Innocent Mwatsikesimbe, The Reason
79 quotes
"I outwitted those that deliberately suppressed me not by retaliating, but by minding my own business, continuing the self-discovery journey and reinventing myself."
"I wonder what will happen when you actually enjoy the pains that life gives us sometimes. You'll be above them."
"Personally, I think it is better for me to love myself and enjoy being me, than to please someone else by pretending to be someone I'm not."
"Judging a person's maturity by the number of years they've lived is misleading. This is because people mature at different rates."
"It is not the time that a person has lived that determines maturity, but what he does during that time."
"A single word spoken at an appropriate time can make someone feel loved, comforted or happier."
"By worrying about what will happen next year or the year after, you are using up today's time to do so."
"A peaceful mind is a powerful mind...Set your mind at ease and take charge of yourself."
"Action gives a decision power and finality."
"Take one more step because it might be the last one needed."
"Avoiding things that you deem unattainable on first sight will limit you."
"Education, possessions, or people cannot replace passion, but they are given meaning by your passion in life."
"Why do you wake up in the morning?"
"The days seem short, and time seems too little to do what you love."
"There are billions of people in the world, and each one of them has their own view of reality."
"People don't act the way they do because of me. They just act out their own projection of reality, and so do I."
"The real world is oftentimes different from what you expect it to be, what you think it to be, and what people might say it to be."
"Your action plan is what you use to turn your dream into reality."
"It is us who change. We grow stronger, and the problems appear less imposing."
"Running away, avoiding life's battles or giving up robs you of the opportunity to grow and be stronger."
"So much done and so much learned, but so much more to do and see, and learn."
"Of course, competition against others is there, but it should serve to challenge you. To show you how well other people are competing against themselves."
"Some are interested in the mysterious, but lose interest once they think they know you."
"Lack teaches you the importance of what you are lacking."
"We all have skeletons in our closets, but if you see someone who still loves you despite knowing about them, then that person is a true friend."