Quotes by Rwandan Authors

"There are no superior or inferior races. No one is intrinsically inferior or superior. All have the same value as creatures of god. Those who put others down simply want to exploit them."

"There are no superior or inferior races. No one is intrinsically inferior or superior. All have the same value as creatures of god. Those who put others down simply want to exploit them."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Philosophy, Equality, Race, Humanity, Values

4

"Who can resist when destiny calls?"

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Destiny, Call, Fate, Life

4

"You are not what you want, you are what you have been made to be."

"You are not what you want, you are what you have been made to be."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Identity, Self, Life, Creation

4

"Planning is worrying based on facts."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Life, Planning, Worry, Knowledge

4

"Don't fear mistakes, they are your stepping stone to success."

"Don't fear mistakes, they are your stepping stone to success."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Success, Mistake, Fear, Growth

4

"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

4

"When we are healthy, wealthy and powerful, we forget about our mortality. It's only when irreparable cracks set in that we come back to reality."

"When we are healthy, wealthy and powerful, we forget about our mortality. It's only when irreparable cracks set in that we come back to reality."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Life, Wealth, Health, Mortality, Reality

4

"All you need to be recognized as an authority is to be recognized by a recognized authority."

"All you need to be recognized as an authority is to be recognized by a recognized authority."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Success, Effort, Achievement, Work

4

"The road to your success is not a highway. You have to create it as you go."

"The road to your success is not a highway. You have to create it as you go."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Success, Road, Path, Creation

4

"I am not an atheist. I simply believe in a god different from yours."

"I am not an atheist. I simply believe in a god different from yours."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Belief, Atheism, Faith, Religion

4

"Life is an invisible stampede."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Life, Existence, Truth, Chaos

4

"Demons do exist, you believe them into existence."

"Demons do exist, you believe them into existence."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Belief, Fear, Mind, Illusion

4

"I used to be afraid about what people might say or think after reading what I had written. I am not afraid anymore, because when I write, I am not trying to prove anything to anyone, I am just expressing myself and my opinions. It's ok if my opinions are different from those of the reader, each of us can have his own opinions. So writing is like talking, if you are afraid of writing, you may end up being afraid of talking."

"I used to be afraid about what people might say or think after reading what I had written. I am not afraid anymore, because when I write, I am not trying to prove anything to anyone, I am just expressing myself and my opinions. It's ok if my opinions are different from those of the reader, each of us can have his own opinions. So writing is like talking, if you are afraid of writing, you may end up being afraid of talking."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Writing, Expression, Fear, Talk

4

"Visionaries will always meet opposition from weak minds but the seeds they plant always save the world."

"Visionaries will always meet opposition from weak minds but the seeds they plant always save the world."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Vision, Opposition, Change, Future

4

"Writing is exposing yourself to strangers."

"Writing is exposing yourself to strangers."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Expression, Writing, Exposure, Life

4

"Hell is nothing but a place we wish God has created for our enemies, we ourselves think that he will ultimately show some kind of clemency towards us."

"Hell is nothing but a place we wish God has created for our enemies, we ourselves think that he will ultimately show some kind of clemency towards us."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Religion, Hell, Enemy, God, Judgment

4

"Why do religious believers hate unbelievers? The feel threatened by them, they feel besieged by them. Religions consider themselves as separate tribes in their own rights and feel like unbelievers will one day overrun their strongholds."

"Why do religious believers hate unbelievers? The feel threatened by them, they feel besieged by them. Religions consider themselves as separate tribes in their own rights and feel like unbelievers will one day overrun their strongholds."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Religion, Belief, Fear, Hatred

4

"How do you feel when you read stuff written by dead authors? A visit by a ghost?"

"How do you feel when you read stuff written by dead authors? A visit by a ghost?"

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Reading, Writing, Authors, Death

4

"Fiction writers, magicians, politicians and priests are the only people rewarded for entertaining us with their lies."

"Fiction writers, magicians, politicians and priests are the only people rewarded for entertaining us with their lies."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Deception, Fiction, Lies, Politicians, Reward

4

"Once you are in power, never forget those who put you there. Deal with those who think they can do better than you and those who think you are god's representative on earth. Deal with each other according to his actions."

"Once you are in power, never forget those who put you there. Deal with those who think they can do better than you and those who think you are god's representative on earth. Deal with each other according to his actions."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Leadership, Power, People, Action, Forget

4

"Even if you are not evil, pretend to be. It will put off some abuse."

"Even if you are not evil, pretend to be. It will put off some abuse."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Deception, Evil, Abuse, Defense, Perception

4

"In order to protect their good names for posterity, many writers never wrote what they thought or the truth as it stood. That's why truth still lies hidden in matters of power, sex and religion. No wonder they chose to do so, many who dared paid with their heads."

"In order to protect their good names for posterity, many writers never wrote what they thought or the truth as it stood. That's why truth still lies hidden in matters of power, sex and religion. No wonder they chose to do so, many who dared paid with their heads."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Truth, Power, Religion, Sex

4

"Some people are good only because they are afraid of punishment. These justify why we need government."

