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Aliko Dangote Quotes

Nigerian - Businessman | April 10, 1957 -

If I have an idea, I can actualize it through our political leaders.

Political I Can Through Leaders Idea

If bad and inexperienced politicians control power in Nigeria, my wealth may turn into poverty, and I am not ready to become a poor man.

Power Man I Am Control Poverty Bad

If you don't have ambition, you shouldn't be alive.

Ambition You Alive

I used to own two homes in Atlanta. But it was a lot of trouble. There are leaky roofs; you have to call people. It takes up too much time to own property everywhere. Now I stay at the St. Regis. I used to like cars a lot, too. I had 25 of them: Porsches, Ferraris.

Time People You Too Much Trouble Up

My great-grandfather was a kola nut trader and the richest man in West Africa at the time of his death. My father was a businessman and politician. I was actually raised by my grandfather.

Father Time Death Man Grandfather

I always tried to move up the food chain. I started with cement and then moved into textiles and banking. When I was trading sugar, I added salt and flour so that then we could do pasta. And then I thought, why not make the bag for it, too? So, we started making packaging.

Food Thought Bag Salt Sugar Why

The number one thing that kills businesses in Africa is power - or the lack of power.

Power Africa One Thing Number Thing

If I had challenges in my company, I would not hesitate to sell assets to remain afloat, to get to the better times, because it doesn't make any sense for me to keep any assets and then suffocate the whole organization.

Me Challenges Organization Better

The gas, which is our main source of power, is priced in dollars.

Power Source Gas Our Which Main

The most dangerous thing for an entrepreneur to do is to actually go into a business that he does not understand fully.

Business Entrepreneur Dangerous Go

I've run a very successful business, and I think I can also run a very successful team.

Business Team Think I Can Run Very

Where the foreign exchange is not available, we are cutting down our operations. For example, we had a vegetable oil refinery; we have shut it down. We had a tomato-based processing plant; we have shut it down.

Plant Down Oil Operations Where

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