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Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors
"Some people choose to lead, others to follow. Success is not primarily a matter of circumstances or native talent or even intelligence - it is a choice. Your beliefs, passion, values, enthusiasm, relationships, interpersonal skills and how they are blended, will move you further ahead towards success."
"Research has shown the challenge caused by Climate change is mainly man-made due to abdication of leadership and personal responsibility in taking care of the environment. Will you be part of the army replenishing the earth and promoting proper stewardship of its resources?"
"The best the world has to offer comes from the best you have to give to others."
"Love came, it saw, and it conquered me."
"The heart smiles when the soul shines."
"A leaf has no power to resist when the wind blows, but when life's storms rage, you do."
"If you have power, be just; wealth, be generous; knowledge, be wise; titles, be humble; and life, be grateful."
"Knowledge is the switch that turns on the light, wisdom is the battery that powers it."
"It is at night, not in the day, that stars shine the brightest."
"To learn how to swim, observe fish; how to hunt, observe lions; how to work, observe bees, and how to live, observe sages."
"The question is what kind of stuff do you immerse your mind in? What kind of food does your brain feed on? What kind of exercise does it get and for what purpose? What do you spend time listening to? What thoughts do you entertain? All these are the processes that form the conveyor belt into your subconscious mind."
"If beautiful lilies bloom in ugly waters, you too can blossom in ugly situations."
"Great souls carry great burdens."
"What you endured was a sign of what you would become."
"All around you, production must be taking place to bring you closer to realizing your defined success. Adopt a personal responsibility attitude to enable the realization of your dreams."
"Don't judge a tree by its size, but by its fruit."
"Seeds do not make a sound when growing, but can even reach the sky. Learn from them."
"The sun stands out not because it merely shines, but because it shines on everyone."
"Encourage many, enlighten many, and you will empower many."
"Jealousy says, "Compete with each other". Envy says, "Destroy each other". Empathy says, "Help each other". Love says, "Empower each other."
"Beginning to work your plan means movement and action. The success of your movements and actions can only be guaranteed if they are well calculated."
"Gravity is no match against one who is determined to reach the stars."
"Whatever you possess as an advantage over others, must be meticulously executed to produce desired results and progress."
"When intelligence shuts a door, wisdom opens a window."
"The need for security and power riding on energies that should be making life better and easier for the masses remains a great error in leadership focus. Why should the discovery of uranium's potential become a curse instead of a blessing? I am sure any type of power (nuclear and leadership included) in the wrong hands has the unfortunate potential to become a curse. A lot more is involved, including greed that causes the wealthy to sponsor violence and chaos. All, in order to profit from conflict, yet disregarding the harm caused to the vulnerable majority."
"The bird and the elephant drink from the same river."
"Learn from mistakes and set-backs (yours and other people's), pick yourself up, make necessary changes and try again. I once came across a saying that went something like, "The wise learn from the mistakes made by fools! So at some point we all have been fools, I suppose, since we all make mistakes."
"Development of states, urbanization, mechanization and industrialisation have all brought phenomenal strides to growth and prosperity of economies and their populace. They have also brought with them the insatiable need for energy resources with the related offspring of instability, conflict, war and corruption."
"Dream with all of your mind. Work with all of your heart. Persevere with all of your strength. Succeed with all of your soul."
"To live a little, love a little. To live a lot, love a lot."
"Seeds are proof that God puts within you what is supposed to enrich the world around you."
"A leader, who divides his own people, contaminates his platform and begins to destroy his own territory."
"Success can never be enjoyed if there is no congruity or alignment of your beliefs, values and how you behave in attaining your achievements."
"A hygienic environment, proper waste and sewer disposal, clean water and all efforts that destroy disease-carriers like flies and mosquitoes will reduce the spread of disease and promote good health. My home challenge for a hygienic environment is that we should be responsible enough to make sure we are safe and comfortable eating apples in the toilet and bathroom!"
"You make the plans - otherwise you will die thinking it is not possible to plan to have time for work, for exercise, for sleep, for relaxation, for recreation, for eating, for entertainment, for love, for family, for spirituality, for friends, for personal reflection, for personal development, for business, for charity all in one life!"
"The biblical preacher talks about the poor man's wisdom that saved a city but he was immediately forgotten. A poverty of ideas, contributions, uniqueness or influence, will overshadow the visibility of good potential. Keep those ideas flowing and you will not be forgotten."
"Having a succession and legacy plan in place will make you ready for forced changes due to circumstances beyond your control, like death, any form of incapacity, sudden changes in laws and regulations and even corporate scandals and moral failure."
"The uglier the caterpillar the lovelier the butterfly."
"A tree's nature does not change because the wind blew off a few of its leaves."
"A flower can only grow through concrete if it believes in itself, not its obstacles."
"Truth has the biggest mouth in the universe, wisdom has the largest ears, love has the strongest hands, and faith has the ablest feet."
"To succeed even once you have to try at least once."
"Adversity is the door to opportunity."
"A tree will not wither and die because the wind blew away one leaf."
"Roses do not take beauty advice from weeds."
"The cheapest thing in your life is money; the most expensive, love."
"The louder the dogs bark the less a lion feels threatened."
"Nice guys finish last but bad guys don't finish at all."
"Most of the things to guarantee your death have already been done so you can spend the rest of your time focusing on the things that can guarantee your success and happiness."
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