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Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors
"Realistic and unrealistic expectations will be placed on you, demands will be made, fair and unfair judgment will be passed. Your growing leadership intelligence should reflect in your objective response or reaction to these challenges " remember more eyes than you can see are watching you. Know when it is prudent to make a comment, to set the record straight or just not comment. Decide which invitations to accept and which ones to send a representative or to turn down. Continuously reflecting on your mission, beliefs and values will make this process more objective."
"Hear more than people say. Give more than people ask. Do more than people expect. Achieve more than people imagine."
"Your mind is a ship, it can sail across the universe as long as you don't allow negative thoughts to sink it."
"If you blame gravity for falling in love, even God has the right to laugh at you."
"Time stops when you are in love, even as you age."
"The greater the number of fish a river bears the greater the number of fishermen that patronize it."
"Personal growth by tackling the 'big-picture through focusing on the things you have power to influence is more effective and less stressful."
"When the nest becomes too small a bird is ready to spread its wings and fly."
"The mind is the ultimate hallway to the world, the soul is the ultimate stairway to the universe."
"A large vessel will never fill up no matter how small the leak is."
"Feeding a lion will not prevent it from feeding on you."
"Your inner light is your brightest light."
"A bee, though small, can still sting you; an elephant, though calm, can still trample you; a lion, though full, can still devour you."
"Rise above your fears and you rise above your world."
"Knowing what to say is sense, when to say it is intelligence, how to say it is wisdom, why and how to say it is enlightenment."
"The greatest prison in the universe is an ignorant mind."
"It is possible to draw a straight line with a crooked pencil."
"The high cost of greatness is better than the low cost of mediocrity."
"If you do not chase success, you will be overtaken by failure."
"Make sure your reading, studying or research are always adding value to the defined vision, mission, beliefs and values that form your unique personal brand."
"Leave no room for fear and excuses. Be strong in spirit and possess unwavering convictions. Choose to be an optimist and commit to succeed."
"The greater the pressure the brighter the diamond."
"If you want to know how good a tree is, examine how many birds flock to feed off of its fruit."
"Are you conscious of the scent or odour emanating from your mouth, arm pits, stockings or elsewhere? Are you friendly to your environment? Is your dressing, hair style and make up in line with your defined mission and values? How can you start managing your image and brand for a consistently good impression all the time? Does your image reflect your aspirations?"
"A bird cannot fly upward if each wing is flapping in a different direction."
"Learn from stars; even in the dark they give off light, not despair."
"As a bird with beautiful feathers is the target of hunters, so the gifted are targets of the envious."
"Turn your frowns into smiles, your tears into laughter, your weaknesses into strengths, your setbacks into opportunities, and your failures into victories."
"Your mind has the intellect to lift the world, your heart has the wisdom to better the world, and your soul has the genius to elevate the world."
"Height is not might."
"Measure your success by the number of people who envy you."
"The mind is its thoughts, the heart is its desires, and the soul is its experiences."
"To be envied for your giftedness is better than to be accepted for your untalentedness."
"If you want your inner light to shine brighter, illuminate someone else's."
"A wolf's thoughts are seldom far from its appetite."
"You don't have to remind a flower when its time to bloom is near, it has been preparing for it all of its life."
"Works from the soul transcend works from the mind."
"Be the spouse you wish to have."
"To be a champion, compete; to be a great champion, compete with the best; but to be the greatest champion, compete with yourself."
"Little things matter. Even a small tear wets the face."
"The arrow that pierces the deer only scratches a whale."
"Your mind is an entire world, your heart is an entire cosmos, and your soul is an entire universe."
"The strength to move forward when others stop, to keep going when others turn back, is the key to unlocking your greatest potential."
"If your dreams are priceless, they are worth more than your pain."
"There remains unique questions calling for a unique mission like yours to answer " and that is your key to significance. Find them and be the answer."
"A thorn is a rose's friend but a gardener's enemy."
"Learn from roses; even when trampled they give off perfume, not despair."
"Our highest deeds come from helping the lowest people."
"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?"
"If the sun needed friends to shine, it would not rule the sky alone."
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