28 Inspiring Aliko Dangote Quotes (SUCCESS)

Top 10 Most Famous Aliko Dangote Quotes (BEST)

“I enjoy myself a lot but I derive more joy in working. I believe in hard work and one of my business secrets is hard work. It’s hard to see a youth that will go to bed by 2 am and wake up by 5 am, I won’t rest until I achieve something.”
Aliko Dangote

Endeavor to work as hard as possible to attain a new aim with each day that comes by. Don't go to bed until you have achieved something productive. — Endeavor to **work as hard as possible** to attain a new aim with each day that comes by. Don’t go to bed until you have achieved something productive.

Every morning when I wake up, I make up my mind to solve as many problems, before retiring home.

In the journey to success, tenacity of purpose is supreme. — In the journey to **success**, tenacity of **purpose** is supreme.

Don't kill the competition. Competition is healthy for businesses. It keeps you the entrepreneur on your toes. — Don’t kill the competition. Competition is healthy for businesses. It keeps you the **entrepreneur** on your toes.

“If I had challenges in my company, I would not hesitate to sell assets to remain afloat, to get to the better times, because it doesn’t make any sense for me to keep any assets and then suffocate the whole organization.”
Aliko Dangote

In whatever you do, strive to be the best at it.

When you have made it in life, you must give back to those who made you. — When you have made it in **life**, you must give back to those who made you.

I always make sure I hire people smarter than me.

To build a successful business, you must start small and dream big. — To build a successful business, you must start small and **dream** big.

8 Aliko Dangote Quotes on Business Success (HARD WORK)

“You could easily tell that hard work and perseverance go hand in hand with patience. We often hear people say patience is worth it, yet we don’t practice it. I did and look how well it worked out for me.”
Aliko Dangote

The most dangerous thing for an entrepreneur to do is to actually go into a business that he does not understand fully. — The most dangerous thing for an **entrepreneur** to do is to actually go into a **business** that he does not understand fully.

Motivation, backed by good planning and correct action leads to success. — **Motivation**, backed by good planning and correct **action** leads to **success**.

I believe in hard work and one of my business success secrets is hard work. — I believe in **hard work** and one of my business **success** secrets is hard work.

“To succeed in business, you must build a brand and never destroy it. One competitive advantage I had when I ventured into manufacturing was my brand ‘Dangote,’ which I diligently built in the course of my trading commodities.”
Aliko Dangote

Passion is what drives me forward. Passion is what makes me go to bed at 2am and wake up at 6am. — **Passion** is what drives me forward. Passion is what makes me go to bed at 2am and wake up at 6am.

Invest now, before it’s too late. The train is about to leave the station. — **Invest** now, before it’s too late. The train is about to leave the station.

The number one thing that kills businesses in Africa is power - or the lack of power. — The number one thing that kills businesses in Africa is power – or the lack of power.

3 Aliko Dangote Quotes on Money

My grandfather once told me; the soul of business is not making money but making people happy. — My grandfather once told me; the soul of **business** is not making **money** but making people **happy**.

What I always say is that money doesn’t have color. It doesn’t matter whether you are from Africa or anywhere in the world. The color of money is the same. — What I always say is that **money** doesn’t have color. It doesn’t matter whether you are from Africa or anywhere in the world. The color of money is the same.

I'm not in it for the money. No, no. I like to run a business that's successful… I'm a very creative person. — I’m not in it for the **money**. No, no. I like to run a **business** that’s successful… I’m a very creative person.

2 Inspirational Aliko Dangote Quotes About Life

“My love for Arsenal dates back to when I went to watch them play with the then-largest shareholder David Dein. I developed a likeness for the team, and I have been a supporter of the team since then.”
Aliko Dangote

If you don’t have ambition, you shouldn’t be alive. — If you don’t have **ambition**, you shouldn’t be alive.

5 Aliko Dangote Quotes on Africa that will Make You Think

“Africa’s risks are mainly perceived and not real. Unfortunately for us in Africa we are not really very good at telling our own story. But things are changing and people are beginning to understand that things are going very, very well.”
Aliko Dangote

I need a visa in almost 38 countries, which means an American has more access into Africa than myself.

After my death, I want to be remembered as Africa's greatest industrialist. — After my death, I want to be remembered as Africa’s greatest industrialist.

Nigeria is one of the best-kept secrets.

“Let me tell you this and I want to really emphasize it…nothing is going to help Nigeria like Nigerians bringing back their money. If you give me $5 billion today, I will invest everything here in Nigeria. Let us put our heads together and work.”
Aliko Dangote