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" Not any amount of aid is going to move Africa forward. "

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" Many Africans are used to a life where they get up in the morning and don't know what they're going to do that day. "

" When Captain Moussa Dadis Camara came to power, too many thought he would hold to his promise to stand down, introduce democratic elections and restore the rule of law. "

" Cape Verde produces good people. "

" Compared to developed countries, or even to some major emerging countries, burdened by aging populations, financial crises, widening budget deficits, faltering faith in politics and growing social demands, Africa has become the world's last 'New Frontier:' a kind of 'it-continent.' "

" You fly for hours and hours and hours over Africa to go from one place to another. "

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

" It is very difficult for any dictator or any incumbent to falsify the results of an election and just get away with it. "

" The mobile industry changed Africa. "

" Almost every country in Africa has now instituted multi-party democracy. "

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

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" If we cannot accurately measure poverty, we surely cannot accurately measure our efforts to tackle it. "

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

" It was a no-brainer that the cellular route would be a great success in Africa. "

" Make as much money as you can, but can you please pay your taxes, because this is a major problem. "

" 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. "

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

" Celtel established a mobile phone network in Africa at a time when investors told me that there was no market for mobile phones there. "

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of U.N. - international, publicly funded bodies that neither you or I know their names, because they are completely outdated and still publicly funded because there are no sunset clauses.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

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

" Now is the time for Afro-realism: for sound policies based on honest data, aimed at delivering results. "

" Challenging vested interests requires a government's full commitment. "

" Africa was perceived - it still is to some extent - as a place which is very difficult to do business in. I don't share that view. "

" Many African people are smarter than me - kids who could have been better. I have no claim for genius. "

" Most of the money I made has gone back to Africa or is going back to Africa. "

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

" Africa is underpopulated. We have 20% of the world's landmass and 13% of its population. "

" I never set out really to build a financial empire or to be a wealthy man. "

" There is a crisis of leadership and governance in Africa, and we must face it. "