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Aliko Dangote
25 quotes
“In whatever you do, strive to be the best at it.”
Aliko Dangote (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Foreign investors did not build South Korea - South Koreans developed their country; the Germans built their economy, an economy that was once in ruins. The Germans suffered a lot but now they are the best.”
Aliko Dangote (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In Africa, as you're being successful and doing things right, you're also creating a lot of enemies.”
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“He will do everything possible to ensure that he wins - within the constraints of the law. Obviously those who lose out in the battle complain.”
Aliko Dangote (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“He's charming and humble...”
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“On a visit to Tanzania, Aliko Dangote shared his dream of having an African-run business empire that would manufacture products all over the continent.”
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“Nobody thought we were going to appear in this industry. So with that, we know there are challenges and that's the truth, I have to be very open to you, but NNPC, they've been very helpful.”
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“For us to cross that hurdle, because the trade between us [African countries] is only about 16%, which is too low, we have to make sure that all the regional markets work. We have to remove requirements of visas. We have to allow free movement of people, free movement of goods and services, then the AfCFTA will work, without that it's almost impossible.”
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“This is a very, very big relief.”
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“I want to demonstrate what this refinery can do, then we can sit down and talk.”
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“Rather than ships coming all the way from Europe bringing products, or the ships going out of Nigeria, that is 21 ships going out of Nigeria every month. And then you have the products coming into Nigeria. This refinery is going to change the game.”
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“If you think small, you don’t grow. If you think big, you grow. It’s better to try and fail than never to try at all.”
Aliko Dangote (born 1957) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Address to African CEOs at the Dangote Industries Limited event (2025)
“I never worry about being too bold. In business it’s good to be aggressive, but with a human face”
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“Life is not worth living without ambition. In this life, nothing is impossible. Don’t allow fear to hold you back”
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“It was the biggest risk of my life. If this didn’t work, I was dead.”
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“I didn’t know what we were building was a monster. The pressure was coming from different directions... stories that it will never work, it will never work, it will never work.”
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“I’ve been fighting battles all my life, and I have not lost one yet.”
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“We, as Africans, must stop taking our money abroad. We should invest it here to build our countries and the continent. As for me, I don’t take my money out of Africa.”
Aliko Dangote (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We have to build our own nation by ourselves. We have to build our own continent by ourselves, not [rely on] foreign investment.”
Aliko Dangote (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Africa should not be a dumping ground.”
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“If you try to do a little bit here and a little bit there, you get into trouble. We arrive with focus, and we stick to it”
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“We don’t want to be No. 2 in anything that we do. We want to be No. 1. Worst case, we can be No. 2 but targeted to become No. 1.”
Aliko Dangote (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It’s not all about making money. It’s about making impact.”
Aliko Dangote (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I don’t really look at those things, they are very distractive.”
Aliko Dangote (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is not just about amassing wealth, but about creating worth, such as through job creation”
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