Olusegun Obasanjo > Quotes

“there is a time for everything. When time and action are synchronised - right action at the right time by the right person - achievement and success are normally the outcome.”
― Olusegun Obasanjo, My Watch Volume 3: Now and Then

“Inability to focus and concentrate is the greatest enemy of goals and achievement.”
― Olusegun Obasanjo, My Watch Volume 3: Now and Then

“another drawback is inadequate training. Management training on a regular basis is a sine-qua-non for good performance in management. The principles of management are basically the same as they involve men, money and materials. Applications vary slightly depending on the nature of what is being managed, at what level and for what purpose. New ideas, innovations and new practices may emerge from time to time which a manager needs to be conversant with. Otherwise he will be way behind or even obsolete. Training and exposure act as tonic for renewal and reshaping of a manager. There can be no adequate substitute for such training, interaction and exposure until one ceases to be an active manager. To think that once one is in management position, there is no further need for training through formal and informal interaction and exposure is, I believe, the height of folly.”
― Olusegun Obasanjo, My Watch Volume 1: Early Life and Military

“Whatever is morally wrong cannot be politically right. Morality and ethics must not be divorced from politics.”
― Olusegun Obasanjo, My Watch Volume 3: Now and Then

“To err is human; to forgive is divine. To forget, for me, is amnesia, and this might cause one to fall prey again. I have no enemies but if you declare yourself as my enemy, I will neither arm you nor will I harm you; and if I have to dig a hole for you to halt you from continuing to pursue me, I will make it just deep enough to make you have to call for help. Who knows who may need to cry for help after a fall into the hole in the future, it could even be the digger himself.   OPEN”
― Olusegun Obasanjo, My Watch Volume 3: Now and Then

“there is a time for everything. When time and action are synchronised - right action at the right time by the right person - achievement and success are normally the outcome. But, like most things in life, there is an element of the G-factor for getting things right. You may study the situation, carry out analysis and projections, seek and employ experts and consultants and do all that you know and believe have to be done, but unless your plans and programmes are in tandem with the plan and purpose of God, your efforts may amount to little or nothing.”
― Olusegun Obasanjo, My Watch Volume 3: Now and Then

“Most of what people do well at is what comes easily to them to do. By training, learning, and practice, they improve, excel, and become experts. If what you are doing comes without ease but with pain, tears, struggle, and labour, you may have to reconsider if it is really your calling or vocation.”
― Olusegun Obasanjo, My Watch Volume 1: Early Life and Military