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Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors
"Great minds rise above problems. Great hearts rise above pain. Great souls rise above temptations. Great individuals rise above themselves and the world."
"The most beautiful jewelry in the world is not a diamond necklace, but two hearts beating as one."
"Don't aim to break the glass ceiling, aim to shatter it."
"I would rather be average and wise than be extraordinary and imprudent."
"Love hopes. Love helps. Love heals. Love hears."
"You must practice the discipline of a champion before you win the actual contest. The appointment and opportunity must then come to confirm what you have already become."
"Positive empowering beliefs will enable you to solidify a vision and mission that can bring you to a life of relevance and significant impact. Remember whatever you believe is true - to you. These beliefs must be programmed into your mind " by you (though you will still get input outside your own initiative)."
"We are all artists, painting the world with our thoughts while coloring the universe with our deeds."
"The greater your wisdom, the shorter the distance to success."
"A rose struggling in a desert is still braver than a flower flourishing in a rain forest."
"Love in the rain is better than hate in the sunshine."
"You first compete with yourself before competing against others; if you cannot beat your last best result, do not be surprised if it seems difficult to compete against external competitors."
"Coat your words with honey if you want to catch bees."
"Your new challenge is to redesign your time allocations. Your strategic focus determines where your time resources will be mainly invested. Prioritise acting out your own script, make your own movie instead of spending too much time watching others at work through the TV. It is surprising the number of unsuccessful people who spend all their time resources on the social media platforms following the lives of the successful. Make the news, be the leader and let others follow you. Align you priorities and balance your activities."
"You are only as authentic as the substance you have inside you. Having others take your examinations or doing your assignments and projects is to reduce the level of authenticity of your qualification as well as your personal brand. Master your chosen area of study to the highest level and demonstrate that you have full knowledge as a specialist. Let the depth of your knowledge make you sought after and respected. Define yourself and be authentic."
"Around the world, the perception and reality of corruption and bad governance in public places remains very high. But it isn't just in governments that these are found; they can permeate through society, where they are rampant in private enterprises and even religious institutions. We need to deal with the causes, not just consequences. You will need to play your role, both as a good example as well as part of the social police force. Cultures and beliefs must change at a personal level as well as at institutional levels."
"Dark times don't create stars, it is at night when what has always been in the star is revealed."
"Wisdom knows the way. Understanding sees the way. Passion feels the way. Love goes all the way."
"A full mind is more valuable than a full bank account."
"Your unwillingness to change to my view point is purely on the justifiable basis that you have your own strongly held beliefs about important life issues."
"The mind does not need four walls to make you its prisoner."
"An entrepreneurial spirit makes you someone who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business enterprise, talent or calling to become an agent of change."
"Defining what success means to you requires important meetings " board meetings with yourself. When the "me, myself and I committee meets and passes transformational resolutions."
"To be knowledgeable, sit before scholars; to be wise, sit before life."
"Never divulge secrets to acquaintances. Never betray old friends for new ones. Never mistake flattery for praise. Never rely on dishonorable people. Never trust your enemy's friends. Never mistake someone's kindness for weakness."
"Your attitude should not settle for the average when you have what it takes to become the best. You excel by choice and you must be focused like a laser beam. Even the sun, powerful as it is, will not be able to burn a hole into a piece of paper until a magnifying glass is used to channel the power of its rays onto one spot. Focus your intellect and your knowledge to get excellent results."
"Timing is a critical issue when it comes to succession. Passing the baton too early or too late could both cause irreparable damage. The timing just has to be right, but again you are responsible for creating or influencing the right conditions over the course of your leadership tenure."
"It is better to be a star for one day than a moon for a lifetime."
"The greatest profit you make in business is not money, but happiness. The greatest riches you give in life are not possessions, but love. The greatest treasures you acquire in life are not jewels, but joy."
"The universe believes in you, but it is more important that you believe in yourself."
"Today's storms help you appreciate tomorrow's sunshine."
"There should always be a deliberate crafting and packaging of the words you speak so that they produce the kind of results you desire. Enough research has been done in every religion and belief system to support the truth that words have power to create or destroy. This is the reason why all major religions say their prayers. However, your words can only be as powerful and as effective as their sponsor. The words must possess the right substance."
"Love in your mind gives you strength. Love in your heart gives you fortitude. Love in your soul gives you influence. Love in your life gives you power."
"An evil person will have evil friends. A righteous person will have righteous friends. The company you keep is hidden treasure or masked demise."
"You only need to steal a woman's heart if she won't give it to you willingly."
"The key questions and challenges that we must all continue to pose and remind this key sector (the media) should be, 'Do you realize the power you have, to build and to destroy; to promote success or failure; to bring life or death to a cause or talent; to give a platform or take it away?"
"Understand you are neither inferior nor superior, you are just the best of who you are supposed to be. You have set standards for yourself and are ready to meet them."
"Every effective person must be able to sell and teach, whether in private or to a group in public. This applies equally to skills and talents as it does to products and services."
"Indeed, there are demons that must be cast out by exposure and education, for it is the ignorant and the uninformed who fall prey to the evil trickery and abuse of those who sponsor violence, hatred and every form of extremism. At some point, man's Maker cries out, "My people perish because of a lack of knowledge."
"The results you are churning out are a direct or indirect reflection of what you allowed into your life. Unlearning what you already know and practice is no easy task, but sometimes it's necessary for the programming or re-programming that must take place for success to be made deliberate."
"In a world full of game players, the only way to set yourself apart is to be a game changer."
"Learn from the sun; it is warm to everyone, and is therefore never in short supply of those who adore it."
"Work keeps us occupied. Faith keeps us fortified. Hope keeps us gratified. Love keeps us satisfied."
"The loudest preacher in the world is your conscience, the cleverest is wisdom, the rowdiest is passion, the surest is truth, the purest is love, and the highest is God."
"If your love for your wife can be measured, it is not big enough."
"A bird does not give up flying today because it couldn't find any worms yesterday."
"Shereketa is a Shona word ordinarily meaning to fidget, to be restless, and to show discomfort. Whilst this word has largely been used negatively, the Shereketa principle channels it into a different dimension to be used positively for success. Shereketa re"defined refers to deliberate movements, actions and adjustments inspired by the calling to excellence & success, driven by a conviction against and a growing discomfort with mediocrity. The movements and actions take place in two realms - the inner spirit/convictions of your heart and the outer execution platforms of your physical and material world (Shereketa within and Shereketa without)."
"Breaking through the glass ceiling is only possible if you are stronger than glass."
"The wise are like a river; they go forward and upward, never backward or downward."
"Have gracious thoughts of your neighbors, kind thoughts of your friends, loving thoughts of your family, and humble thoughts of yourself."
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