Top 400 Michael Bassey Johnson Quotes (2026 Update)
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151. “First impression is not the last reflection of a true friend, so if you are head over heels for someone who just bought you a cake, you’d better think twice before devouring your misery.”

— Michael Bassey Johnson

152. “When someone comes around at that dreary moment, when all hope was lost, and thorns emerged. And that fellow, walks on that thorn just to cross to your side, to bear the pains for your sake, to bleed, to self-destroy himself, just to protect you. He places you above his priorities, and doesn’t give a damn whatsoever taunt he receives, his foremost desire is to make sure you are save, feel loved and cared for, and that’s the true definition of love.”

— Michael Bassey Johnson

153. “I feel better when I am surrounded, not by humans, but by trees.”

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154. “If someone can’t see from your perspective, don’t bend their neck.”

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155. “The ink in your pen never reshapes your thoughts, you must replace the ink before the ink can be inked properly.”

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156. “Life is a song, and the difference you make is the lyrics.”

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157. “Keep those who believe in you closer.”

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158. “Great ideas emerges from useless fragments of thoughts.”

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159. “When you are committed to your goals, the universe will treat your case as important.”

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160. “Our talents are living things, we give birth to them, nourish them till they grow and become immortal.”

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161. “In nature, water plays the role of a mirror.”

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162. “When a person is deserted, he learns by default, how to survive.”

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163. “Sometimes you must agree with someones opinion for the sake of being polite and modest, but within you, you know that you are not foolish and crazy.”

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164. “Those without an idea of who you are make you become what they think.”

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165. “There is a striking difference between going to school, and getting an education.”

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166. “When the sun goes down, the moon becomes the king of the sky.”

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167. “Reserve your love, not for the slow and tamed, but for the wild and adventurous.”

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168. “Dreams taught me never to doubt myself, by letting me do the impossible.”

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169. “Don’t allow anyone to hold you back from expressing your feelings. Maybe you just can’t stand a chance of losing some friends, but if you must be truly you, you must be you! Nothing else!”

— Michael Bassey Johnson

170. “Time is not running out. Ideas are not running out. You are just running out of patience.”

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171. “Stars are meant to shine in the night sky. Be among the stars. Shine bright!”

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172. “On your way to greatness, you will fall, but like a Phoenix rising from the ashes, you too shall rise again.”

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173. “Confidence cannot escalate to arrogance, it only happens if the blood of pride is running through your veins.”

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174. “True respect comes when we fend for ourselves without the aid of anyone, and when we owned something and say, ‘this is my own’! Not necessarily as a way of boasting of our abundance and grace, but having a feeling that we can use it without obstruction, or being asked to return the favor.”

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175. “When you build a fence around yourself, you’ll wonder why people are afraid to approach you, because the pride in the fence is the cause of your blindness.”

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176. “In the kingdom of spices, garlic is the king.”

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177. “Predators prey on the weak; poets prey on brilliant ideas.”

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178. “Sometimes you hear people saying that there is a secret to get to where you wanna be, but at a certain point, you discover that you are the secret of your success.”

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179. “There are better people in the world, do not let the worst do the worst to you, you deserve the best in life.”

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180. “Life begins when you start something, and blooms when you keep doing it.”

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181. “The passage is free for those who think you are not good enough for them: at your level, I think the best option is to sit back, relax and listen to a cool music, while watching them pack out of your life, and that’s when you feel the intense release from the pit of hell.”

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182. “In a world of the ordinary and predictable, be a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.”

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183. “A deep kiss can put you in an emotional state of coma, sometimes in a reckless vulnerability, we lose virginity and sanity, and maybe our bond of love becomes strong or weak.”

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184. “The last shall not become the first if the last is lagging behind.”

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185. “Step into your track and begin your steps till you reach the end because life is a personal journey.”

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186. “It is not until you rhyme with a person that makes you their perfect match, it is when you are satisfied with each others peculiarities, and find jewels in their loopholes.”

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187. “You did not lose if you lost things that made you lose yourself.”

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188. “The more you try to impress, the more you become depressed, and the more they get tired of your coercion. It doesn’t make them love you, instead, they’ll see you as a little child, trying to draw a senseless picture on a piece of paper, begging people to look at it and admire it by force. You can persuade someone to look at your face, but you can’t persuade them to see the beauty therein.”

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189. “To walk barefoot is sacred.”

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190. “Everything on earth has a purpose to fulfill, though it may look worthless, but time will tell if god did a mistake in creating them.”

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191. “Flattery does not encourage the perfect flow of love in the vein of your relationship. Be genuine and speak out what you feel for each other without hiding the painful truth.”

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192. “The business of lying is transacted in the abode of the gullible.”

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193. “Roots cannot grow into trees if there are no supernatural elements in the soil. Man cannot grow wealthy and famous if he doesn’t contribute to either, the good or evil.”

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194. “Always be careful of where you run to. When the going gets tough, take it easy and slow down, else you venture into the den of lions.”

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195. “An imperfect creative expression is much more sensible and creative than a grammatically perfect expression without an iota of sense and value in it.”

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196. “The choices that women make sometimes seems provoking and at the same time amusing. I once met a lady who said she liked my amusing facial expression.”

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197. “Keep a sharp eye on the game, and not the money. Money will pass away, but the game will play on.”

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198. “It is for your own good to love a dare-devil rather than a holy coward. A dare-devil is a unique devil, battling your fears, your pains, conquering your uncertainties, carrying you his arms, and flying out of the corrosive fire. The coward is a trickster serpent, which vanishes in your time of despair, and appears in time of equanimity.”

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199. “Don’t assume you are more creative or better than anyone, because some people with better stuffs are just pretending to be dumb for a while.”

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200. “In solitude, listen to your heart, for at that moment, it speaks nothing but the truth.”

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