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Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors
"Learn like an amateur. Train like a champion. Fight like a warrior. Triumph like a conqueror."
"Divorce fear. Court courage. Pursue hope. Marry love."
"It is wise to read some books, and wise to throw away some."
"The aim is to produce specific results by your actions, so you begin to do things on purpose. If I leave things to chance, I am losing the plot to make success deliberate, meaning I am increasing my chances of failing in any given task."
"A wise bird would rather lose a worm than a feather."
"If you kick a lion when it is down, God help you when it gets up."
"It is a bird's imagination, not its wings, that determines how high it can fly."
"The greatest evidence of what is inside of a seed is its fruit."
"You have not lost if you have learned one new lesson. You have not lost if you have helped one new person. You have not lost if you have overcome one new obstacle."
"The sweetest fruits grow at the top of a tree so that only those who deserve them can reach them."
"Take one step towards excellence, and success will take ten towards you. Take ten steps towards excellence, and success will take a hundred towards you. Take a hundred steps towards excellence, and success will take a thousand towards you."
"Darkness is a prison from which only light escapes."
"The mind speaks, though it does not have lips. The heart moves, though it does not have feet. The soul rises, though it does not have wings."
"The most valuable real estate in the universe is inside your soul."
"Temporary failure will not prevent you from achieving lasting success."
"Never underestimate a warrior; the lion in him may be sleeping, but that does not mean he's dead."
"Worry makes you weaker, regret makes you sadder, hate makes you angrier, but hope makes you stronger, and love makes you happier."
"When you have nothing, be hopeful; when you have little, be grateful; when you have much, be sensible; when you have everything, be humble."
"Each time a flower blooms, the world is reminded that there is beauty in new beginnings."
"Review and question what you already know or have. In most ball sports and games, you confirm whether you have scored by checking whether the ball has gone into the goal or hit its target. So evaluation of results means that you must look at your goal to see if the ball has hit its target. Look at your educational aspirations or dreams and say "am I on track to meet my 2020 PhD target?"
"It is the challenge for every leader to develop and invest in those he depends on, to ensure his or her vision is realized in the way it has been put upon the leader's heart. These key people will enhance the success or taint the leadership image and brand of the visionary."
"Your belief system should be positive and empowering enough to influence a strong mental state and a positive attitude that will rise up to defeat any suggestion that you are destined to fail."
"Benchmark against the top performing movers and shakers in your game. What are the skills required to achieve excellence in your area of specialty as a leader? How are you managing your vision and mission? Do you demonstrate a life lived with clear goals and targets? How are you providing direction, influence and developing others to lead? What is the evidence of the good leadership of your team?"
"Just because you cannot see it now, does not mean it is not there or not possible. See yourself succeeding and own that vision through all your planning and hard work."
"Spiritual battles have greater consequences than earthly wars."
"A sweet soul will take you further than a sweet tongue."
"The deep desire for success must cause a dream to rise to the surface and inspire you to action. The dream must be supported in the physical and natural realm to help you believe more and more in the possibility of its realization."
"Smile, even when others do not. Care, even when others will not. Love, even when others could not. Give, even when others cannot."
"A step towards love is a leap towards the divine."
"Have you positioned yourself to be reachable and accessible by those you seek to serve and make an impact on? Do they know where and how to find you, either physically or in the cyber realm? If they cannot reach you for whatever reason, then you have not done your homework, because you are supposed to have a strategy to reach them before they can even look for you! Otherwise someone else will meet them along the way as they look for you."
"The secret to greatness: do what has been overlooked by the great."
"A river continues to flow despite losing a few drops at each turn."
"Fall from ignorance, and you will rise to reason."
"Pray greatly. Pray gladly. Pray graciously. Pray gallantly."
"As the sun lives on when it sets in the warmth it has given to others, you too will live on in the hearts of those whose lives you have touched."
"In the pursuit of your dreams, you are your greatest assetand doubt is your greatest liability."
"There is need to focus on selling an emotional experience instead of a mere product or service - the impression you make on others must be lasting and permanent. These experiences have to be positive and worth remembering. This will increase the chances of repeat business and referrals, guaranteeing customer loyalty. And that is what sustains businesses, brands and careers for generations! The principle remains the same for comedians, actors, footballers, musicians, sales executives or any other area of specialty."
"A heart of gold is more precious than a necklace of diamonds."
"Your knowledge can stir the world, your intellect can move it, your wisdom can shake it, but only your love can truly change it."
"If you are going to grow in personal effectiveness, you must become an excellent communicator. Achieving your goals and fulfilling your mission calls for communication excellence verbally, vocally and non-verbally. As you grow in this regard, you make forward strides towards significance " the capacity to make contributions that count and matter."
"There must be a clear distinction between wishing and believing. A wish is a hazy thread of desires that leaves room for the winds of doubt to toss it about, meaning it might happen by chance or not. A belief has no equivocation; it is clear, stubborn and deliberate in taking hold of what remains yet unseen by the physical eye. If there is no visible way, a belief will draft the way, create the way, walk the path and reach the desired destination."
"The great are like a rubber ball; the harder they hit the ground, the higher they rise."
"As plants do not grow in the dark, never allow yourself to be in someone's shadow."
"Chase your dreams and your nightmares will grow tired of chasing you."
"You don't need armor if your skin is thick. You don't need a sword if your mind is sharp. You don't need a shield if your heart is strong. You don't need a fortress is your soul is secure."
"When you pray for a rainbow you pray for rain too."
"As water downs ships but upholds leaves, and as fires burn cities but refines gold, so do life's troubles propel the meek to greatnessand the proud to ruin."
"You become greater than what you conquer within."
"The mind is a temple of knowledge, the heart is a temple of understanding, and the soul is a temple of wisdom; together they are a temple of enlightenment."
"There should be a healthy 'stubbornness', assertiveness and confidence that comes from knowledge of your clear vision, mission, values and personal brand."
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