"Some people are good only because they are afraid of punishment. These justify why we need government."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Governance, People, Punishment, Fear, Government

4

"Our thoughts shape how we behave."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Life, Thought, Behavior, Mind, Action

4

"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

4

"Home is where you feel more welcome, more secure, have more rights, where you are loved. This place can be any place even away from what you would normally call home."

"Home is where you feel more welcome, more secure, have more rights, where you are loved. This place can be any place even away from what you would normally call home."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Love, Home, Security, Belonging

4

"Don't lose your time gazing at the spilled milk. There are other cows to milk."

"Don't lose your time gazing at the spilled milk. There are other cows to milk."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Opportunity, Time, Loss, Life

4

"The gatekeepers are not there to prohibit you anything, they just want to frighten you away, if you are courageous enough to go through them, they will let you , thinking you are the owner or his so."

"The gatekeepers are not there to prohibit you anything, they just want to frighten you away, if you are courageous enough to go through them, they will let you , thinking you are the owner or his so."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Courage, Fear, Ownership, Life

3

"Politicians know it's a game of power, every politician at every level, even in the common of mortals."

"Politicians know it's a game of power, every politician at every level, even in the common of mortals."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Politics, Power, Control, Ambition

3

"Everything is possible to god, even your success."

"Everything is possible to god, even your success."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Faith, Success, God, Possibility

3

"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

3

"Sometimes I have a good idea, something I wish I could remember, and instead of writing it down, commit it to my memory only to disappear when I needed it. Write your ideas as they come, if you wait it will be too long and you may not recover it. It may get destroyed as it is to seed to and fro in the ever rushing river of our thoughts."

"Sometimes I have a good idea, something I wish I could remember, and instead of writing it down, commit it to my memory only to disappear when I needed it. Write your ideas as they come, if you wait it will be too long and you may not recover it. It may get destroyed as it is to seed to and fro in the ever rushing river of our thoughts."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Ideas, Idea, Memory, Writing, Thought

3

"A coward is a man who'd rather live dead than die alive."

"A coward is a man who'd rather live dead than die alive."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Courage, Coward, Man, Life, Death

3

"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

3

"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

3

"A man should not compete with his wife in talk but in silence."

"A man should not compete with his wife in talk but in silence."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Silence, Talk, Wife, Husband

3

"The best way to destroy your enemies is to make them adopt your worldview."

"The best way to destroy your enemies is to make them adopt your worldview."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Strategy, Enemy, World, Destruction, Change

3

"The world is like a brute beast, you teach it how it should behave towards you."

"The world is like a brute beast, you teach it how it should behave towards you."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

World, Behavior, Respect, Power

3

"Success is not a luxury. It's a must. Succeed or die."

"Success is not a luxury. It's a must. Succeed or die."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Success, Luxury, Life, Survival

3

"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

3

"You don't need a great cathedral for a great marriage. All you need is fate to be on your side."

"You don't need a great cathedral for a great marriage. All you need is fate to be on your side."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Love, Marriage, Faith, Happiness

3

"A physical wound may heal, but a spiritual one may last for ever."

"A physical wound may heal, but a spiritual one may last for ever."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Healing, Spiritual, Physical, Pain

3

"Love is better than any weapon, all you have to do is keep it burning in the heart of the victim. He will do whatever you ask him to do."

"Love is better than any weapon, all you have to do is keep it burning in the heart of the victim. He will do whatever you ask him to do."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Love, Power, Influence, Heart

3

"Doubt is the first ray of illumination."

"Doubt is the first ray of illumination."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Doubt, Light, Truth, Illumination

3

"Politicians are a breed of the human race who believe they know everything."

"Politicians are a breed of the human race who believe they know everything."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Leadership, Politicians, Knowledge, Arrogance, Human

3

"Doubt is the archenemy of love. He is the scoundrel who accused her to reason."

"Doubt is the archenemy of love. He is the scoundrel who accused her to reason."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Doubt, Love, Reason, Enemy

3

"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

3

"Once you believe that god is not a private property of anybody, you are on your way to becoming a new messiah. Maybe your own if not the world's."

"Once you believe that god is not a private property of anybody, you are on your way to becoming a new messiah. Maybe your own if not the world's."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Spiritual, Belief, Religion, God, Faith

3

"Be patient. Everything has it's time. You can't make an orange mature right away because you are hungry."

"Be patient. Everything has it's time. You can't make an orange mature right away because you are hungry."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Patience, Time, Maturity, Waiting

3

"If you aren't destroying your enemies, it's because you have been conquered and assimilated, you do not even have an idea of who your enemies are. You have been brainwashed into believing you are your own enemy, and you are set against yourself. The enemy is laughing at you as you tear yourself to pieces. That is the most effective warfare an enemy can launch on his foes: confounding them."

"If you aren't destroying your enemies, it's because you have been conquered and assimilated, you do not even have an idea of who your enemies are. You have been brainwashed into believing you are your own enemy, and you are set against yourself. The enemy is laughing at you as you tear yourself to pieces. That is the most effective warfare an enemy can launch on his foes: confounding them."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Power, Enemy, Warfare, Mind, Control