Quotes by Rwandan Authors

"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

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"Every word that comes after "And the Lord told me. . . "is a pious lie."

"Every word that comes after "And the Lord told me. . . "is a pious lie."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Religion, Faith, Lies, God

10

"Hate is more felt than love."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Hatred, Hate, Love, Feelings, Emotion

10

"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

9

"There is no greater heaven than the heart of a loving motherShe takes care of you when you are still in her womb.She nurtures you after you are born.She hurts when you fall,She celebrates when you make your first steps.She is the only person who genuinely cares about you.She loves you as she loves herself.Her heart is your true paradise.I love you mama."

"There is no greater heaven than the heart of a loving motherShe takes care of you when you are still in her womb.She nurtures you after you are born.She hurts when you fall,She celebrates when you make your first steps.She is the only person who genuinely cares about you.She loves you as she loves herself.Her heart is your true paradise.I love you mama."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Motherhood, Mother, Love, Heart, Heaven

9

"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

9

"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

9

"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

9

"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

9

"Fate smiles to the bold."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Courage, Fate, Boldness, Chance, Destiny

8

"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

8

"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

8

"Please others and you please yourself."

"Please others and you please yourself."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Life, Self, Happiness, Joy

8

"Death actually never kills you, time does."

"Death actually never kills you, time does."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Mortality, Death, Time, End, Life

8

"It's better to be ignorant and live in bliss than know the truth and live in agony."

"It's better to be ignorant and live in bliss than know the truth and live in agony."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Ignorance, Bliss, Truth, Knowledge

8

"State what you want, and go for it, don't refuse yourself a request you did not make."

"State what you want, and go for it, don't refuse yourself a request you did not make."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Success, Action, Desire, Goal, Ambition

7

"Live as if you were a country and other people as other nations. Then learn politics."

"Live as if you were a country and other people as other nations. Then learn politics."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Politics, Life, Country, People

7

"We don't know where we come from and where we go, we fill the missing links with whatever our imaginations can provide us."

"We don't know where we come from and where we go, we fill the missing links with whatever our imaginations can provide us."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Existence, Imagination, Origin, Future

7

"The hardest thing in life is a man to be honest with himself."

"The hardest thing in life is a man to be honest with himself."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Honesty, Life, Man, Truth

7

"They only let us live in millions for the sake of the economy. I don't know what will happen by the time they figure out how to run the economy without the people."

"They only let us live in millions for the sake of the economy. I don't know what will happen by the time they figure out how to run the economy without the people."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Economy, People, Control, Life

7

"In love the brain is situated in the heart."

"In love the brain is situated in the heart."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Love, Heart, Emotion, Relationship

7

"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

7

"No one knows what god thinks of anything. He only knows and no one can claim to penetrate into his mysteries. Those who do that are liars and must be avoided at all costs."

"No one knows what god thinks of anything. He only knows and no one can claim to penetrate into his mysteries. Those who do that are liars and must be avoided at all costs."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Mystery, God, Thought, Religion

7

"You take away my golden dreams and my visions of paradise, in its place you wake me up and hand me your reasons and facts and crude reality. You have ruined my life. If I commit murder or hang myself, let the god I used to pray to repay you in full."

"You take away my golden dreams and my visions of paradise, in its place you wake me up and hand me your reasons and facts and crude reality. You have ruined my life. If I commit murder or hang myself, let the god I used to pray to repay you in full."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Despair, Dream, Paradise, Reality, God

7

"I am what I have ever read."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Identity, Reading, Self, Knowledge

7

"Be persistent like a mosquito, at the end you will get your bite."

"Be persistent like a mosquito, at the end you will get your bite."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Persistence, Effort, Success, Determination

7

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

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

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

War, Life, Strategy, Survival

7

"Every life is a unique random business."

"Every life is a unique random business."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Life, Business, Existence, Journey

7

"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

7

"Our thoughts shape how we behave."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Life, Thought, Behavior, Mind, Action

7

"Don't ignore your dreams, in them your soul is awake and you are your true self."

"Don't ignore your dreams, in them your soul is awake and you are your true self."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Self, Dream, Soul, Awakening

7

"It does not matter what you have but who you are."

"It does not matter what you have but who you are."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Identity, Self, Character, Being

7

"When a man marries, it's proof he can't govern his life. He needs a governess."

"When a man marries, it's proof he can't govern his life. He needs a governess."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Marriage, Life, Man, Proof

7

"You can deal with an emotion based on reason, but who can control an unreasonable emotion?"

"You can deal with an emotion based on reason, but who can control an unreasonable emotion?"

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Emotion, Reason, Control, Mind

6

"At the end of faith there is always some calamity."

"At the end of faith there is always some calamity."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Philosophy, Faith, Calamity, Religion, Hope

6

"You will see true character after a defeated ambition."

"You will see true character after a defeated ambition."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Ambition, Character, Defeat, Truth

6

"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

6

"Knock on the heart's emotions and its gates will be widely opened, but nock on reason and doubt will come charging at you."

"Knock on the heart's emotions and its gates will be widely opened, but nock on reason and doubt will come charging at you."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Heart, Emotion, Reason, Doubt

6

"Never laugh at the fate of others, you are the next."

"Never laugh at the fate of others, you are the next."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Life, Fate, Humility, Consequence, Reflection

6

"Self-fulfilling prophecy always come to pass."

"Self-fulfilling prophecy always come to pass."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Life, Fate, Success, Belief

6

"Does god need our prayers? No. God doesn't need anything. A god in need is not a god indeed. So why do we pray? We pray out of a sense of gratitude. Prayer is a thank you. We feel better when we have offered our gratitude to the creator. Prayer is for our emotional and spiritual edification."

"Does god need our prayers? No. God doesn't need anything. A god in need is not a god indeed. So why do we pray? We pray out of a sense of gratitude. Prayer is a thank you. We feel better when we have offered our gratitude to the creator. Prayer is for our emotional and spiritual edification."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Prayer, God, Needs, Gratitude

6

"When you succeed, you become the professor of the world."

"When you succeed, you become the professor of the world."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Success, Professor, World, Learning

6

"Don't create unbelief or doubt in people's minds. When you do so you ruin their lives and you have nothing to give them in its place. It's ok if people delude themselves those delusions keep their day running."

"Don't create unbelief or doubt in people's minds. When you do so you ruin their lives and you have nothing to give them in its place. It's ok if people delude themselves those delusions keep their day running."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Doubt, Delusion, Life, Faith

6

"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

6

"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

6

"Life is a dream. We wake up when we die."

"Life is a dream. We wake up when we die."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Dream, Life, Death, Awakening

6

"A man can feel pain in an amputated arm (an arm that is not there). A man can also feel anxious when he thinks about how his soul will burn in the fire of hell when he is threatened by it though he cannot see it physically."

"A man can feel pain in an amputated arm (an arm that is not there). A man can also feel anxious when he thinks about how his soul will burn in the fire of hell when he is threatened by it though he cannot see it physically."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Fear, Pain, Illusion, Soul

6

"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

6

"A bad friend secretly plots your downfall."

"A bad friend secretly plots your downfall."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Life, Friendship, Betrayal, Trust, Deceit

6

"A good head and a bad heart make a good politician."

"A good head and a bad heart make a good politician."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Politics, Heart, Power, Corruption