Quotes by Rwandan Authors

"What is life but an ongoing war?"

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Struggle, Life, War, Survival

27

"Never close your hands in the face of evil fate, get up and rebel against it."

"Never close your hands in the face of evil fate, get up and rebel against it."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Rebellion, Fate, Evil, Rebel, Strength

27

"God is good only when everything is good. When everything is bad, the devil takes control; god reappears when everything is in order once again. That's what my pastor taught me."

"God is good only when everything is good. When everything is bad, the devil takes control; god reappears when everything is in order once again. That's what my pastor taught me."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Theology, God, Devil, Religion, Faith

26

"God does not take sides. He is always on the side of the winner."

"God does not take sides. He is always on the side of the winner."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Theology, God, Faith, Victory, Life

26

"Be happy when people envy you, you are on the right path."

"Be happy when people envy you, you are on the right path."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Success, Envy, Path, Achievement

25

"Power and love can break the most stubborn resistence."

"Power and love can break the most stubborn resistence."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Strength, Power, Love, Resistance

25

"Death is the great incorruptible corruptor."

"Death is the great incorruptible corruptor."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Mortality, Death, Corruption, Life, Truth

25

"If you want a meaningful life for yourself don't ask "What can the world offer to me?" but "What can I offer to the world?"

"If you want a meaningful life for yourself don't ask "What can the world offer to me?" but "What can I offer to the world?"

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Life, Contribution, Purpose, Service

25

"Only dogs know and respect their masters. This is a rare characteristic of men who secretly envy their masters and wish their downfall."

"Only dogs know and respect their masters. This is a rare characteristic of men who secretly envy their masters and wish their downfall."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Loyalty, Dogs, Masters, Respect, Men

25

"Success is across the roaring river, the brave shall cross it."

"Success is across the roaring river, the brave shall cross it."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Success, River, Bravery, Achievement

25

"To survive in a corrupt country, you need to be the son of a king or be king yourself."

"To survive in a corrupt country, you need to be the son of a king or be king yourself."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Corruption, Survival, Power, Strength

24

"Never declare Fate your enemy; she does not take lightly declarations of war. Declare your friendship to her instead, and smile in hope of better days."

"Never declare Fate your enemy; she does not take lightly declarations of war. Declare your friendship to her instead, and smile in hope of better days."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Fate, Friendship, Hope, Positivity

24

"I am what I have ever read."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Identity, Reading, Self, Knowledge

24

"I am not afraid of what god can do to me. He is already doing it."

"I am not afraid of what god can do to me. He is already doing it."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Divinity, God, Fear, Life, Punishment

24

"God is what you imagine him to be."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Belief, God, Imagination, Faith

24

"As you fight any war, sometimes the result may be defeat. Learn to be heroic even in your defeats."

"As you fight any war, sometimes the result may be defeat. Learn to be heroic even in your defeats."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Bravery, War, Defeat, Learning, Struggle

24

"Life is a war. Guerrilla warfare, the strategy."

"Life is a war. Guerrilla warfare, the strategy."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

War, Life, Strategy, Survival

24

"Free yourself from mental slavery. Break those invisible chains your masters put on your spiritual neck to control you."

"Free yourself from mental slavery. Break those invisible chains your masters put on your spiritual neck to control you."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Freedom, Slavery, Mind, Control

24

"There is no sin, no crime, no evil, God cannot forgive."

"There is no sin, no crime, no evil, God cannot forgive."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Spiritual, Sin, Crime, Forgiveness, Evil

23

"Every book is worth reading. If it cannot make you wiser it will make you a critic."

"Every book is worth reading. If it cannot make you wiser it will make you a critic."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Books, Reading, Wisdom, Criticism

23

"Doubt is the first ray of illumination."

"Doubt is the first ray of illumination."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Doubt, Light, Truth, Illumination

23

"Some people have the license to sin: Soldiers, to kill; politicians, writers, priests, businessmen, married man and women, to lie; and married couples to have sex."

"Some people have the license to sin: Soldiers, to kill; politicians, writers, priests, businessmen, married man and women, to lie; and married couples to have sex."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Sin, Lies, Sex, Politics

23

"They will call you immoral if you dare to describe their immorality."

"They will call you immoral if you dare to describe their immorality."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Morality, Truth, Courage, Hypocrisy

23

"Magic always happens when you direct your inner powers to the object you want to change."

"Magic always happens when you direct your inner powers to the object you want to change."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Magic, Power, Change, Energy

23

"Gatekeepers will always try to stop you getting in. But as a true hero, you have to snatch victory from death's jaws."

"Gatekeepers will always try to stop you getting in. But as a true hero, you have to snatch victory from death's jaws."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Heroism, Victory, Death, Struggle

23

"A coward: a man or woman who is unsatisfied by his condition and believes he was destined to accept it that way."

"A coward: a man or woman who is unsatisfied by his condition and believes he was destined to accept it that way."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Life, Fear, Acceptance, Self-Doubt, Change

23

"Yes an atheist priest can perfectly minister to a believing congregation and miracles can happen in that congregation. Miracles depend on the faith of the believer, not that of the officiant. A bartender who never takes alcohol can serve alcohol to his clients. What is necessary is that the priest believes he is doing the good work. The congregation needs faith and it helps them. It would be evil to deny them such a service in the name of his lack of faith. - Bangambiki Habyarimana."

