Talking Peace’ is one of the few books from childhood that I still keep prominently displayed on my bookshelf. Uzodinma Iweala Read Quote
Sensationalism only works for so long. Think of something like the Kony 2012 campaign. Its sensationalized, viral language got people all hot and bothered, but at the end of the day, there was so much it got wrong about the situation, and that did more damage to their cause than what they got right. Uzodinma Iweala Read Quote
The first time I ever cast a vote in my 1992 Blessed Sacrament School poll, I voted for Ross Perot because – Ross Perot. Uzodinma Iweala Read Quote
It’s a beautiful thing, the desire to help a fellow human who is maybe in a rough spot. Uzodinma Iweala Read Quote
Nigeria is a difficult place. It is not a country for the faint of heart. On a good day, when our larger cities such as Abuja, Lagos, and Kano are filled with the teeming masses going in so many different directions, flogged by the heat and sun, bumping down uneven roads all in the name of ‘the hustle,’ it can appear chaotic. Uzodinma Iweala Read Quote
For me, I am really interested in how I can stretch myself to produce things. If, in the process, others take note and recognise that, then wonderful. Uzodinma Iweala Read Quote
