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Quotes by Rwandan Authors

"There is a need to take advantage of the change that has taken place in the Congo, however tragic that has been in its coming."

"Let no one think that flexibility and a predisposition to compromise is a sign of weakness or a sell-out."

"There are some who are scared by unity and by building a country on the basis of ideas."

"In Africa today, we recognise that trade and investment, and not aid, are pillars of development."

"Everybody say it's impossible, but I'll try to make it possible."

"Sometimes I reach the highest heights of hope, at other times I reach the deepest of despair. Sometimes I am happy, at other times I am sad. At some point I am a believer, and at some other time an unbeliever. Sometimes I love, some other times I hate. That's what it means to be human."

"Wake up and live your life on your own terms, you are a king in your own kingdom, a god in your own universe."

"You cannot end a theology class without hearing these recurrent words "maybe", "it seems to me", "perhaps", "the unique reason may be that", "my belief on this subject is that", "there are many interpretations to how", etc. All of which indicate a lack of certainty. It's not surprising in a class with the task to study the invisible god."

"We are looking for value, guidance, advice, inspiration; for someone to show us the way. When we find him, he is our hero."

"If anyone rises to power, it's not only because he could, but also because the stars were aligned in his favor. Many with apparent means to take it failed simply because they weren't destined for the honor."

"Experience is hard to acquire. Only the wise acquire it."

"Envy is a sign that you are being overtaken."

"The problem with satisfaction is it's a bottomless pit."

"Married life is not for the faint hearted. Sometimes it can look like an ugly battlefield."

"Some people sit at life' banquet table while others serve them."

"All religions are "revealed" and "inspired". After all nothing happens without the "will" of god."

"Able writers let us into their minds and show us how they think and by that open our minds to ourselves."

"Keep quiet and the enemy will reveal himself."

"I think this business of good vs. evil is of no interest to the power hungry."
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