Quotes by Rwandan Authors - Page 12

We are not moved by reasons but by emotions
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Conscience is the parliament in our mind. It depends on who holds the majority
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Many writers write because they’ve been there, seen that, did it and burnt their fingers
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Today almost everybody is a writer, the enormous publish button on blogs and websites begs you everywhere to click on it! And bam you are a writer. To hell with agents and publishing houses and rejection letters. Immortality for you is on the click of a mouth! We are advancing at the speed of light! You can become an author at 140 characters. To hell with long winding sentences and long hours of scratching the head, the immortals of today instantly get a "like" and they instantly enter the pantheon! They seat side by side Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, St Paul, Buddha, Martin Luther, Rousseau, Bangambiki…
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Never declare Fate your enemy; she does not take lightly declarations of war. Declare your friendship to her instead, and smile in hope of better days.
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Love will be safe until the brain wakes up
Bangambiki Habyarimana
When you succeed, you become the professor of the world
Bangambiki Habyarimana
I believe in fatalism, the positive one.
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Once you are in power, never forget those who put you there. Deal with those who think they can do better than you and those who think you are god's representative on earth. Deal with each other according to his actions
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Success is not a romantic word, it's an ugly world.
Bangambiki Habyarimana
You cannot write if you are not on fire
Bangambiki Habyarimana
God gives you two ears ; two eyes; two nostrils, but one Mouth, so you can speak less!
Paul Gitwaza
People speak even after their death. Only do speak those who have recorded their speech in writing before they die, the rest go silent forever
Bangambiki Habyarimana
You don't need to kill with a sword, the tongue can do equally a better job and police will not knock on your door
Bangambiki Habyarimana
You can deal with an emotion based on reason, but who can control an unreasonable emotion?
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Strong thoughts are accompanied by great emotions
Bangambiki Habyarimana
I knew that to really minister to Rwanda's needs meant working toward reconciliation in the prisons, in the churches, and in the cities and villages throughout the country. It meant feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless, caring for the young, but it also meant healing the wounded and forgiving the unforgivable.I knew I had to be committed to preaching a transforming message to the people of Rwanda. Jesus did not die for people to be religious. He died so that we might believe in Him and be transformed. I'm engaged in a purpose and strategy that Jesus came to Earth for. My life is set for that divine purpose in Jesus Christ. I was called to that--proclaiming the message of transformation through Jesus Christ.
John Rucyahana
Life is politics, you do it or it does you
Bangambiki Habyarimana
This life is not perfect, live it to the full, it's all we have
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Don't create unbelief or doubt in people's minds. When you do so you ruin their lives and you have nothing to give them in its place. It's ok if people delude themselves those delusions keep their day running.
Bangambiki Habyarimana
God is what you imagine him to be
Bangambiki Habyarimana
The highest law in nature is love yourself, and seek your own interests before anything else
Bangambiki Habyarimana
I said the Lord's Prayer hundreds of times, hoping to forgive the killers who were murdering all around me. It was no use-every time I got to the part asking God to "forgive those who trespass against us," my mouth went dry. I couldn't say the words because I didn't truly embrace the feeling behind them. My inability to forgive caused me even greater pain than the anguish I felt in being separated from my family, and it was worse than the physical torment of being constantly hunted.
Immaculée Ilibagiza
Those who think fate is against them have already crucified themselves. They have already decided what fate should do with them
Bangambiki Habyarimana
I don't know the beginnings and the end of all things? But apparently most people do.
Bangambiki Habyarimana
I don't care about eternity. I was not their when it began, I will not be there when it ends
Bangambiki Habyarimana
It's not that success is guaranteed that we go to war. It's because it is the only alternative we have left to avoid annihilation
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Success is not a luxury. It's a must. Succeed or die
Bangambiki Habyarimana
A faint hearted man will always be poor
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Envy is a sign that you are being overtaken
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Spiritual leaders, priests and prophets are lamps burning in the dark, seeking meaning for humanity.
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Religion should teach about hope to come for all, not terror for some
Bangambiki Habyarimana
When you have doubts about God, the right position to take is agnosticism, atheism is outright arrogance
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Genius is nothing but a mastery of the subject at hand
Bangambiki Habyarimana
I am not afraid of what god can do to me. He is already doing it
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Wife: a former girlfriend
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Believe that fate is smiling to you and everything you touch will turn into gold
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Would a robber break in your home at night beating drums? Nope. This is how those who want to take advantage of your life come: Full of smiles and promising sincere friendship!
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Some people start to live when they die
Bangambiki Habyarimana
It's utter arrogance to think that we can know what god ought to be or do. If we don't understand we must continue our search or recognize our ignorance
Bangambiki Habyarimana
It is so easy to have problems with people when you are not God's will.
Paul Gitwaza
The end of love looks like the beginning of war
Bangambiki Habyarimana
You will not get the miracle you pray for until you realise you are the god to whom your prayers are directed
Bangambiki Habyarimana
You never know what you will write until you write it
Bangambiki Habyarimana
The body is not a reliable friend
Bangambiki Habyarimana
A good man can be destroyed by the association with men of evil character. A wise man can learn from them
Bangambiki Habyarimana
If you are a pastor there is no way you can lose faith without losing face, you are considered the devil incarnate by your former congregation
Bangambiki Habyarimana