Mo Ibrahim Quotes

- Businessman Born: May 3, 1946

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

Democracy, Violence, Place, Harassment

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

Love, Falling In Love, New, You, Falling

We cannot expect loyalty to an unjust regime. Mo Ibrahim

Loyalty, Expect, Unjust, Cannot, Regime

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

Slavery, Measure, Crime, Difficult

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

War, Today, Voice, Driving, Rules, You

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, Phones, Play

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, Recovery, Important, Integration

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

Society, Law, Important, Rule Of Law

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

Corrupt, Behind, Politician, Every

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of U.N. - international, publicly funded bodies that neither you or I know their names, because they are completely outdated and still publicly funded because there are no sunset clauses.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

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Roads are not practical in Africa. Mo Ibrahim

Roads, Africa, Practical

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

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, Feet, Stand Up, Africa

If Sudan starts to crumble, the shock waves will spread. Mo Ibrahim

Waves, Will, Spread, Sudan, Shock

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

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, Clean, Way, Pay, Line

Mobile phones could not work in Africa without prepaid because it's a cash society. Mo Ibrahim

Work, Society, Phones, Africa, Without

What we need in Africa is balanced development. Economic success cannot be a replacement for human rights or participation or democracy... it doesn't work. Mo Ibrahim

Work, Success, Democracy, Africa, Need

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

Being, Up, Like, Businessman, Academic

People never confess to failure. They should. Mo Ibrahim

Failure, People, Never, Should, Confess

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, Young

Experience shows that when political governance and economic management diverge, overall development becomes unsustainable. Mo Ibrahim

Experience, Management, Political, Shows

I really don't have heroes in business; I never looked up at business people. Mo Ibrahim

Business, People, Heroes, Never, Up

Africa is rich, and why are we poor then if our continent is rich. It is not right. Mo Ibrahim

Rich, Africa, Poor, Why, Right, Our

I need to be free, to speak the unspeakable. You can't do that in office. Mo Ibrahim

Speak, Free, You, Office, Need

Nobody messes with China, nobody messes with the United States, or with Europe, because these are really big entities with a lot of clout and a lot of economic power. They have a place at the table. Mo Ibrahim

Power, Place, Nobody, Table, Big, Europe

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