Getting our children to cultivate the habit of reading can be a tricky affair. Get an helpful tip from the counselor.
But that one air for all that throng! And yet
How wondrously the magic strain went through
Those thousand hearts! I saw young eyes, that knew
Only the fairest sights, grow dim and wet,
While eyes long fed on visions of regret
Beheld life’s rose, upspringing from its rue;
For some, the night-wind in thy music blew,
For some, the spring’s celestial clarinet!
1 Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. 2 O ye sons of men, how
Life is a competition, a race, a battle, and a lot of other things. In the midst of it all, never forget, I am me and you are you.
I no be Casanova but I like women them;
I know you have a lover help me hail you man them;
My name is Carl and this is the story of me and the many women I love.
Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
I cannot promise to fix all of Nigeria’s problems, but I can promise not to create any more problems. I cannot promise that my presidency will make your personal life any better, but I can assure you that I will listen more to you.
How often have you heard the phrase “We will be alright”, “All will be well“, “We’ll be fine” and other supposedly therapeutic words?Which country has more optimistic people who are watching their country’s fortunes go
Every take-off is optional. Every landing is mandatory. If at first you don’t succeed, then skydiving isn’t for you.
Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
Even at the peak of my patriotic mood, it is easy to get tired of coming up with more positive vibes for Nigeria. Great Nation as we are, we sometimes need a Timi Dakolo to remind us of our greatness and pump us with more patriotism.
It is easy to get carried away with the childish politics we witness today and forget that Nigeria has produced sophisticated intellectuals like Obafemi Awolowo, Tafawa Balewa and Nnamdi Azikwe.
Divide and Rule is defined as the policy of maintaining control over one’s subordinates or opponents by encouraging dissent between them, thereby preventing them from uniting in opposition.
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
– Franklin D. Roosevelt
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
There is a friend that sticks closer than a brother. That is the easiest way to describe the brotherhood we witnessed with Choc Boys. Seeing it all falter has left a big gap in the Nigerian music scene.
The only reason people get lost in thought is because it’s unfamiliar territory. Seldom do those who keep quiet say the wrong thing.
Don’t give up, you never can tell how close you are to your Victory. Aimasiko lo damu eda, ori mi lowo Oluwa lowa.
These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion; tall men, but short character; steep in profits, but shallow relationships.
These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, cartridge living, thow-away morality, one-night stands, overweight bodies and pills that do everything.
Insolence is defined as being insulting in manners or words. It is being rude, cheeky, impudent, arrogant, bold, cocky and disrespectful. Insolence to me has become the go-to word to describe Nigeria’s present class of politicians.
There is nothing more horrifying than stupidity in action.
— Adlai Stevenson
Happiness, wealth, and success are by-products of goal setting, they cannot be the goal themselves.
– Denis Waitley
“Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.” Those are the words of Christ and those are the same words the road to hell is currently being decorated with, and folks are being finessed to take that route daily.
He has made a way
Where there was no way
Hallelujah Eh! It’s the sound of breakthrough
Hallelujah Eh! Hallelujah O Oh!
Let the sound of rejoicing fill this house
Hopefully we get to see more of the Klopp Hug, less of broken spectacles, more goals from the terrific front three, less of injuries, more great Anfield European nights, less crowd disturbances, more youngsters coming through and performing excellently, less of one season wonders.
This has been a long time coming, and it is coming from my heart. I am caught somewhere in between writing a “note to self” and a “to whom it may concern“.Being unable to blog
It is easier to marry on Facebook than in reality. The challenge of a technology savvy generation is that it takes less guts to post about your wife on your page than engage the real person you married.
So my Dear Unborn Child, I want you to know that every rule has an exception and the weather sometimes is the rule and not the paper. If you ever want to be a learned man like me, then you must first seek “Patience”. This singular virtue can make or mar you.
I remember how it was said that rats use to eat millions of Pablo Escobar’s money annually, apparently there was evidence to prove it. I wonder if Pablo would have any money left if a Nigerian snake had found its way into his cash store.
Simi’s Joromi tells the story of the delectable Sister Simi deciding enough is enough with Uncle Joromi forming “Tough Guy” while she is all “Good Girl-ish” and “They” never happening because he never gets to ask her out. She is taking matters into her own hands and is going to “shoot her shot.”