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"19 Mark Essien Quotes & Sayings

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Born: 18 December 1980 | Entrepreneur | Software developer |

Everyone has a certain fear or limitation which can make them do the wrong thing at any point in time.Fear makes you push the things you ought to do now into the future.

Everyone Certain fear Wrong thing Push
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The richest cities in Nigeria are those with a lot of immigrants from other parts of the country. Any state that wants to become rich should encourage people from other states to move and settle there.

Richest cities Immigrants Parts Country
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If you look at the number of tests, the number of deaths, the reports from the media and the current state of the lockdown, it is clear Nigeria is following a 'let the virus do what it wants' solution. So why bother closing businesses?

Look at Number Tests Deaths
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The strange thing about this lockdown is that Germany, where there was barely any lockdown and restrictions were minimal, ended up with a great outcome for its population. Germany right now feels almost normal.

Strange thing Lock down Restriction Minimal
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Rich people want the lockdown. Poor people don't. Bear in mind, it's the poor people who vote, and that's one way they can punish their leaders.

Rich people Poor Mind Vote
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The era of military rule in Nigeria is forever gone. The era of people all feeding from Government, directly and indirectly is about to end.

The era Military rule Forever gone Feeding
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To stop community clashes, it's about deal making. Both sides want something. Someone has to step in, and give both sides what they want. An authority figure has to make the 'warlords' feel like they matter and they are heard.

Stop Community clashes Deal making Both sides
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No country (or state) can progress where wealth for citizens is to be created through government owned businesses or govt subsidized businesses. It's about people owned and controlled businesses, competing against each other.

No country Can progress Wreath Business
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Lockdown just slows down Corona-Virus, it does not stop it. The 3rd world countries that locked down, will be locked out of the rest of the world for a while with the excuse that they still have Corona-virus. Europe will open up for itself - but it won't open to Africa for long.

Lock down Slow down Stop it World
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Historically, this has not been possible. Now, it is possible using the internet. Classical democracy is due for an overhaul. We need a direct democracy, where the citizens make decisions directly on policy, and where experts are selected by people to decide on particular matters

Historically Possible Classical democracy Citizen
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Governments where the 'best talker', 'most visible person' and 'most funded person' keep winning should disappear. We need a new government type, structurally made up of experts only, and where the citizen is involved in day-to-day decisions.

Government Best talker Visible person Keep winning
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Avoiding stupidity is easier than trying to be brilliant. Instead of asking, “How can I help my company?” you should ask, “What’s hurting my company the most and how can I avoid it?” Identify obvious failure points, and steer clear of them

Avoiding stupidity Be brilliant My company Obvious failure
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It's easy for Government employees to mandate and defend a lockdown - it has no impact on their own livelihood.

Easy Government employees Mandate Defend
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Any candidate for president who wants to come in 2023, they are going to have show very clearly what impact they had on the country in the four years between 2019 and 2023. You don't need to be in Government to help fix things.

Any candidate For president Show Very clearly
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You create change with intense, radical people, not with crowd pleasers.

You create Change Intense Radical people
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No matter how much you know, listen intently to others, let them finish speaking, and fully understand their point of view - just in case there is something you missed.

You know Listen intently Others Finishing speaking
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The lockdown is old people forcing young people to stay at home to protect old people. The people losing their jobs are the young people, the people with long term economic negative effect are the young people. It is inevitable that they rebel once they start seeing it that way.

Forcing Young people Stay Home
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Everyone thinks - If only I had invested in X 15 years ago, I would be rich now. Well, 15 years from now, you will say the same thing. There is an X happening now, it's just never obvious till 15 years later.

Everyone thinks Invested Rich now
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On Childrens Day in Nigeria, the children that 'march' the best are rewarded. Why don't we drop that military era tradition, and instead reward Children with the best science and engineering projects?

Children day March best Rewarded Drop
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Mark Essien Quotes & Sayings