An awareness of our past is essential to the establishment of our personality and our identity as Africans.

Let us set our goals too high; let us demand more of ourselves than we believe we possess

There is always something moving, brewing. There are ambitious people everywhere. Wicked people. The only thing to do is to deal with them with courage and decision. One must beware of uncertainty, weakness or conflicting emotions - they lead to defeat

Today I stand before the world organization which has succeeded to the mantle discarded by its discredited predecessor.

Any who may wish to profit himself alone from the knowledge given him, rather than serve others through the knowledge he has gained from learning, is betraying knowledge and rendering it worthless

It is both the duty and responsibility of the world's fortunate few to help fulfil the legitimate aspirations of the unfortunate many

Many discouraging hours will arise before the rainbow of accomplished goals will appear on the horizon.