Philip Emeagwali

Quotes

• “So, to each one of you, I say: dream big, work hard, and never give up. Your journey might be filled with challenges, but remember, it is these challenges that forge the strongest steel.”
• “First, I identify an analogous problem in nature and borrow from it. It is smarter to borrow from nature than to reinvent the wheels.”
• “The hardship of living in a refugee camp made me psychologically strong. It is called learning from the school of hard knocks. It made me street smart. It equipped me with a greater sense of determination and vision.”
• “It is very easy to become motivated if you lived in one of the harshest places in the world and become aware that a good education offers an opportunity for a better life.”
• “Science grows by accumulation of knowledge. The Internet does not have one birth date or place”

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