Innocent Mwatsikesimbe Quotes

The road might seem long,
But the joy of arriving makes it all worth it.
All I have to do is be strong.

We all have dreams; things we want to achieve, to have or to own, to be or to see.

What constitutes worth? In short, I would say the valuable attributes you have in relation to how you can productively use them ... All attributes have value, but they have worth if they are used productively.

What you do now will be in the past right after you do it.

Words are more forgettable, but the emotional effects they have on the person hearing them stay engraved in his or her memory.

It's not the surprise that matters, it's how you react to it.

Yes, it will all end one day; but today is worth living.

Silence, when correctly timed, can speak multitudes of words to a person, without any extra effort on your part.

You change the future by taking control of the present. Know how to use your minutes and hours.

It is what you do about the fear you feel that sets you apart, to be a coward or a courageous person.

A life without a vision is like a kite let loose; it is directed by the forces that be, never giving even the slightest of resistance to life's pressures, eventually ending up far away from home (that comfortable place).

If all work and no play makes you dull,
Then you're on the wrong job.

When you know your role in life, living makes sense because of clarity, and the loads become enjoyable to carry.

There are many things that you can avoid by just knowing something. Knowledge of self is the most notable knowledge I pursue. By knowing myself, I avoided dead dreams and a meaningless life.

When all is said and done, I personally think that success is when you're consistently improving and outdoing yourself.

Independence and free thought is what makes a person grow. By giving people the freedom and space to figure out who they are and be that, you give them the power to grow.

It's okay for someone to tell me who they think I am, but it's not okay when they try to impose that idea on me.

If you look at it, life is like one big series of lessons, that starts the moment we are born.

I tell her that the best thing to do when you fall is to get up,
And she is up, so she's moving in the right direction.

Your destiny is shaped in your moments of decision.

Why do you wake up in the morning?

People don't act the way they do because of me. They just act out their own projection of reality, and so do I.

Growth entails transitions of your mindset. When you outgrow a view of reality, some aspects of your way of life lose relevance. They become dissatisfying highlights of the need for a better way.

The beauty lies in the new paths that appear with your transition. The new goals and desires, fuelled by an intuitive wish to compete with yourself and continue your journey of self-improvement.

I believe that if you can't agree with how they think, then it's better to learn from their difference.

I know someone said it's over,
And shattered all your dreams.
Come here, oh tattered soul.
Broken dreams, you say.
Now that you're awake,
Let me show you something I learned the same hard way.
Get up and give yourself a shake.
Life is for living, so don't die for anyone's sake.
What I say heals her heart.

They live life out loud.
Can you hear their sound?

The song of my life:
A mixture of high and low notes,
Blending to make the perfect symphony.

Time is a gift we all have, but in unknown quantities.

Persistence is key when you want to achieve. You can't afford to quit just because you don't feel good about failure.

I love travel, it promotes open-mindedness, and I believe that the interactions you have as you go places and meet people all sharpen the mind.

I do not wish for anyone's downfall. The world needs successful people. I just think of ways to add more value to myself, and wish that my adversaries would do the same.

It is not the time that a person has lived that determines maturity, but what he does during that time.

A responsible person accepts the results of his choices, attributing blame or praise to himself; that is what makes you happy with the way you turned out.

Fast but calm, focused and consistent; it's a delicate balance to maintain. A mental space to cherish.

I can't win all my battles, but those that I do win, I will celebrate and enjoy the victory.

You are valuable; but you are worth as much as you think and make yourself out to be.

This just makes me know and understand that there is no one reality that suits all; just one that suits each of us.

A door shuts in my face, but my face is already looking at another door, wondering when that one will close too and how many good things I would have gotten out of it when it does.

As days are numbered and life is short, why waste days feeling bad for yourself?

Most problems can be effectively dealt with before they are in full swing.

It is us who change. We grow stronger, and the problems appear less imposing.

The wait is as much journey as the motion, because timing is pivotal.

Judging a person's maturity by the number of years they've lived is misleading. This is because people mature at different rates.

People usually gossip about people they don't quite understand, are jealous of, or have other negative feelings for.

There are billions of people in the world, and each one of them has their own view of reality.

People talk and people listen, but very few care enough to help.

Well, I think the first thing to do when trying to let go of the past is to accept it. Denial only delays the problem for later. Deal with it now.

Okay, let's recap.
So I lost a few good things, but wait;
There's other fish in the sea.
And my heart's still here: the bait.
It has a few cracks
And a couple of shark bites,
But it's alright.
A bleeding heart is never one to wait in the water for long.
I wonder what my next catch will be..

