Aliko Dangote's quotes, sayings

Success doesn't require losing your humility

I've been humble all my life. I come from a family that has always been humble. They taught me discipline and to stay very, very down to earth.

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I don't really look at net worth. It's very distracting.

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That's why the customer is king

Treat the customer like a king. If you don't sell your goods, you can't grow. That's why the customer is king.

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Produce what you used to import.

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The real future is Africa

In Africa, 70% of the population is below 30 years of age. We have 60% of the world's arable land, two-thirds of the world's mineral resources. By 2050 we'll be 2.5 billion people. The real future is Africa.

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When you import everything, you're importing poverty and exporting jobs.

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Asia was developed by Asians. Africa must be developed by Africans.

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Create value, don't just export it

We should create productive things, not remain exporters of raw materials while importing finished products.

Aliko Dangote