Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors - Page 33

The spotlight does not change a person, it simply reveals what one has mastered in the darkness
Lazarus Takawira
You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control the way you think about all the events. You always have a choice. You can choose to face them with a positive mental attitude.
Roy Bennett
Building bridges requires greater effort than building walls.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If someone is destined to be with you, nothing can keep her away; if she is not, nothing can make her stay.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If the sky was the limit, stars would not light our way to the edge of the universe.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Cheerfulness will help you draw strangers, cleverness will help gain acquaintances, faithfulness will help you keep companions, and kindness will help you multiply friends.
Matshona Dhliwayo
I will not mince words. There’s been enough mincing for one day. Therefore, I shall ask my question bluntly: How does a man know that his body has been turned inside out? … His eyes can see the back of his skull with an alarming clarity. I am told it hurts like hell. Especially when he refuses to explain why he has been investigating the hangman’s replacement
Taona Dumisani Chiveneko
Do not curse the well that quenches your thirst.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Education, possessions, or people cannot replace passion, but they are given meaning by your passion in life.
Innocent Mwatsikesimbe
Mr. J.L.B Matekoni," she asked, "do you think that our souls grow as we get older?"He did not answer immediately, but when he did, she thought his answer quite perfect. "Yes," he said. "Our souls get wider. They grow like the branches of a tree--growing outwards. And more birds come and make their homes in these branches. And sing a bit more." He stopped and looked a little awkward. "I'm talking nonsense, Mma.""You're not," she said.
Alexander McCall Smith
A drop of sense can save you an ocean of tears.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Your greatest actions are those that meet another’s greatest need.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Selling and teaching demand that you develop your intrapersonal and interpersonal communication skills. You must be able to communicate with yourself as well as with others in a way that makes them buy your offering or benefit from the knowledge you want to impart.
Archibald Marwizi
The heart you kiss today, the lips you kiss tomorrow.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Good deeds are the highest notes in life's symphony.
Matshona Dhliwayo
People and organisations should want to be associated with you as a brand. A sign of a depleted and irrelevant brand is unwillingness of your market or peers to associate with you.
Archibald Marwizi
The heart smiles when the soul shines.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Be your own hero.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Review and question what you already know or have. In most ball sports and games, you confirm whether you have scored by checking whether the ball has gone into the goal or hit its target. So evaluation of results means that you must look at your goal to see if the ball has hit its target. Look at your educational aspirations or dreams and say “am I on track to meet my 2020 PhD target?
Archibald Marwizi
A sharp stick is better than a blunt sword.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Short prayers with long legs travel far.
Matshona Dhliwayo
People might talk, but minding them will not solve your problems. Thinking and then doing solves problems.
Innocent Mwatsikesimbe
When the storm comes it is your soulmate who pulls out the umbrella and shelters you until the rainbow comes.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Anger has great strength,but no brains.Greed has many hands,but no heart.Fear has many titles,but no honor.Hate has many forms,but no soul.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If she was going to remain an engaged lady, then she would make the most of it, and one of the ways to do this would be to enjoy her free time.
Alexander McCall Smith
People usually gossip about people they don't quite understand, are jealous of, or have other negative feelings for.
Innocent Mwatsikesimbe
Consistency and acceleration are both key to sustaining success. One-day-wonder persons who slouch back to mediocrity will soon be forgotten.
Archibald Marwizi
Free women," said Anna, wryly. She added, with an anger new to Molly, so that she earned another quick scrutinizing glance from her friend: "They still define us in terms of relationships with men, even the best of them.
Doris Lessing
The challenge therefore, as you strive for success, is to make it a habit to live your life on purpose. You must learn to make deliberate plans and then practice the art and science of doing things on purpose.
Archibald Marwizi
As I was saying, that’s the dark secret of our time, no one mentions it, but every time one opens a door one is greeted by a shrill, desperate and inaudible scream.
Doris Lessing
The high cost of greatness is better than the low cost of mediocrity.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Be merry, because it confuses your enemies; happy, because it annoys them; cheerful, because it angers them; and joyful, because it kills them.
Matshona Dhliwayo
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.
Archibald Marwizi
In the body is tremendous strength, in the mind is brilliant potential, in the heart is extraordinary influence, and in the soul is remarkable power.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Pebbles that bring you joy are better than diamonds that bring you sorrow.
Matshona Dhliwayo
As plants do not grow in the dark, never allow yourself to be in someone’s shadow.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Life has a way of filling up one's time with many different things to do. So much so that you turn a blind eye to the things that really matter.
Innocent Mwatsikesimbe
To dream doesn't cost you much, so dream.To hope doesn't cost you much, so hope.To yearn doesn't cost you much, so yearn;but to succeed costs you everything, so persevere.
Matshona Dhliwayo
No matter how much territory the wolf conquers the lion will still rule the jungle.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Spiritual highs help you overcome emotional lows.
Matshona Dhliwayo
No one tries to stone a tree whose fruit is not ripe.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Do not underrate yourself trying to be somebody else.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Love is black. Love is white. Love is brown. Love is humanity.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Love's whispers drown out sorrow's echoes.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Everyone has the Capacity to Succeed…Ceteris Paribus!
Archibald Marwizi
Think like the great,speak like the great,act like the great,and you will become like the great.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A candle is at its brightest in the dark.
Matshona Dhliwayo
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.
Archibald Marwizi
Bathing is not negotiable! So is brushing your teeth and washing your underwear, so that you always have a fresh inviting scent around you. People should want to be around you, not avoid you because of unfriendly odours coming out of your mouth, shoes or armpits. Do the best with what you have; even the old can be made clean and hygienic to improve your image.
Archibald Marwizi
The Blessing #1:May your eyes be profitable,may your ears be dutiful,may your tongue be insightful,may your hands be successful.May your mind be fruitful,may your heart be blissful,may your soul be joyful,may your life be peaceful.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Height is not might.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Your talent is a seed; cultivate it, and in no time, you will harvest success.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Do not define your success in the context of just one situation or challenge you are currently battling or pursuing.
Archibald Marwizi
A star will shine in the midst of darkness.A flower will bloom in the midst of dirt.A camel will flourish in the midst of doubt.A diamond will form in the midst of pressure.A champion will rise in the midst of hardship.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A foolish rabbit is endeared by a foxes’ smile.
Matshona Dhliwayo
I don't know much about creative writing programs. But they're not telling the truth if they don't teach, one, that writing is hard work, and, two, that you have to give up a great deal of life, your personal life, to be a writer.
Doris Lessing
One does not become a great swimmer by swimming in shallow waters.
Matshona Dhliwayo
It was a good thing to be an African. There were terrible things that happened in Africa, things that brought shame and despair when one thought about them, but that was not all there was in Africa. However great the suffering of the people of Africa, however harrowing the cruelty and chaos brought about by soldiers—small boys with guns, really—there was still so much in Africa from which one could take real pride. There was the kindness, for example, and the ability to smile, and the art and the music.
Alexander McCall Smith
This is an inevitable and easily recognizable stage in every revolutionary movement: reformers must expect to be disowned by those who are only too happy to enjoy what has been won for them.
Doris Lessing
Don't make excuses for your mistakes.Don't try to please your enemies.Don't run from your responsibilities.Don't force your opinions on others.Don't complain about things you can change.Don't compare yourself to anyone.Don't let undeserving people into your life.
Matshona Dhliwayo