Happy Birthday Sir Goodluck Ebele Jonathan

The former President, Goodluck Jonathan will certainly be remembered for his famous quotes during his time
as the nation’s first citizen.
Despite some shortcomings in his administration like in any other administration, former President Goodluck Jonathan is loved by many who have risen to celebrate him as he turns a year older today, Friday, November 20.
In celebration of the former President’s day, Vanguard has captured 58 quotable quotes of his.

Quote 1
The stronger the boat of (democracy), the more it is able to meet the challenges of its voyage and deliver on its promise to citizens.
Quote 2
The air of freedom we breathe today is the result of the sacrifices of thousands of pro-democracy activists, human rights campaigners and others who organised
as civil society.
Quote 3
My political ambition is not worth the blood of any Nigerian.
Quote 4
No minister will be allowed to go on a mission of endless search for solutions.
Quote 5
In the comfort of our offices, let us not forget that majority of our people live below the poverty line.
Quote 6
Terrorism has no conscience and spares no one.
Quote 7
Any society or country that closes the vital valves of its democratic space cannot develop at a reasonable pace
Quote 8
Where there is no opportunity for one man one vote, there will be no accountability and no responsibility.
Quote 9
Democracy is a journey that every nation mindful of advancing the liberty of its citizens must undertake.
Quote 10
Nobody’s political ambition is worth the blood of any Nigerian.
Quote 11
Our votes must count! One man, one vote! One woman, one vote! One youth, one vote!
Quote 12
Nobody should rig for me. I am assuring Nigerians
that though I am contesting, nobody must manipulate
votes in my favour. Our votes must count.
Quote 13
I congratulate the candidates of the other political
parties. I regard them not as opponents but as
partners.
Quote 14
In presenting myself for service, I make no pretense
that I have a magic wand that will solve all of
Nigeria’s problems or that I am the most intelligent
Nigerian.
Quote 15
I have come to launch a campaign of ideas, not one of
calumny. I have come to preach love, not hate. I have
come to break you away from divisive tendencies of
the past which have slowed our drive to true
nationhood. I have no enemies to fight. You are all my
friends and we share a common destiny.
Quote 16
Democracy calls for sacrifice and tolerance an open
ear and a strong voice.
Quote 17
For the PDP family, the contest for party offices does
not produce winners and losers.
Quote 18
I believe in the politics of give and take.
Quote 19
Separation of power is not separation of government.
Quote 20
We are all Nigerians and I will be a President to all.
This is the new dawn we crave
Quote 21
Our unity is firm, our purpose strong, our
determination unshakable.
Quote 22
Being a Nigerian is a blessing (and) a great
responsibility.
Quote 23
We have a duty to be loyal to our country.
Quote 24
If God did not will it we will not be Nigerians.
Quote 25
Our founding fathers… did not dream of a country
where neighbours and friends would exchange bullets
in place of handshakes.
Quote 26
I prefer to see the silver lining in the dark cloud rather
than the dark cloud in the silver lining.
Quote 27
We may not have overcome our challenges, but neither
have our challenges overcome us.
Quote 28
We are not sworn enemies… We are neighbours who
sometimes offend each other, but can always sit down
to talk over our differences.
Quote 29
Over-dependence on oil has put an unpleasant bracket
in our national economic freedom.
Quote 30
Economic diplomacy does not need to be a zero-sum
game where the gain of partner automatically
translates to the loss of the other.
Quote 31
Peace and security are the barest irreducible
conditions for social and economic development.
Quote 32
I am loyal to Nigeria’s economy. I don’t have
accounts or property abroad. All my children live and
school in Nigeria.
Quote 33
The time of lamentation is over. This is the era of
transformation. This is the time for action.
Quote 34
Cynicism and scepticism will not help our journey to
greatness. Let us all believe in a new Nigeria.
Quote 35
The goal of achieving positive macroeconomic stability
is no end in itself.
Quote 36
I have no intention to inflict pain on Nigerians. To
save Nigeria, we must all be prepared to make
sacrifices.
Quote 37
While we may not have landed a spaceship on the
moon or developed nuclear technology, our inventors
and innovators have made globally acknowledged
contributions
Quote 38
Transformation in my view simply means taking what
you have and making the best of it and in so doing
produce results that can bring about a paradigm shift.
Quote 39
I want to assure Nigerians that crude oil is not our
‘Black Gold.’ The real ‘Black Gold’ of Nigeria are her
people and they can grow in value from gold to
diamond via education.
Quote 40
We must quickly move away from partisan
battlegrounds and find the national common ground.
Quote 41
Let me put you on notice: the assignment of offices is
not an allocation of privileges.
Quote 42
Nigeria is a nation of resilient people. We will never
yield to the forces of darkness. Nigeria will never ever,
disintegrate.
Quote 43
The quality of governance is as good as the quality of
the civil service.
Quote 44
The best advertisement for good governance is its
positive expressions of happiness in the lives of the
governed.
Quote 43
In my early days in school, I had no shoes, no school
bags. I carried my books in my hands but never
despaired; no car to take me to school, but I never
despaired. There were days I had only one meal but I
never despaired. I walked miles and crossed rivers to
school every day, but I never despaired. Didn’t have
power, didn’t have generators, studied with lanterns,
but I never despaired. In spite of these, I finished
secondary school attended the University of Port
Harcourt and now hold a doctorate degree.
Quote 44
I was not born rich and in my youth, I never imagined
that I would be where I am today, but not once did I
ever give up.
Quote 45
As the most populous black nation on earth it seems
our manifest destiny is to champion the cause of
African emancipation and integration.
Quote 46
African renaissance remains an unfinished business,
but the work that remains should not stop us from
focusing on new priorities and challenges.
Quote 47
I am happy that the black man has put the shame of
dispossession behind him and is moving on.
Quote 48
The dark patches in the Niger Delta will give way to
light.
Quote 49
On the football field, nobody cares who scores for
Nigeria. You can be a Musa or a Moses; you can be a
Christopher or a Mustapha, nobody cares.
Quote 50
We have a duty to stand firm against those who
threaten the sovereign integrity of the Nigerian state.
Our will is strong, because our faith lies in the
indivisibility of Nigeria.
Quote 51
Nigerians are peace-loving people; these sad events
perpetrated by those who do not wish our nation well
have not changed the essential character of our
people.
Quote 52
No matter what it takes, we will win this war against
terror.
Quote 53
Africa must declare an end to the era of self-inflicted
wars and conflicts.
Quote 54
Africa must turn its begging bowls into baskets of
prosperity and opportunity.
Quote 55
It is the supreme task of this generation to give hope
to the hopeless strength to the weak and protection to
the defenseless.
Quote 56
We must develop a democratic culture in which the
will of the people will be treated as sacred and be
immune to subversion by anti-democratic elements.
Quote 57
As we strive to advance our democratic development,
there will be times when our will shall be tested, our
patience provoked and our belief questioned.
Quote 58
The beauty of democracy is that its practice is never
final and always has room for improvement no matter
how old a democratic society may be. Where we falter
we must not fall. When we are weak, we must not
surrender.