We have been told we are too poor to develop ourselves. We w... - Thomas Sankara

"We have been told we are too poor to develop ourselves. We will prove that we are too proud to remain poor."

Thomas Sankara Success

President, Revolutionary Leader Burkinabè 1949–1987

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"You cannot carry out fundamental change without a certain amount of madness."

"Freedom only comes to those who demand it."

"The revolution and women's liberation go together; you cannot separate them."

"Colonialism was not satisfied merely to impose its rule upon the present; it sought to devalue the past."

"Success comes to those who never give up."

"Success is measured by happiness, not money."

"You make your own luck in this world."

"You have to be organized to be successful in anything."