8 Quotes by Isabel dos Santos

If you are hardworking and determined, you will make it and that’s the bottom line. I don’t believe in an easy way through.

Ive had business sense since I was very young. I sold chicken eggs when I was six.

I've had business sense since I was very young. I sold chicken eggs when I was six.

It's very difficult, I would imagine, to distinguish father and daughter. And maybe some of it comes as I'm doing my thing and my father being a very strong political African figure for so many years. Whatever he does is almost like some kind of cloud on top.

I think there's lots of people with family connections but who are actually nowhere. If you're hard-working and determined, you will make it, and that's the bottom line. I don't believe in an easy way through.

I'm not involved in politics, and I've never had any political role. I've never been in office. I've never taken any public administrative jobs.

I work all the time. Seven days a week.

If you do something that's going to get somebody a job, then they'll be able to pay for their kid's school, and then their kid is going to be a doctor, and then that doctor is going to probably help who knows how many other people, so it's very motivating. Much more fun than going to the beach.