Quotes from My Odyssey — Nnamdi Azikiwe
d. 1996
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There is plenty of room at the top because very few people care to travel beyond the average route. And so most of us seem satisfied to remain within the confines of mediocrity.
My Odyssey (1971)
My life is a pilgrimage from the unknown to the unknown. I do not know whence I emanated or whither I am bound.
My Odyssey (1970)
These experiences convince me that man is, at heart, innately sociable and ardently desires the fellowship of humanity, irrespective of race; yet social forces hasten the disintegration of the social structure by irrational codes of behaviour and conventions.
My Odyssey (1970)
Nevertheless, the motto of Garveyism appealed to me.— “One God, One Aim, One Destiny’—and I resolved to formulate my philosophy of life, so far as was practicable, towards the evangelisation of universal fatherhood, universal brotherhood, and universal happiness.
My Odyssey (1970)
The year 1913 is important to me because it signified the time when I had to assist nature in my habiliments. Hitherto, my father had been approached by my aunt, Azumdialo, to purchase a pair of boots for me.
My Odyssey (1970)