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Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors

"It is better to win souls than to conquer nations."

"Pick your friends like you pick your battles, wisely."

"Be like the sun; warm to everyone, even your enemies."

"A quality wife guarantees you a quality life."

"The beauty all around you is insignificant in comparison to the beauty within you."

"Be disciplined enough to choose your network and be willing to sacrifice the circles that reduce your effectiveness and make you unproductive."

"Selling and teaching demand that you develop your intrapersonal and interpersonal communication skills. You must be able to communicate with yourself as well as with others in a way that makes them buy your offering or benefit from the knowledge you want to impart."

"The sky does not despair when a star falls, it makes room for a new one."

"As a rose blossoms despite being surrounded by thorns, bloom despite being surrounded by troubles."

"See more than your eyes can see. Hear more than your ears can hear. Do more than your hands can do. Go further than your feet can go."

"Profiting from opportunities is success. Profiting from adversity is greatness."

"Knowing your strengths is intelligence, knowing your weakness is wisdom."

"Your personal brand must exude who you are, what you stand for, specifies your target market, what value you intend to add to them and the unique offering through which you will do that."

"A star does not compete with other stars around it, it just shines."

"Knowledge offers you strength. Wisdom promises you influence. Understanding assures you wealth. Love guarantees you power."

"A diamond is pressure's masterpiece."

"Money can't buy love, but it can buy a woman's attention."

"When you look in the mirror and see your reflection, your eyes are open; when you look in the mirror and see God, your soul is open."

"The distance between success and your dreams is hard work."

"Leadership excellence means that you must be accepted as a leader, not forcing yourself upon those you lead. Outside of formal authority, it takes trust for people to accept your leadership. Proven consistent leadership choices and results will earn you invaluable points of trust."

"Stars don't beg the world for attention, their beauty forces us to look up."

"A bird is born knowing how to fly, but has to learn to conquer the skies."

"Outer beauty you see with your eyes, but inner beauty you only see with your heart."

"Perfectionists are patient, the diligent are persevering, and the relentless are successful."

"When people try to pull you down, remember, they had to look up to do so."

"Two minds are smarter than one. Two hands are stronger than one. Two hearts are mightier than one. Two souls are greater than one."

"Elevate your mind and you elevate your world."

"Numerous studies have proven that physical health and longevity are linked to eating a balanced diet, maintaining proper weight, exercising regularly, abstinence and proper sexual conduct, avoiding tobacco and alcohol, maintaining a clean and hygienic living and working environment, knowing and keeping track of your health status all the time. How do you rate yourself on all these?"

"By lighting another's candle you brighten your own."

"A golden spoon is useless when the soup bowl is empty."

"Whether your cup is half-full or half-empty, remind yourself there are others without one."

"Your next victory is behind your next test."

"If a ship is strong, the ocean's tides do not trouble it."

"To succeed and create change, you must be willing to take the risk, with an understanding of a number of key elements. Please begin to understand that an entrepreneurial spirit is not only essential in business enterprise. We all have a business to run in our different areas of specialty. Your life is your business and your family is your business " you have multiple businesses."

"Your vision at a leadership level needs to be more global and selfless, it needs to go beyond you. Reflect and project your dream for a perfect world, even if you can only make it a great world."

"Turbulence means nothing if God is the pilot."

"Present trials strengthen you for future blessings."

"What you do for others today you have done for yourself tomorrow."

"Never try to separate soul-mates, destiny might electrocute you."

"It is in the roots, not the branches, that a tree's greatest strength lies."

"If people are not dancing to your tune, change the song."

"Sow wisdom today, and you will reap success tomorrow."

"The sweetest victories come after the bitterest defeats."

"Though you are as a drop in the ocean, without you, the universe would be empty."

"If you want to excel in any endeavour you must pay attention to detail, know exactly what you want, have the detail on how you want it done and how you will get it done. You must realize the importance of definitions and love defining things in your life and about your life " Define your mission, define your problem, define your future, define your path and the finer details of your vision. Use your sense of imagination and creativity."

"Have a clear plan or strategy to translate your success philosophy into desired results. Adopt an effective work ethic, with a laser-focus and requisite execution strategies to produce results."

"Who are you' is a question of both substance and position. In other words, what is the authority of your voice, service, product or performance in relation to the needs of those you intend to serve? Secondly, have you defined and demystified yourself enough to be accepted as the solution of choice?"

"Be punctual, it shows your respect for other people."

"When a caterpillar looks in the mirror, he sees a butterfly."

"Water has no mouth, but swallows many. Light has no hands, but touches many. Wind has no feet, but carries many. Darkness has no teeth, but devours many."
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