Best quotes by Mo Ibrahim on People

Checkout quotes by Mo Ibrahim on People

• ‟ What is a government supposed to do for its people? To improve the standard of living, to help them get jobs, get kids to schools, and have access to medicine and hospitals. Government may not directly provide these public goods and services, but government must be accountable for whether or not they are delivered to citizens.

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• ‟ Mobile phones play a really wonderful role in enabling civil society. As well as empowering people economically and socially, they are a wonderful political tool.

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• ‟ Many African people are smarter than me - kids who could have been better. I have no claim for genius.

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• ‟ Educational opportunities have supported the rise of the African middle class, the professional cadre of young people who are now willing and able to contribute to Africa's future prosperity.

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• ‟ More people smile at me now I'm richer.

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• ‟ The problem is that many times people suspend their common sense because they get drowned in business models and Harvard business school teachings.

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• ‟ Young people, all too often, find their interests overlooked and their voices ignored.

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• ‟ I really don't have heroes in business; I never looked up at business people.

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• ‟ Business people get many undeserved prizes - golden parachutes and bonuses even when companies fail. I don't think people should get rewarded for screwing up.

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• ‟ People never confess to failure. They should.

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• ‟ When you ask people what they think of Africa, they think of AIDS, genocide, disasters, famine.

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• ‟ Cape Verde produces good people.

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• ‟ Young people are better educated. They grew up in a society which is well connected, well informed. They are able to communicate to one another, to know what is happening.

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