When asked why he didn't want his portrait hung in public places, as was the norm for other African leaders, Sankara replied: "There are seven million Thomas Sankaras."[7]
• Mar la weydiiyay sababta uu u diiday in sawirkiisa la suro goobaha dadweynaha, sida madaxda kale ee Afrika, Sankara wuxuu ku war-celiyay; "Waxaa dalkan ku sugan toddobo milyan oo Thomas Sankara ah."