Powerful Quotes from African Leaders

“It always seems impossible until it’s done.”

Nelson Mandela

“We face neither East nor West; we face forward.”

Kwame Nkrumah

“The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them.”

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

“Dare to invent the future.”

Thomas Sankara

“The day will come when history will speak... Africa will write its own history, and it will be a history of glory and dignity.”

Patrice Lumumba

“Without unity, there is no future for Africa.”

Julius Nyerere

“Success is not the measure of greatness; it's the achievement of your goals in the service of others.”

Thabo Mbeki