Quote by Mobutu Sese Seko

"I am the state, and the state is myself"

"The people must be educated to understand that their leader is their father"

"Zaïre is my property, I can do with it what I wish"

"I have the right to plunder my country because I built it"

"The best part of living is knowing you survived."

"The world needs heroes."

"Life is too short to live poorly."

"I'd rather be an optimist and be wrong than a pessimist and be right"