a man's beginning. The man, by choice, determines his end.”

“Failure gives the bald hairs; equips the novice with experience. The learner, sooner or later, becomes a teacher by it.”

“Over the years, I've come to realize that determination makes one to punch above one's weight.”

“Be cohesive in your dealings. Trust built on and from mutual support, facilitating communication and encouraging coordination can be rewarding.”

“The burden of knowledge is lighter than the joy of ignorance.”

“Happiness springs up from within. Do not seek it without.”

“There is a good life. The goodnews is that you can live that good life. The good life is the happy life. To live this good life, be happy! A truly happy man is a good man.”

“When a man begins to do that which is assigned to him, it becomes as if he is more endowed and favoured than his fellows.”

“Every man is the conscious or unconscious author of his state.”

“I believe that our sole responsibility is to reach out, uplift one another and lighten one another's burdens. If we are not doing this, then we are yet to start living. What a man owes his fellow is a transforming encounter.”

“Love springs from the inside. It is the immortal surge of passion, excitement, energy, power, strength, prosperity, recognition, respect, desire, determination, enthusiasm, confidence, courage, and vitality, that nourishes, extends and protects. It possesses an external objective - life.”

“As the sun shines I will make hayTo keep failure at bayFor there remaineth a payFor my honest toil each day.”

“Perform your task and I shall know you. Perform your task and your genius shall befriend the more.”

“Happiness is in contentment, gratitude, and love. It is a lifestyle, not a location.”

“If we ask the right questions, we can change the world with the right answers.”