There will never be another day such as this one, with all the variables of life combining in such a way to form this opportunity. So don't let it go, grab it.

True happiness involves the freedom to be yourself.

Running away, avoiding life's battles or giving up robs you of the opportunity to grow and be stronger.

You can always learn to do more than you can at any point in your life.

Letting someone control your life for you and decide what you will be is a sure way of creating things to regret on the day of reckoning.

Moving islands in the ocean of sky.
Beautiful white curtains in the sky,
Veiling and unveiling portions, as time passes by.
I watch clouds, when my mind feels clouded.

I remember all of it, not because I meditate on it. No. I remember it because with each step I make toward my goals, I am reminded of how they said I couldn't do it. The more I achieve, the more they are proved wrong, in my mind. It's like motivation. Attacks on your dreams are never forgotten because they become your fuel.

Pain strengthens and failure teaches us the proper way to do things.

If you keep an open mind, life will show you a way out of your problems.

The joy of success outweighs whatever negativity you might get from failing a couple of times.

Great things often start out small, and only open minds can perceive their inception.

The road does seem long before you embark on the journey,
That's why I think the most difficult part is to start.
But when you are in motion, and steps taken become many,
Nothing can stop you; that's only if you guard your heart.

If you can't find a good enough reason to do something, then why do it?

Perhaps people who don't value other people's time are actually reflecting a misunderstanding they have themselves; that of not giving appropriate value to their own time.

The difficulties of life don't stop attacking your self-worth and self-confidence, you just have to repair and fortify every time. Recall and recite it; tell yourself what you are worth.

Nothing is finished unless it is started. So just start where you are.

Those that know where they are going will not take any path they see in front of them, but they will take the one that goes in the direction they want.

The hardest part about moving on is - not looking back.

Without habitual self-examination, you can be hypocritical, but not see it.

I can't think of a better way to revenge someone who tried to break you,
Than to live and love life more without them.

Be a control freak and people will avoid you. Live and let live, and people will get closer to you and do the same for you.

Dreams become reality as you walk toward them

Time is the easiest asset to spend recklessly ...

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.

You can never rightly judge another person's life because as a person, you only know the truth, with certainty, of your own experiences.

Change is a friend to a life with a vision, but an enemy to an aimless person.

It takes more to abstain than to err, more to avoid mistakes than to make mistakes; but the good thing is that it gets better with practice.

Doors close. That's life, but they don't necessarily have to hit my nose, and leave me hanging and shocked every time they do.

As I picked up the pieces, it became apparent that she was a narcissist, who took pleasure in breaking down this beautiful self I built up with much care. A damaged and misguided empath, she used her emotional intelligence to manipulate those around her, living multiple lies and pumping up her fake public image. I can only hope that she heals and finds herself one day and that her victims survive her.

Let your hair loose, and enjoy the breeze.
Go out into the woods and sit under trees,
Do whatever it takes and set your mind at ease.

I don't judge a person by the place he or she is. I'm more interested in where that person is going, and the steps they are taking to get there.

Hearts may break, and relationships end, but life goes on. You can't stop life's motion; it's either you let life pass you by or you go with it's motion.

Nobody alive today can tell me how much I am worth. I change that everyday.

If you emit positive energy, even people who don't like you will not be negative when around you.

If you are humble enough to admit to your flaws then you are capable of correcting them.

Any empathic person who knows how valuable time is will think twice before wasting another person's time, because losing time is losing a part of your life.

Time changes things; rather, a person's action over the passage of time changes things.

I think that by fearing death, you are actually fearing life because it is a part of life. People are born and people die.

You have to know yourself enough to be able to choose friends that you will be compatible with.

So much done and so much learned, but so much more to do and see, and learn.

Introspect.
You know yourself more each day,
Yet, you find out how little you know yourself too.

Everyone is entitled to an opinion, but it doesn't mean that they are right and you should listen to them.

We all have special attributes that are of value to someone. Find your place of value. You are never useless. You just need to find your place.

I've been through a lot, but I stayed true to who I am.

The future starts within a second from now.
The past was, within a second ago.

Accept changes in others, as much as you would want them to accept changes in you.

Bad things bring out the real you; the person hidden beneath all those layers of comfort.

It is the attention we give to bad situations that stops us from getting out of them.

Lack teaches you the importance of what you are lacking.

Your perception of your dream changes as you walk toward it.

What is their real problem? Is it the fear or is it what they do after feeling it?

A single word spoken at an appropriate time can make someone feel loved, comforted or happier.