top of page
.png){kind=small}
Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors
"Slipping into bad attitudes and habits is like a beautiful queen growing older and uglier compared to the defined mission and personal standards. Time and again everyone who is serious about making their success more deliberate needs to stop by the mirror in their own mind and ask, "Mirror, mirror in my mind, am I still on course to succeed in life?"
"Be practical, be skillful, be teachable, and you will be successful."
"At a higher level you are influenced by deity and the spiritual. Even atheism is based on the belief that there is no God or gods, without deity-acknowledging religion it has no foundation or basis. What is your divine influence, doctrine and reservoir of inspiration to tackle or create the tangible out of the realm of the unseen and the spiritual?"
"Poverty might make you obscure, but if you continue churning out wisdom to solve more problems and challenges, you will neither remain poor nor die in obscurity."
"Marry the woman you love, then love the woman you marry."
"The question is, do you have deliberate plans for your life? Do you have intentions with you time? God planned that there should be a time for everything and for every season, meaning you can plan for everything and every season in your life! You may ask, 'Is that possible? I say, "It's up to you!"
"At the end of every dark storm is a bright rainbow."
"A lion is not afraid of walking alone, even if the whole jungle is pursuing it."
"Today's seeds are tomorrow's harvests."
"People only stone a tree that is full of ripe fruit."
"Connect by listening well and speaking relevantly without being prejudiced or sarcastic. Learn to listen with your eyes as much as you listen with your ears. Generate interest in the person and subject, that way people will become more interested in you."
"You were not born to impress the world, but to impress the universe."
"If the sky was the limit, stars would not light our way to the edge of the universe."
"You can use and see the power of words contributing towards your success, and this comes from having an empowering belief system. Living and functioning from an empowering belief system is the spring board for making your success more deliberate."
"When the heart says "yes" - it is difficult for the mind to say "no."
"Never fool yourself, success will not come by accident " it must be deliberately planned for. If opportunities don't come on their own, they too must be created or attracted."
"If you try to test a river's depths with both feet, you will drown."
"You do not reduce or eliminate your concerns by crying, shouting or proving you are the victim of whatever happened in your life."
"The world would have no rainbows if the sky had not storms."
"You become what you allow yourself to become."
"Do not fixate on the odds against you but on victory ahead of you."
"Think how the great think, do what the great do, live how the great live, and you will achieve what the great achieve."
"Make a deliberate effort to feed your conscious and subconscious mind to achieve a well programmed mind frame, ready to succeed. Read the right material, watch the right material and listen to the right material. Practice and expose yourself to the right material so that you can form positive attitudes, positive feelings and positive habits. For each person, the right material is defined from their unique vision, mission, beliefs and values."
"Love has turned many into poets; pain has turned many into artists; charity has turned many into pacifists, and anger has turned many into activists."
"Love is my favorite drug, I overdose on it regularly."
"You need to use you imagined view of the future you dream of, then paint the statement in words, to state that clear dream of your desired future."
"Whilst you can be a stepping stone to help others succeed, you are not a dirty mat to be abused by others."
"The leadership challenge for celebrities and those in the limelight includes turning focus from being self-centred to influencing vulnerable and gullible youngsters, especially teenagers, in a positive way; realising that it is possible to entertain and increase following without promoting societal vices like drug & alcohol abuse, irresponsible sexual behaviour, prejudice of all kinds, criminal heroism, gangsterism and all forms of violence."
"Appearance matters, we see your presentation before we get a chance to sample the substance within. You might miss a chance for the latter."
"Anger slowly. Forgive quickly. Trust cautiously. Love easily."
"A whale has nowhere to hide in a river."
"The world sees you for what you are, but the universe sees you for what you can be."
"If you want the world to know how truly beautiful you are, love everyone."
"The weak dread the storm, the foolish invite the storm, the wise avoid the storm, the strong battle the storm, and the great overcome the storm."
"You can't hide from wisdom, it's everywhere; you won't find it in everyone, it's too rare."
"Two things are infinite, a woman's patience and her husband's mistakes."
"Adversity is opportunity inside out."
"Why is the world in need of a leader like you? You must lead for significant impact. As a leader, find the "cause driving your leadership brand and pursue its resolution with passion and excellence."
"With the faith of a child and the wisdom of an old man one can achieve great things."
"Water has no hands, but carries great ships. Air has no shoulders, but carries large planes. The Sun has no eyes, but finds its way around the universe."
"Use the dirt life throws at you to plant the seeds of your success."
"Love + truth = strengthLove + knowledge = influenceLove + understanding = powerLove + wisdom = enlightenment"
"When an eagle spreads its wings to fly, even the swan is envious."
"If you have her mind, you have her for a moment; if you have her heart, you have her for a while; if you have her soul, you have her for a lifetime."
"Seeds are proof that the greatest growth takes place in the dark."
"Women make the world go round, men turn it upside down."
"Prayer is the best way to hug those who are far away."
"Running away from someone you love is a race you will never win."
"What supporters say about their leadertells men a third about who he is. What supporters do for their leadertells men two thirds about who he is. What supporters give up for their leadertells men all of who he is."
"An ounce of wisdom can earn you a ton of gold."
bottom of page