Binyavanga Wainaina

Every human being has a bit of gangster in him.

I'm extremely optimistic about rapid transformation and change of things in Africa in general.

There is no country in the world with the diversity, confidence and talent and black pride like Nigeria.

Since the days of Greece and Rome, when the word 'citizen' was a title of honor, we have often seen more emphasis put on the rights of citizenship than on its responsibilities.

If evil is inevitable, how are the wicked accountable? Nay, why do we call men wicked at all? Evil is inevitable, but is also remediable.

Women ought to be fully guarded by law in all rights of property, labor, profession, etc.; but, roughly stated, the voting population ought to represent the fighting population.