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

- Mobutu Sese Seko

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

- Mobutu Sese Seko

The chief is the chief. He is the eagle who flies high and cannot be touched by the spit of the toad.

- Mobutu Sese Seko

If you want to steal, steal a little in a nice way. But if you steal too much to become rich overnight, you'll be caught.

- Mobutu Sese Seko

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

- Mobutu Sese Seko