Quotes by Rwandan Authors - Page 10

Magic always happens when you direct your inner powers to the object you want to change.
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Some people are bringing the business tricks of scarcity mentality into God's mind. They will tell you that only a few will see God. Why? God's heart is infinitely huge, his arms infinitely large that all of us can have a place in him
Bangambiki Habyarimana
There are two important days in your life. The day you discovered you were alive and the day you forgot about it
Bangambiki Habyarimana
In politics what you see is not what you get
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Good gods are scarce because the majority of gods are created by evil men
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Mix carefully truth and deceit, you have politics
Bangambiki Habyarimana
When I look at the multitude of the gods of the past held in esteem by great civilisations now cast aside as pagan idols, I wonder wether tomorrow the gods we hold in high esteem won't suffer the same fate.
Bangambiki Habyarimana
It always amazes me how people in Europe and the United States can be so indifferent to the speeches of their chancellor or president, for these worlds from the top can be a wind sock for what might happen next.
Paul Rusesabagina
You create your future by what you do in the present
Bangambiki Habyarimana
In theory man is put at the center of everything but in practice he is barely allowed to sit on the sidelines
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Your worship is proportional to your communion with God and how you are free with Him.
Paul Gitwaza
Never laugh at the fate of others, you are the next
Bangambiki Habyarimana
A humble heart, a friendly look, a smile on the face is really what you need to break the ice, not a very big axe.
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Trouble is the place where you find yourself when your judgment malfunction
Bangambiki Habyarimana
I love theologians, they know god cannot speak so they spend their energy trying to explain to us what his silence means
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Church must lead all other spheres of influence.We find people from all the mountains there.The church leaders must be able to mentor them
Paul Gitwaza
No one could preach if he seriously looked at his own sins.
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Hell and heaven are within us
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Why do religious believers hate unbelievers? The feel threatened by them, they feel besieged by them. Religions consider themselves as separate tribes in their own rights and feel like unbelievers will one day overrun their strongholds
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Humility Preceeds Glory
Paul Gitwaza
Fortune is a goddess that reveals herself only to people who seek her
Bangambiki Habyarimana
It's impossible to do science without faith. Sometimes scientists build theories on the premises of faulty assumptions until they discover they were in error and begin again from square one until they discover the true theory. It's quite different with theologians, they build false theory upon false theory until they give you detailed descriptions of heaven and hell and construct dogmas to protect their errors and if you dare say they are in error they condemn you to eternal damnation they arrived at through false theories
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Don't despise people because of their defects or because of their lack of talents and gifts. Imagine if people did it for you, how many friends would you be left with?
Bangambiki Habyarimana
There are friendships that are greater than family bonds, but they are very rare
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Nothing is sweeter and addictive than power, the unlucky soul this demon possesses, if he is not sacrificed on its altar will sacrifice others himself to get it
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Hell is nothing but a place we wish God has created for our enemies, we ourselves think that he will ultimately show some kind of clemency towards us
Bangambiki Habyarimana
You say you have nothing to write about? How do you find things to talk about? You can write about those things you like to talk about, that's your area of expertise
Bangambiki Habyarimana
What is needed is not that a religion be true, meaning that what it claims exist beyond the ink it is written with in a holy book. That is hard to prove. What is important is that a religion be a good system to help us mere mortal deal with our short and troubled life in the universe. Whether what we hope for in the afterlife materializes or not is not important, what is important is that we believe it will materialize and that gives us hope.
Bangambiki Habyarimana
There is no art without artist, try to paint your future under God's control.
Bruce Mbanzabugabo
Religion teaches us to fight against our natural instincts but it thrives on them
Bangambiki Habyarimana
If there are any ifs to salvation then no one is saved by grace. Everyone saves himself who can meet the requirements
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Reason is the beheaded king, emotion the slave revolt
Bangambiki Habyarimana
When you start doing the impossible, you make it possible
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Writing is self-pleasure
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Error is human,perfection is divine!You are not God! Your mistake is normal.So forgive yourself.
Paul Gitwaza
What some politicians really mean when they saythis country: me, my party, my ethnic groupinternational justice is biased: they want to arrest meterrorists: oppositionillegal immigrants: refugeeselections: remaining in powerpeace: eliminating the oppositioninternational community: the rich countriesthe people: sympathisers of my party
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Eternity is today
Bangambiki Habyarimana
The power of the writer is to capture the thoughts live and present them as they appeared in his mind
Bangambiki Habyarimana
The most successful men work smart, not hard
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Anyone can write a holy book, if he feels god is calling him to do so
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Play with the emotions, play with the heart and the animal will surrender to yo
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Keep calm and live
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Some people sit at life’ banquet table while others serve them
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Your personal problem will bring national answer!
Paul Gitwaza
You are what you believe
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Enemy: A friend whose mask has fallen
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Instead of negotiating or begging for mercy, [my brother Damascene] challenged them to kill him. "Go ahead," he said. "What are you waiting for? Today is my day to go to God. I can feel Him all around us. He is watching, waiting to take me home. Go ahead--finish your work and send me to paradise. I pity you for killing people like it's some kind of child's game. Murder is no game: If you offend God, you will pay for your fun. The blood of the innocent people you cut down will follow you to your reckoning. But I am praying for you. . . I pray that you see the evil you're doing and ask God's forgiveness before it's too late.
Immaculée Ilibagiza
You brought nothing into this world; you will take nothing from it, but please, leave us with something
Bangambiki Habyarimana
You marvel and applaud big heroes in their big heroic actions, and forget you are a hero in your humble life and have modest heroic actions to complete yourself.
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Why doesn't the pope convert to Calvinism? Why doesn't the Dalai Lama, convert to Christianity, why doesn't Billy Graham convert to Islam, Why doesn't the Ayatollahs convert to Buddhism, Why isn't Buddhism swept away? Religious leaders know that all religions are equal; they know that no one of them has the monopoly to the knowledge of God. They know that each religion is trying to find the hidden God and that no one religion can claim to have found him beyond doubt. That's why they remain where they are and respect each other.
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Don't be afraid to bite on a giant, learn from the mosquito
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Nature cannot be bribed, when the necessary conditions are not met, it does not happen
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Every time someone starts a project he is considered nuts, until he beats all the odds and laughs the last.
Bangambiki Habyarimana
The most savage of human kind are the most advanced
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Your solution lies not in finding favor before men but before God. Learn to seek Him for your problems and His favor will meet you.
Paul Gitwaza
A politician is a man in his natural state
Bangambiki Habyarimana
No wonder many people dare not look closely at life: It's a horrible sight.
Bangambiki Habyarimana
The road to your success is not a highway. You have to create it as you go
Bangambiki Habyarimana
A dog knows and respects his master; men respect their masters only under duress, envy them and plot their downfall.
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Sincerity is not part of the political vocabulary. If it is used or implied bells should ring
Bangambiki Habyarimana