Mo Ibrahim Quotes

- Businessman Born: 1946

We cannot expect loyalty to an unjust regime. Mo Ibrahim

Loyalty, Expect, Unjust, Cannot, Regime

Rule of law is the most important element in any civil society. Mo Ibrahim

Society, Law, Important, Rule Of Law

Modern slavery is a hidden crime and notoriously difficult to measure. Mo Ibrahim

Slavery, Measure, Crime, Hidden, Modern

You get over your first love by falling in love with something new. Mo Ibrahim

Love, Falling In Love, You, Falling, New

Behind every corrupt politician are 10-20 corrupt businessmen. Mo Ibrahim

Behind, Corrupt, Politician, Businessmen

Mobile phones play a really wonderful role in enabling civil society. As well as empowering people economically and socially, they are a wonderful political tool. Mo Ibrahim

Society, People, Political, Play, Phones

We measure everything - why not governance? Mo Ibrahim

Measure, Why, Everything, Governance

All we hear about Africa in the West is Darfur, Zimbabwe, Congo, Somalia, as if that is all there is. Mo Ibrahim

Africa, West, Hear, Congo, Zimbabwe

Intimidation, harassment and violence have no place in a democracy. Mo Ibrahim

Democracy, Violence, Place, Harassment

I left Sudan when I was 25 or 26 years old. If I had stayed, I would never have ended up being an entrepreneur. You can have the qualities, but if you don't have the environment, you just wither away. It's like a fish: take it out of water, it will not survive. Mo Ibrahim

Water, Fish, Environment, You, Survive

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While the Marshall Plan was important for Europe's recovery, Europe's prosperity was really built on economic integration and policy coherence. Mo Ibrahim

Plan, Important, Recovery, Policy

In the final analysis, finding a way to do clean business and not to pay bribes actually improves your bottom line. Mo Ibrahim

Business, Finding, Way, Clean, Pay, Line

Educational opportunities have supported the rise of the African middle class, the professional cadre of young people who are now willing and able to contribute to Africa's future prosperity. Mo Ibrahim

Future, People, Opportunities, Rise, Now

Of course, Nelson Mandela, everybody knows Nelson Mandela. I mean, he's a great gift not only for Africa but for the whole world, actually. But do not expect everybody to be a Nelson Mandela. Mo Ibrahim

Great, Gift, World, Africa, Mean, Expect

Far from being hopeless, Africa is full of hope and potential, maybe more so than any other continent. The challenge is to ensure that its potential is utilised. Mo Ibrahim

Hope, Challenge, Potential, Africa, More

The problem is that many times people suspend their common sense because they get drowned in business models and Harvard business school teachings. Mo Ibrahim

Business, School, People, Problem, Sense

Business people get many undeserved prizes - golden parachutes and bonuses even when companies fail. I don't think people should get rewarded for screwing up. Mo Ibrahim

Business, People, Think, Golden, Fail

Look at the international bodies that came out of U.N. - international, publicly funded bodies that neither you or I know their names, because they are completely outdated and still publicly funded because there are no sunset clauses. Mo Ibrahim

Sunset, Look, You, Know, Names, Because

What do you do if you're an executive who resigns? You declare yourself a consultant. Mo Ibrahim

Yourself, You, Consultant, Who, Declare

Nobody in Africa loves to be a beggar or a recipient of aid. Everywhere I go in Africa, people say, 'When are we going to stand up on our feet?' Mo Ibrahim

People, Stand Up, Stand, Feet, Say, Go

I ended up being a businessman unwittingly. I wanted to be an academic; I wanted to be like Einstein. Mo Ibrahim

Businessman, Academic, Like, Being, Up

I think the Cold War was worse for Africa than colonialism. Mo Ibrahim

War, Think, Cold, Africa, Cold War, Than

Africa has 53 countries. And you find that three or four countries in these 53 are dominating the news. Mo Ibrahim

You, Three, News, Find, Africa, Four

Young people, all too often, find their interests overlooked and their voices ignored. Mo Ibrahim

People, Young, Find, Young People, Too

If economic progress is not translated into better quality of life and respect for citizens' rights, we will witness more Tahrir Squares in Africa. Mo Ibrahim

Life, Respect, Progress, Quality, Better

The Security Council represents the situation from 1945 - you had the Allies who won the war who occupied that. The defeated guys - the Germans and Japan - were out. The occupied countries had no voice. That was fine in '45, but today, Germany rules Europe, frankly. They are driving Europe but have no voice. Mo Ibrahim

Today, War, Voice, Driving, Rules, You

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