Innocent Mwatsikesimbe is quoted here; further biographical details are not publicly available.
“... 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.”
“When you choose to act on your problems, you cease to be a victim of circumstance and become a force of change; that's when you transition to not only being a survivor, but to being a leader or hero too, and an inspiration to those still in the victim's mindset.”
“When a person works towards a goal, he or she immediately creates two possible scenarios or outcomes; namely success and failure.”
“Look into my eyes andYou'll see my mind.A tranquil city,That rebuilt itself and left the past behind.”
“No one is perfect and we all make mistakes, but not all of us admit to mistakes made.”
“I outwitted those that deliberately suppressed me not by retaliating, but by minding my own business, continuing the self-discovery journey and reinventing myself.”
“A single word spoken at an appropriate time can make someone feel loved, comforted or happier.”
“Thoughts have the power,To change how you perceive the world around you,To inflict worry, or make peace abound too.”
“Originality of mind untainted,And enthusiasm for life, unlimited.”
“By worrying about what will happen next year or the year after, you are using up today's time to do so.”
“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.”
“Is it not a sign of immaturity to wish for someone's downfall? To wish that he or she fails at whatever productive endeavours they are aiming at? Wishing to be the only one succeeding, while everyone else fails?It's a world where we are all dependent on one another, one way or the other; and trade is happening at a much more sophisticated level than ever before. It is to our collective benefit for people to succeed.”
“To make mistakes is to live, because no one is born knowing everything.”
“The days seem short, and time seems too little to do what you love.”
“Just being yourself is the easiest thing you can do. It doesn't take much effort.”
“To achieve something, action is needed; but thoughtful and calculated action is better.”
“I think that by fearing death, you are actually fearing life because it is a part of life. People are born and people die.”
“Nonetheless, I know where I'm coming from,I've got an idea on where I'm going,And with the way things are going,I'm just glad to be me.”
“The only excuse for not improving yourself is not taking the time and effort to.”
“You shouldn't expect anyone to give you a vision. A vision is not given, it's created, by you.”