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It is only by our hands that we can build this continent to the standard that we envy and admire in the advanced countries.

— Nana Awere Damoah

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A well-rounded head doesn't necessarily house a well-rounded mind.

I write with young adults in mind, mostly.

Stupidity, once it overcomes its initial state of inertia, is sustained by its own momentum.

If you won't push someone up, the least you can do is not to pull him down.

A big nose does not necessarily mean a sharper sense of smell.

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