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Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors
"The role of political leadership in any society will remain critical to the socio-economic progression of the world. It is however worrying to see the growing number of people, including the youth, getting into politics for economic gain and not for a cause. This, inter alia, is the contaminated seed and eventual root of chronic corruption because such leadership will always be selfishly seeking gain and enrichment from their roles and offices."
"The key to leadership remains influence. What kind of a leader are you and how do you deliberately model your leadership to achieve desired impact on those you influence or you seek to influence?"
"One soul-mate is enough to face life's countless soul-enemies."
"A blunt arrow in the air has greater potential to strike than a sharp one in a quiver."
"Opportunities, like roses, come with a beautiful fragrance, but also with thorns."
"When you become aware of the need to practice servant leadership, to act as a faithful steward and exercise good personal governance " the challenge is to align these three and ensure they fit in with your defined leadership vision, mission and values. If there is no congruence, then leadership effectiveness will be compromised because the likelihood of not practicing these sound principles will be very high."
"Beware of befriending wolves; remember, they are only loyal to their appetite."
"Plucking a rose only proves you desire it, but nurturing it proves you love it."
"A seed does not die because you buried it, neither does a warrior."
"Light is always one step ahead of darkness."
"A leader must produce other leaders. Why do you want to produce followers, when by being called a leader the assumption is that you already have followers? Influence those who follow to birth their kind and develop others to lead."
"Fear takes you low, faith takes you high, but love takes you everywhere."
"The soul's hands carry the heart's burdens."
"You are an original masterpiece, imitating someone else diminishes your value."
"Whilst the greatest threat to your mission is the internal aspects within you, the external circumstances need to be covered against as well. Scan your external environment and circumstances."
"There is no point knowing your mission if you cannot see the area of need for that mission."
"When reaching for the stars, beware of those who want to cut off your hands."
"Institutions train men to be skilled, the wilderness trains men to become great."
"Perpetual optimism is good for the mind. Perpetual hope is good for the heart. Perpetual faith is good for the heart."
"You are a gift to the universe, but a package is only valuable if it allows itself to be unwrapped."
"Quiet birds rob the universe of beautiful symphonies."
"Impossible is what you say to yourself when you have given up."
"It is not for a vulture to teach an eagle how to hunt."
"Morality cannot replace goodness. Knowledge cannot replace wisdom. Fame cannot replace honor. Pleasure cannot replace contentment. Passion cannot replace love."
"If they ask you how rich you are, tell them to look inside your heart."
"Your leadership principles give that unique character to your leadership brand. When all your responses, decisions, choices and leadership practices are filtered through your well defined principles, you have automatically connected yourself to making the success of your leadership excellence brand more deliberate."
"It is easier to pluck a flower than to nurture it, which is why some would prefer to destroy your talents than nurture them."
"Courage is a warrior, wisdom is a sage, virtue is a priest, and love is poet."
"When catering for your spiritual needs make sure that you authenticate the capacity and qualification of the person or people you allow access to your spiritual being. Being careless in this regard is as dangerous as allowing an untrained person to treat you or operate on you to address a medical condition. While the bush-doctor kills your body, the false spiritual leader will destroy body, soul and spirit. Therefore use your belief's spiritual standard, not a merely mental or intellectual standard, to get spiritual help."
"The challenge therefore, as you strive for success, is to make it a habit to live your life on purpose. You must learn to make deliberate plans and then practice the art and science of doing things on purpose."
"Always remember that every word you say contains power and you must ask yourself a few questions about your words; Are these words true and kind? Are these words relevant and necessary? Are these words effective for intentions? Reflect on what your words carry, they are a life-changing container!"
"The bitterest fruit tastes sweet when you share it with someone you love."
"Wisdom lies at the edge of intelligence. Joy lies at the edge of happiness. Faith lies at the edge of boldness. Love lies at the edge of kindness. God lies at the edge of righteousness."
"Big obstacles shrink when you confront them, small obstacles expand when you dodge them."
"Wisdom in sorrow is better than joy in folly."
"No one tries to stone a tree whose fruit is not ripe."
"Women are the best thieves you will ever meet; they steal your heart and your last name, but never get to spend the night in jail."
"The greater your inner light the brighter your outer world."
"You can blow out a candle, but you cannot blow out a star."
"The most difficult door to open is the entrance to an ignorant mind."
"Water drops erode mountains not because of their size, but their persistence."
"Reach for the stars, not your fears."
"Love treats its enemies better than hate treats its friends."
"Dream while others are sleeping. Dare while others are wishing. Do while others are talking. Deliver while others are quitting."
"What you conquer within you conquer without."
"If an opportunity comes dressed in trouble's apparel, do not scorn it."
"A book is a garden, only its flowers are ideas."
"Fear is an assassin; if you let it in your life, it will kill your dreams."
"Don't try to silence other people's genius because you're too deaf to hear your own."
"If our eyes could see everything, every man would see his own faults."
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