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Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors
"Consistently turning up for meetings late, is a statement saying you have no respect for the person you are meeting or for the purpose of the meeting, or both. You are sending a clear message that this person or the reason for your meeting is not important to you."
"Seeds, not doubting their potential, rise and become forests."
"The shrewd, like chameleons, embrace change by using it to their advantage."
"Wisdom is a reliable companion."
"You cannot drown a fish in the ocean, no matter how deep you sink it."
"You can put all your eggs in one basket if God has told you to."
"Water returns to the ocean. Light returns to the sun. Life returns to God."
"Make adjustments and improvements to enhance the effectiveness of meetings or surpassing of your target. Learn to define, quantify and be specific about what, how and when you want to succeed in each area of your life."
"Better planning guarantees success, ask anyone who has planned a one day event like a wedding. How much planning should you therefore put in the kind of life you want to succeed at?"
"Believe in yourself, for the universe believes in you."
"Flowers are prettiest where they are watered the most."
"Critics are loud, but success is louder."
"The soul's tears are worth more than the heart's smiles."
"When two souls are united as one the universe itself is powerless to separate them."
"You can and should stand up for who you are and what you represent, without fear or prejudice. You take the promises you have made to yourself and to others very seriously."
"There still remains a lot of space to share on earth, and overpopulation remains a perception. We put geographic and political boundaries around ourselves because of the need to rule and control. To find solutions, the current and future leader needs to go back to redefine underlying influences to relevant political, demographic and geographic systems. Will you take up the challenge and consider the possibilities?"
"The reward for goal-setting is that as you achieve each goal, you feel in charge of your own destiny, with every moment taken up productively. Self-esteem increases and it becomes easier to remain motivated. So set those high goals and make clear plans for their execution."
"Do you have an entrepreneurial spirit in you? How helpful and creative are you in solving challenges? Have you attained communication and negotiation excellence status? Can you effectively market yourself and your service/product? How effective are you at selling your vision? The answers will determine how far your influence will go."
"Behaviours and habits are therefore the end result of the entire value chain and cannot be changed in a sustainable manner by scratching the surface - you have to dig deeper. This is why jail time, threats and sanctions without appropriate rehabilitation programs will not change a person unless they embark on a personal journey/program to initiate the process of change from the inner core " how the programs in their brain are wired to influence their beliefs."
"A small sharp axe can cut down more trees than a big dull one."
"Ask yourself - Can you manage projects and meetings effectively? Do you have requisite knowledge of the business financial numbers? Can you manage conflict and change within dynamic environments? Do you have what it takes to respond to the demands of a global village? How deep is your leadership substance?"
"Life is a sage's university, hardship is his professor."
"A wise servant is better than a foolish ruler."
"A tree fears an axe even though its handle is made from it."
"Birds do not attend music school, but compose timeless masterpieces."
"God created sages because He wanted to leave the light on in the universe."
"Don't sell yourself short, you are your best asset."
"You cannot tell a river in which direction it should flow, but you can steer your boat."
"There is no sharper spear than wisdom. There is no larger shield than faith. There is no better fortress than truth. There is no greater strength than hope. There is no higher power than love."
"Nurture a tree today, and it will provide you shade tomorrow."
"If you cry in the rain, only the sky will see your tears."
"Turbulence does not shake a tree with strong roots."
"Turkeys can run with eagles but cannot fly with them."
"Only because of darkness are we able to clearly see the stars."
"Work hard, and you will earn good rewards. Work smart, and you will earn great rewards. Work hard and work smart, and you will earn extraordinary rewards."
"If you have never reached rock bottom, you have never attended the school of greatness."
"A single candle has the power to light up a room, a single star has the power to light up the sky, and a single soul has the power to light up the world."
"The accumulation of beliefs, knowledge and experiences contribute to our level of success and progress in life, however they also introduce the reality that we are all prejudiced. If not well managed, our personal prejudices can become the mental prison we lock ourselves inside or we use to shut others out. You need to deal with this likely impediment to a success-driven lifestyle."
"Follow your dreams, not the crowd."
"Your breaking point is often your blessing point."
"Those who build are greater than those who tear down."
"To be wise for one day is better than to be intelligent for a hundred."
"The laws of gravity work everywhere except in the heart and the soul."
"It is easier to wipe a thousand tears from your eyes than to wipe a single tear from your soul."
"A bird that fears turbulence will never know how high it can fly."
"If you look to money for happiness, you will be disappointed; to power, you will be disillusioned; to honor, you will be dissatisfied; to others, you will be disenchanted; but if you look to God, you will be fulfilled."
"The darkest clouds precipitate the most rain."
"The weaknesses of the wise are better than the strengths of fools."
"If a tree bears sweet fruit, birds have many reasons to visit it."
"When you look at extraordinary people look for scars."
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