The whole idea of a stereotype is to simplify. Instead of going through the problem of all this great diversity - that it's this or maybe that - you have just one large statement; it is this.

Quote by Chinua Achebe

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When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him,...

When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him,...

When old people speak it is not because of the sweetness of words in our...

When old people speak it is not because of the sweetness of words in our...

A man who makes trouble for others is also making trouble for himself.

A man who makes trouble for others is also making trouble for himself.

In such a regime, I say, you died a good death if your life had...

In such a regime, I say, you died a good death if your life had...

Democracy is not something you put away for ten years, and then in the 11th...

Democracy is not something you put away for ten years, and then in the 11th...

The damage done in one year can sometimes take ten or twenty years to repair.

The damage done in one year can sometimes take ten or twenty years to repair.

Art is man's constant effort to create for himself a different order of reality from...

Art is man's constant effort to create for himself a different order of reality from...

The only thing we have learnt from experience is that we learn nothing from experience.

The only thing we have learnt from experience is that we learn nothing from experience.

People create stories create people; or rather stories create people create stories.

People create stories create people; or rather stories create people create stories.

Stories serve the purpose of consolidating whatever gains people or their leaders have made or...

Stories serve the purpose of consolidating whatever gains people or their leaders have made or...

They have not always elected the best leaders, particularly after a long period in which...

They have not always elected the best leaders, particularly after a long period in which...

One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.

One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.

Nigera is what it is because its leaders are not what they should be.

Nigera is what it is because its leaders are not what they should be.

Getting results through people is a skill that cannot be learned in the classroom

Getting results through people is a skill that cannot be learned in the classroom

Leaders should be collaborative, modest, and generous.

Leaders should be collaborative, modest, and generous.

People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the...

People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the...

People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the...

People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the...

Leaders come in many forms, with many styles and diverse qualities. There are quiet leaders...

Leaders come in many forms, with many styles and diverse qualities. There are quiet leaders...

Manipulators rarely advise you to seek new and diverse information or to learn and research...

Manipulators rarely advise you to seek new and diverse information or to learn and research...

Remember the difference between a boss and a leader; a boss says 'Go!' - a...

Remember the difference between a boss and a leader; a boss says 'Go!' - a...