A nationalist will blindly follow his country to his death out of love for it. A patriot will stand up for and even against his country to his death out of love for it.

— Janvier Chouteu-Chando

... An ethnically heterogeneous society without a unifying hero is bound to be torn apart by internal strife. Only a man capable of bringing about a workable consensus between the diverse people is truly a hero. Such a man has to be a true disciple of peace, unity, solidarity and justice.

— Janvier Chouteu-Chando

… a person who tries to use reasoning to explain faith gets lost in the wilderness of incomprehension.

— Janvier Chouteu-Chando

A revolutionary who is out to defeat his enemies could use their weapons, but not their rules.

— Janvier Chouteu-Chando

A true businessperson should also be a true humanist who understands that he stands to gain the most in a world that is stable for those he deals with, even if they do not fare as well as he does.

— Janvier Chouteu-Chando

... At the end of the day, what matters is our faith in humanity...

— Janvier Chouteu-Chando

At what point is normal natural?

— Janvier Chouteu-Chando

Avoid people who hurt from an impulse. I mean people who have this tendency to relish their capacity to hurt the good souls of this world, and who after hurting, wake up the next day without a trace of despondent brooding, and then move on with life never thinking that they should show some remorse or try to repent.

— Janvier Chouteu-Chando

A woman’s love is all a man should expect from his wife. That love could be translated into so many positive things, especially if it is reciprocated.

— Janvier Chouteu-Chando

…a writer, like most artists, needs a partner who can act as the fuel to his artistic mind and soul, yet has the great ability to sober him up and help him be in sync with the non-artistic part of his soul.

— Janvier Chouteu-Chando