Mobutu Sese Seko Quotes

The I.M.F. programs cost us $2 billion in outflows against only $1 billion in inflows.

I don’t make empty promises.

I no longer have a borrowed soul. I no longer have borrowed thoughts or ideas. I no longer speak in a borrowed language.

The lesson is that my support for American policy counts for nothing.

If you steal, do not steal too much at a time. You may be arrested. Steal cleverly, little by little.

If ever I leave power, it will be only in conditions of beauty, never under pressure.

I have rendered my country and people an enormous service. They owe me everything.

The responsibility of a chief is to show solidarity with his people and to be strong with his people.

Zaire needs me.

I will never be known as the former President of Zaire.

I listen every day to the VOA.

If you want to steal, steal a little cleverly, in a nice way. Only if you steal so much as to become rich overnight, you will be caught.

The miseries suffered by our people come more from the shameless exploitation of our countries.