In a patriarchal society, one of the most important functions of the institution of the family is to make feel like a somebody whenever he is in his own yard a man who is a nobody whenever he is in his employer’s yard.
~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Let me be strong, for to be anything else is to languish in the abyss of compromise and to descend to places of impoverishment so destitute that they will squelch my soul and crush my heart.
~ Craig D. Lounsbrough
The only thing worse than not getting there is not starting the journey because you are still thinking about how to start it. Just start.
~ Innocent Mwatsikesimbe
The secret prayer chamber is a bloody battleground. Here violent and decisive battles are fought out. Here the fate of souls for time and eternity is determined, in quietude and solitude.
~ Ole Hallesby
Decisive is definite.
~ Lailah Gifty Akita
If forensic analysts confiscated your calendar and e-mail records and Web browsing history for the past six months, what would they conclude are your core priorities?
~ Chip Heath
War remains the decisive human failure.
~ John Kenneth Galbraith