Paul Boateng quotes

Paul Boateng quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“The future of Africa lies not with external actors but within Africa itself. The future of Africa lies here in Africa.”
-- Paul Boateng

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“I am honoured to be asked to take on this role, especially as it comes at such an integral time for our relationship with South Africa and the African continent. There shall be many new challenges and opportunities ahead and I look forward to embracing them with great anticipation [on becoming the UK's high commissioner to South Africa]”
-- Paul Boateng

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“Nobody ever forgets their first night in the bush. It's among the precious, meagre handful of life firsts that remain indelible.”
“You live it forward, but understand it backward.”

Source : Abraham Verghese (2012). “Cutting for Stone”, p.11, Random House India
“The splitting of the atom has changed everything except for how we think.”
“My faith inspires me so much. It is the very reason that I run. I feel that my running is completely a gift from God and it is my responsibility to use it to glorify him.”

Source : Interview with Mary Fairchild, www.thoughtco.com. March 24, 2017.
“Economics, as it has emerged, can be made more productive by paying greater and more explicit attention to the ethical considerations that shape human behaviour and judgment.”
“Playing behind a first-ballot Hall of Famer, who also is the all-time record holder for consecutive starts by a quarterback, it's a different mind-set. You just have to challenge yourself in ways that you never challenged yourself before.”
“Creating something new is easy, creating something that lasts is the challenge.”

Source : Adam Braun (2015). “The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change”, p.171, Simon and Schuster
“Your life, all of your life, is your path to awakening. By resisting or not dealing with its challenges, you stay asleep to Reality. Pay attention to what life is trying to reveal to you. Say yes to its fierce, ruthless, and loving grace.”
“It is very clear that one way to challenge insults is to submit to them.”
“I always want to set myself a challenge by doing something no-one would expect me to do! But, having said that, I don't feel as a musician you can steer too far away from what you normally do.”

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