“It is far better to be free to govern or misgovern yourself than to be governed by anybody else . . .”

It is far easier for the proverbial camel to pass through the needle’s eye, hump and all, than for an erstwhile colonial administration to give sound and honest counsel of a political nature to its liberated territory.

Countrymen, the task ahead is great indeed, and heavy is the responsibility; and yet it is a noble and glorious challenge.

I am not African because I was born in Africa but because Africa was born in me.

But as a Great Power whose greatness is indestructible because it is built not on fear, envy and suspicion, nor won at the expense of others, but founded on hope, trust, friendship and directed to the good of all mankind.

The community of economic life is the major feature within a nation, and it is the economy which holds together the people living in a territory. It is on this basis that the new Africans recognise themselves as potentially one nation, whose dominion is the entire African continent.

There is a close connection between socio-political development.

The essence of neo-colonialism is that the State which is subject to it is, in theory, independent and has all the outward trappings of international sovereignty.

The masses of the people of Africa are crying for unity.

No people without a government of their own can expect to be treated on the same level as people of independent sovereign states.

Investment under neo-colonialism increases rather than decreases the gap between the rich and poor countries of the world.

Long before many of us were even conscious of our own degradation, these men [Marcus Garvey and W. E. B. DuBois] fought for African national and racial equality.

the innate respect for human lives, the intense humanity that is our heritage, the African race, united under one federal government, will emerge not as just another world bloc to flaunt its wealth and strength.

A State in the grip of neo-colonialism is not master of its own destiny. It is this factor which makes neo-colonialism such a serious threat to world peace.

The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked-up with the total liberation of the African Continent

The struggle between social classes and the history of ideologies. In general, intellectual movements closely reflect the trends of economic developments.

The courage to work, the courage to achieve – to achieve the highest excellencies and the fullest greatness of man. Dare we ask for more in life?

I think most of the people, once you see a Kiss show, you kinda get spoiled because I don’t think there’s anybody out there that’s doing a bigger or a better show than us.

I was here, and I loaded a shotgun on Independence Day, but I didn’t kill anybody.

I don’t have any ill will or ill thought towards anybody.

I’m harmless. I don’t have any ill will or ill thought towards anybody. When people know you’re that way, you can say stuff that the creepy guy at your office could never get away with.

You’re going through the horror of it, you’re going through the isolation of it but you’re being empowered by reminding yourself that you’re connected to everybody else.

The rule of the game was never assume that anybody, however honorable, would be able to stand up under torture. If Mr. X, who knew where I was, was caught for some reason, I should move.

I love to read poetry but I haven’t written anything that I’m willing to show anybody.

If you don’t get killed, it’s a lucky day for anybody.