Olamide Quotes

Didn’t think it was possible for the world to change so suddenly. I was aware of other people moving up and down the corridor: I heard heels clicking, people speaking, felt some bodies push past mine. But I felt so alone, as though within the space of time it had taken Yejide to say, “They have taken Olamide to the mortuary” I had been transported to a planet with no human life.

Start by continuously doing something your body or current ability resists - this is how you build discipline, this is how you grow.

If there's one thing that needs a gym, it's the mind. Work out all the flab and "I can't" and become mentally strong - or else you will begin to cower at things you can naturally defeat.

Humble yourself. Don't take yourself too seriously. Be deliberate about laughing...daily. Reward your labors, not your laziness. Be serious. Be silly. Be stern. Be sweet. Treasure-hunt for the daily miracle...like free air. Be like John the beloved, rather than Saul the fanatic. Listen to people who have a mix of genius and compassion. In low moments, sit on the floor, make faces at your problems and hug God.

A puffed up balloon is asking for a pin.

the failure of a parent eventually becomes the failure of society

Values are not fluid. Integrity is not circumstantial. It is absolute. The thing about principles is that they don’t change, they don’t bend, they don’t allow flexibility. Principles are rigid.

envy is a consequence of success. Infact, if you have no one to envy you, you are most likely working below your potential.

The road to success does not require only competence, but also an open heart, a spine of steel, a humble desire for continuous learning, unwavering persistence and flourishing in the face of internal and external attacks.

You always have two options; a bad option and a good option. The bad option is always easier for the here and now. The good option will test your values, build your character and solidify your intangible virtues.

You don’t have to submit to every man but you do have to submit to YOUR man. Principal word being YOUR man. You picked him, you married him, you submit to him. You see why it is necessary for the Holy Spirit to guide us? So that we do not make a shipwreck of our lives because of our choices. Because we see and make decisions based on the tangible but the intangibles created the tangible and determine the usefulness, value, worth and joy of the tangible.

Moomi said Olamide was a bad child, an evil girl who had chosen to die. I almost slapped her when she said it.