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Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors
"The best trees produce the sweetest fruits."
"Stars shine so they can see the world, not so the world can see them."
"A star is a rock that could no longer hide its light from the world."
"The greatest among you are those with the greatest love. The richest among you are those with the most joy."
"Don't use your energy to hate on anyone, use it to create the life you desire."
"Don't waste time. Avoid the company of wasteful people who lack the desire to achieve. Become assertive and action-oriented."
"The African Challenge - We must end conflict in Africa. We must lead to allow the Africans to enjoy the benefits from their natural resources. We must end poverty in Africa. Every African must be educated, have access to health care and a fair chance to fulfil their dream. Preventable sickness and disease must not reduce life expectancy or rob pregnant women of a chance to continue living. Africa must develop. Africa must not depend on foreign aid. Africa must be united and governed more effectively. Africa must customize her leadership culture and philosophy in a way that gives her global relevance and respect but still remain true and authentic to herself. Will you accept the challenge? Will you be that Africa?"
"Cease from envy, prejudice and unhealthy competitiveness. Never abandon your own mission and brand to pursue the seemingly exciting mission or vision of another."
"Consistency in leadership means everyone knows what to expect from you or in dealing with you. It is the quality that draws respect and value towards a leadership brand. This also means you have the discipline to stick to your principles and values regardless of challenges or consequences, and you prove this over a long period of time."
"Great wildernesses lead you to great Promised Lands."
"The key to success in any area of life is to first know and master the area of focus. Cures to disease have been found, since time immemorial, by studying how the body functions as well as how the disease affects the sick. Seek depth in knowledge and research."
"You are better than your past, greater than your present, and brighter than your future."
"Reward those who help you. Forget those who use you. Ignore those who judge you. Forgive those who wrong you."
"The unfairness of judging others comes in that we judge them on the basis of our own values and beliefs, yet we can never exactly stand on common ground."
"Dream like a child. Reason like an elder. Play like a youth. Work like an adult."
"It must start by knowing Time = Life. Spending your life on impulse will lead to a broke life, just like impulse buying leads to an empty wallet! How much value you place on your time reflects in the activities that consume your time."
"Words live longer than mortals."
"Short term interventions will call for more guns and force in affected areas, in order to protect the vulnerable and suppress proliferation of terrorism and sectarian hatred, but the forward-looking leadership driving for sustainable solutions must now promote deliberate intents to influence systems of education, belief, culture, values and attitudes to promote tolerance, mutual respect, love and hope for all to succeed. If this area was given the same kind of attention and resources that HIV-AIDS has received to date, I can promise you, the same progress made in the containment of HIV-AIDS, would also have been made on the extremism front."
"The best learners are the best earners."
"Pebbles that bring you joy are better than diamonds that bring you sorrow."
"It is easier to forgive yourself of a thousand misdeeds than to forgive your enemy of one."
"Open the door for communication and interact with your children. Provide the answers (if you don't know, look for them or get expert advice). Guide them on how to deal with other sources of information " friends, TV, other media, society or the internet. Coaching empowers them to make their own informed, quality decisions."
"If the world stands in between a man and the woman he loves, he will set out to conquer it."
"If you are unmotivated to succeed, no one can help you. If you are determined to succeed, no one can stop you."
"The principles of stewardship and servant leadership challenge you to look at leadership differently. Consider these values."
"If the African stars do not rise, are not known, remain obscure, their stories are not told " who and where is the African story teller? Your challenge if you are in the media is to continually ask if you are doing enough, using the appropriate strategies and at the right platforms. Let's create and promote international and global stars with the talent and skills in our people, no one will do it for us."
"Water is gold in the desert."
"A book is a small library you can fit into your pocket."
"Excellence is the best ink with which to make your mark in the world."
"Listen until you're the smartest. Learn until you're the wisest. Live until you're the merriest. Love until you're the kindest."
"It is not the fault of the stars that they shine brightly, but the fault of our eyes that they cannot handle light."
"The eloquence of the pen is just as sharp as the point of a sword."
"The clearest mirror in the universe is not made of glass, but of a loving soul."
"If the caterpillar could not see beyond his present state, he would never become a butterfly."
"Your life is connected to other key support structures that you must never neglect, including family, fans, supporters, affiliations, professional associations, religious membership and others. Your membership to such groupings must add value to others whilst you equally get the benefit they are supposed to provide their members."
"Your presence only truly matters to people who feel your absence."
"A great storm is like a sunny day to a person of great faith. A gentle wind is like a great storm to a person of great fear."
"If you fail a thousand times, find a thousand and one ways to succeed."
"You must succeed! Not by accident, but deliberately! You are able to succeed " now you must be willing to succeed and this must reflect in the way you spend your life."
"Pray patiently. Pray purposefully. Pray painstakingly. Pray perfectly."
"Light is a beautiful servant, darkness is a dangerous master."
"A wise person is able to bring down a thousand armies with a single insight, with wisdom he successfully engages ten thousand armies with just one."
"Doubt is a result of more than one internal voice giving differing and contradicting instructions and suggestions concerning a situation or a phase of your success journey. The triggering suggestions may be internal or external factors igniting internal conflict and uncertainty in the face of adversity. Yet inside of you must rise up a voice of authority which silences the disempowering shouts of unbelief. You need to have a deliberate plan to develop that internal voice of authority."
"Don't be intimidated and at the same time don't intimidate."
"A bird must rely on its own wings if it is to conquer the sky."
"When the sun rises it casts a shadow on what does not shine as bright as it."
"You must be willing to be disciplined as well as make personal sacrifices. It takes discipline to go through rigorous training and study programs. You need a coach or coaches and sometimes mates to help you stick to your planned program in execution of your responsibilities. To be excellent and effective, the non-essentials must give up time and space in your life " some sacrifices have to be made. Work hard and work smart."
"Leadership is a privilege to serve and make a difference. Take care of what belongs to another as if it were your own. Be accountable to others or to another because you realize you are not a master. Be considerate of those you serve because they, not you, perceive the difference you are or you are not making, in their lives."
"Anger has great strength, but no brains. Greed has a great appetite, but no heart. Pride has a great spirit, but no soul."
"Positive belief leaves no room for excuses; it questions why the feats and quests cannot be attained. When your beliefs are strong enough, you will not define yourself on the basis of past and present limitations or life events. Your success can only be as big as the size of your beliefs, for it is the size of your beliefs that will either limit your dream or allow it to explode."
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