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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.

— Nnamdi Azikiwe My Odyssey (1970)

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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.

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Originality is the essence of true scholarship. Creativity is the soul of the true scholar.

My life is a pilgrimage from the unknown to the unknown. I do not know whence I emanated or whither I am bound.

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No matter how old an individual may be, no matter if he is young or old, if he thinks in accordance with the times he is immortal.

My stiffest earthly assignment is ended and my major life's work is done. My country is now free and I have been honoured to be its first indigenous head of state. What more could one desire in life?

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