Ogwo David Emenike quotes:

To shine and outshine the shining stars, to take your abilities to the greatest height, to sit on top of the world, you must fortify yourself with persistence, the determination and willingness to stay in the same direction over a long period of time whatever the cost might be.

The slogans hang on and press on have solved and will continue to solve the problems of humanity.

You can't do it better without teamwork.

In the classroom of hatred we learn pain, but love teaches us to forgive.

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.

Mere hope isn't enough to change destiny. One must act.

The Sage's Wish: Like Sun, from the East, may you continue to rise, smile and shine.

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.

Take charge of your life! The tides do not command the ship. The sailor does.

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

In today's globalized world nothing is sure. Routines are falling; stereotypes are breaking. Life has never been as piquant as it is now. So go out of your way; leave your cocoon. Do that crazy thing and be happy you did it.

A natural, polite smile deceives no one.

To be the cynosure of all eyes, do the extraordinary when you are least expected.

Every man is the craftsman of his future, whether he hone it himself or allow fate do it.

Whatever thing the mind can imagine, the eyes can see, the hands will soon handle.

Histories don't make men; men make histories.

Excellence is a lifestyle, not a coincidence.

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

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.

The face of a truly happy man seldom lacks smiles.

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

Do you know the opportunity you get when you fail? It is starting again - an opportunity to perform better.

Like a warrior in the battlefield, a writer must endeavour to use his pen to stamp the paper with his identity.

The courage of one can change the course of all.

Courage, self-reliance and decisiveness are the main traits that define a man.

Nothing will bind the eyes of man quicker than the touch of compromise. A principle not compromised is a principle worth dying for. A dream not compromised is a dream worth living for.

True happiness that stands the taste of time comes by recognizing and appreciating what we do possess.

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

Greatness is in influence, and not necessarily in affluence. It is not achieved by being a 'paper millionaire', but by being a 'people millionaire'.

Accept and express your underlying certitude, and it shall be worldwide sagacity.

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

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

Failure does not connote that you achieved nothing. It denotes that you are on an adventure towards finding what will eventually advance you to the realization of your goals.

There is no good envy, except the one that motivates us to reach higher goals and be better than the person we were yesterday.

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

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

A man's genius seems to befriend the more when he reads with open heart, the masterpiece of masterminds, the sagacity of sages, and the ingenious words of geniuses of ages.

Developing your unique thought to the level of being appreciated and adopted by the world - that's genius.

Fear breeds cowardice, and cowardice compels bravery.

Good and quiet do not connote weakness.

Happy is the soul that has a friend. Happier is the soul that trusts in the truth of the heart of a friend. Happiest is the soul that knows the solemnity of friendship and honours its laws.

To be happy, you have to risk being unhappy.

Always be happy, you never know how happy you can make another by just being happy.

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

Forgiveness is not the act of doing nothing to the one who hurts you. It's easy to do nothing, but hard to forgive.