53 Quotes & Sayings By Paul Bamikole

Paul Bamikole is a writer, educator, and critic from Philadelphia, PA. His first book, A Place Where the Sun Doesn't Shine: A Journey Through Nigeria's Refugee Camps, was released in 2011. In his second book, The Blue Screen of Death: A Memoir of Life as a Black Gay Man Talking to White Men, he details his journey as a gay man of color going through the coming out process and being rejected by family and friends due to his sexuality.

Behind every successful athlete there is a responsible coach.
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Behind every successful athlete there is a responsible coach. Paul Bamikole
It is impossible for an uneducated man to rebel.
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It is impossible for an uneducated man to rebel. Paul Bamikole
It is in the time of peace that the instruments...
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It is in the time of peace that the instruments of war are built. Paul Bamikole
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We hear the world governments talking about peace but we know each government is busy secretly making weapons capable of destroying the entire planet. Paul Bamikole
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Some of us will be long forgotten before we are even dead. Most will never be remembered at all, not even by family. Paul Bamikole
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I am suprised to a mad extent that people who claim to be intelligent and truth seeking go to church, hear their religious leaders say something, and without vetting it to a reasonable extent swallow it hook and all. Now the church has moved from speaking truth to power but has now aced her game by canvassing for politicians who have no business with God or his people. "by the use of simple propaganda even the most spiritual among us can be sold for the price of an orange, " and the church is already falling into this snare. Without sentiments my prayers has been that God should raise us leaders who will futher his enterprise, leaders who will put God and the masses first. So it does not matter if it is Buhari or Jonathan, after all God used Cyrus who was a full blooded gentile( Isaiah 45 verses 1-8) to futher His cause. I strongly urge Nigerians to continue in their prayers for this Jerusalem. Left to some of our religious leaders they will even go the extent of helping God to decide who gets the votes. Let's not allow ourselves to be blinded by the curtains of religion and politics. And instead of using social media to spread bad blood and create feuds, let's encourage and spread the message of peace. Come the D day, we will go out there, vote (at least we have that right), and leave the rest to God. I am a Patriot . Paul Bamikole
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Democrasy comes into grave danger when truth is no longer spoken to power. Paul Bamikole
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One must be careful not to allow himself fall into the trap of hero worship; we are to take counsel from men, emulate their courage, and godliness, but we are not allowed to worship them. Heroes are men, and men make mistakes. Paul Bamikole
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Good dancers awaken the joy in our hearts, we have seen them ablaze on stage, videos, on our streets, in the theaters, in our homes, schools and they have successfully ignited the love of dancing in our soul. At least, this is the major reason why dancers are born and made. Paul Bamikole
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People whose dancing have brought joy to our hearts are born once in a century. We had MJ. Paul Bamikole
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We all ought to be like little children in the way we treat each other as human beings; quick to forgive, slow to offend, children are friends to each other irrespective of their gender, religion, and color. Paul Bamikole
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I know a little of living and a little of dying. I know how to survive, i have mastered it as a soldier gains mastery of his weapons. Yet i prefer dying, for in dying i learn to live. Paul Bamikole
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Freedom gives room for creativity. Paul Bamikole
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We can pull down a nation if we can make them believe that education is not important. If they believe that it is important and begin to act on their belief, then there is nothing anyone can do stop them. Paul Bamikole
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The purer your light, the lighter you will be. Paul Bamikole
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When you continue in anger, you throw away the keys to the door of your heart; others can't come in and you can't get out. Paul Bamikole
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When you begin to act on your dream it becomes a vision. When you stop acting on your vision it becomes a dream. Paul Bamikole
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To place Jesus Christ in the class of mystics is an insult to the Highest. Paul Bamikole
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So dangerous it is for a man to come into the acquisition of great fortune before he matures in virtues and principles. Paul Bamikole
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Failing is never too early, success is never too late. Paul Bamikole
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Curiosity is the offspring of mystery. For without mystery there be no need for curiosity. Curiosity is the search for the things that can be, it is the inspiration of the true adventurer. Paul Bamikole
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I wonder what inspires gamblers. Is it the adventure or the love of laziness? Paul Bamikole
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You can not rise above your understanding, yet our understanding largely stems from the quality and quantity of knowledge we have been privileged to acquire. Paul Bamikole
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Experience gives meaning to knowledge. Paul Bamikole
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See a man as a good opportunity and that is what he becomes. See him as bad luck and he becomes your headache. Paul Bamikole
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Ingratitude makes man an animal, even worse, for some animals do have a way of saying thank you when you do them a favor; take a dog for instance. Paul Bamikole
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A good man can become a nightmare if he continues to pay attention to wrong counsel. Paul Bamikole
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As a child i was nothing short of a genius, as a man i got used to stupidity. Paul Bamikole
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Where there is ignorance, there you will find despair; with knowledge comes hope. Paul Bamikole
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A man should never be judged by his skill, talent, colour, financial or political status, facial beauty and level of education but by the quality of his character. Paul Bamikole
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We can not begin to administer justice without understanding the concept of truth and mercy. Paul Bamikole
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A woman is always beutiful to the one who has fallen in love with her, nothing can dampen her image before his eyes. Paul Bamikole
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How can you expect people never to hurt you? That is not possible, not even in disney land. Paul Bamikole
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If you are humble you will never have to struggle against positive change. Paul Bamikole
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The deeds of our hands is directly proportional to the thoughts of our hearts. Paul Bamikole
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Do not hide your weakness for they grow and become powerful demons in the dark. Paul Bamikole
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It is funny that those who make the laws by which we are expected to live are usually the ones who have no regard for it. Paul Bamikole
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My only struggle has been trying to empower people who falsely believe that they are already empowered. Paul Bamikole
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People will continue to doubt you until they witness first hand the results of what you have mastered. Paul Bamikole
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Whatever you abuse will return to hunt you. Cultivate the self discipline to use everything within the environment God created them for. Paul Bamikole
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Illiteracy is the innability of a person to learn. It is not all about the innability to read or write as the middle class regards it. Paul Bamikole
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I am not proud that i know so much. I am humbled that there is so much to learn, and i haven't been able to understand the little i have been priviledged to know. Paul Bamikole
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I believe more youths stay out of leadership positions because of the fear of indequacy and criticisms. Paul Bamikole
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There can be no excellence without insight. Paul Bamikole
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Dancing is to music what a beloved wife is to her husband. Both of them are so in love, you can't separate them. Paul Bamikole
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Without a little chaos life will be dull, unbeautiful, for we have been trained not to align with simplicity for too long. Paul Bamikole
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We all need our heroes, not just in time of chaos but also in the time of peace. Paul Bamikole
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I thought i had been educated well enough until i left college. Paul Bamikole
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You can not be lazy and expect everyone to like you. That will be injustice. Paul Bamikole
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The presence you create is the presence you command. Paul Bamikole
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There's nothing that can defy the law of movement. Everything was created to move including the biggest of our mountains. Paul Bamikole
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Once we come to understand why we must love each other, it becomes easier for us to love. Paul Bamikole