"Yes an atheist priest can perfectly minister to a believing congregation and miracles can happen in that congregation. Miracles depend on the faith of the believer, not that of the officiant. A bartender who never takes alcohol can serve alcohol to his clients. What is necessary is that the priest believes he is doing the good work. The congregation needs faith and it helps them. It would be evil to deny them such a service in the name of his lack of faith. - Bangambiki Habyarimana."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Faith, Miracle, Belief, Religion

22

"It's an evil fate to fall into the hands of a persecutor who was once persecuted."

"It's an evil fate to fall into the hands of a persecutor who was once persecuted."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Fate, Evil, Life, Tragedy

22

"I believe only in one God, creator of everything that exists, visible and invisible, good and evil. I believe that he will ultimately save every soul and give it eternal life."

"I believe only in one God, creator of everything that exists, visible and invisible, good and evil. I believe that he will ultimately save every soul and give it eternal life."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Belief, God, Evil, Life

22

"One man encompasses all of humanity. Harming one man is harming humanity."

"One man encompasses all of humanity. Harming one man is harming humanity."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Humanity, Man, Harm, Life

22

"Can you die for a false idea? Yes. The reason you die is that you believe it's not a false idea."

"Can you die for a false idea? Yes. The reason you die is that you believe it's not a false idea."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Belief, Idea, Reason, Truth

22

"Prepare for a radio, for nothing is silent like the grave."

"Prepare for a radio, for nothing is silent like the grave."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Mortality, Grave, Preparation, Death, Life

22

"People who are afraid to become gods say "it's impossible."

"People who are afraid to become gods say "it's impossible."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Belief, Fear, God, Human

22

"Much terror in religion is not the will of god, it is created by power hungry clerics who thirst for absolute power and claim it for god. God does not seek power, he is already powerful."

"Much terror in religion is not the will of god, it is created by power hungry clerics who thirst for absolute power and claim it for god. God does not seek power, he is already powerful."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Religion, Power, God, Hunger

22

"When something or someone you dearly love is snatched away from you, something of you go with it. You become emotionally amputated."

"When something or someone you dearly love is snatched away from you, something of you go with it. You become emotionally amputated."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Loss, Love, Pain, Emotion

22

"Please others and you please yourself."

"Please others and you please yourself."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Life, Self, Happiness, Joy

22

"Genius is nothing but a mastery of the subject at hand."

"Genius is nothing but a mastery of the subject at hand."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Success, Genius, Mastery, Knowledge, Excellence

22

"The Bible is man in a nutshell. Good and evil live side by side in the same book. That's why it's cherished. The good find in it encouragement, the weak solace, the evil, justification."

"The Bible is man in a nutshell. Good and evil live side by side in the same book. That's why it's cherished. The good find in it encouragement, the weak solace, the evil, justification."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Religion, Bible, Evil, Faith, Encouragement

22

"How to write a book? Start writing,continue writing and finish writing."

"How to write a book? Start writing,continue writing and finish writing."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Writing, Process, Effort, Creation

22

"It's a sin only if it harms you."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Morality, Sin, Harm, Choice

22

"Market economy favors the have against the have not."

"Market economy favors the have against the have not."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Economy, Market, Inequality, Power

22

"Sometimes we believe it is truth, not because it is truth but because it has been made truth by law or tradition. Some of those truths are nothing but dogmatized myths."

"Sometimes we believe it is truth, not because it is truth but because it has been made truth by law or tradition. Some of those truths are nothing but dogmatized myths."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Truth, Belief, Law, Tradition

21

"Writing is a competition between the writer and the page. When the page wins, you fail as a writer."

"Writing is a competition between the writer and the page. When the page wins, you fail as a writer."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Writing, Competition, Failure, Expression

21

"Some people think they are holier than othersSome religions think they are the only true onesSome gods think they are the most divineSome races think they are a superior breedThe war goes on to the grave and beyond."

"Some people think they are holier than othersSome religions think they are the only true onesSome gods think they are the most divineSome races think they are a superior breedThe war goes on to the grave and beyond."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Belief, Religion, God, Race

21

"In the beginning there was nothing, and then god created "me"."

"In the beginning there was nothing, and then god created "me"."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Creation, God, Beginning, Self

21

"Love has its own eyes, and they are more efficient at the beginning and faulty at the end."

"Love has its own eyes, and they are more efficient at the beginning and faulty at the end."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Relationship, Love, Beginning, End, Fault

21

"I don't look girls in the eyes, I am afraid to fall in love."

"I don't look girls in the eyes, I am afraid to fall in love."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Love, Fear, Eye, Emotion

21

"Life is just a dream, to some it's a sweet dream, to others, a nightmare. But whatever it is, it's always short and dissipates quickly."

"Life is just a dream, to some it's a sweet dream, to others, a nightmare. But whatever it is, it's always short and dissipates quickly."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Life, Dream, Nightmare, Reality

21

"To those supremacist racists I ask what color will be their bodies when they turn to dust."

"To those supremacist racists I ask what color will be their bodies when they turn to dust."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Equality, Racism, Question, Life

21

"Keeping hatred against someone is like helping him to torture you."

"Keeping hatred against someone is like helping him to torture you."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Life, Hatred, Emotion, Healing, Self-Control