You opinions about me does not change who I am.
~ Lailah Gifty Akita
I gave up many times but I never quit.
~ Ken Poirot
Inspiration may come from many places but motivation - the love of life, daily drive and the will to thrive - that must come from you from within
~ Rasheed Ogunlaru
Stars do not hide from darkness. Roses do not hide from thorns. Diamonds do not hide from pressure.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A flower does not fulfill its destiny until it blooms, and a star does not fulfill its destiny until it shines.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Pray for faith, hope for peace, strive for unity, and persevere for harmony.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Your friends will believe in your potential, your enemies will make you live up to it.
~ Tim Fargo
Turn your failures into lessons, your obstacles into opportunities, your tragedies into triumphs, and in no time you will turn your dreams into reality.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Water drops erode mountains not because of their size, but their persistence.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A dove struggling in a storm grows stronger than an eagle soaring in sunshine.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If birds sing without worrying about who is listening to them, and monkeys dance without worrying about who is watching them, and hyenas laugh without worrying about who is mocking them, then you too must do what you do best without worrying about who is ridiculing you.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
When life is sweet, be thankful, and rejoice; but when bitter, be strong, and persevere.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If you were able to fall a hundred times as a child and rise, you are able to fall a thousand times as a grown up and soar.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Great winds only challenge great trees.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Never despise a seed, one day it will rise and bloom into a forest.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If you fail a thousand times, find a thousand and one ways to succeed.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If beautiful lilies bloom in ugly waters, you too can blossom in ugly situations.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Fear is an assassin; if you let it in your life, it will kill your dreams.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The storm only comes to teach you how to skillfully sail your ship.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
As inside of every seed is the power to rise from darkness, inside of everyone is the power to rise from adversity.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A rock that perseveres under heat and pressure soon becomes a diamond.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If the storm forgets to bring a rainbow, paint your own.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and use it to hang your troubles.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Your end can be greater than your beginning: butterflies are the greatest proof of this.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The bad chapters of your life lead to the good ones if you keep turning the pages.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
When the world told the caterpillar its life was over, the butterfly objected, “My life has just begun.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
When all seems to be against you, remember, a ship sometimes has to sail against the current, not with it.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A bird does not give up flying because it failed on its first attempt.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Every seed must rise through dirt to enjoy the sunshine.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A daisy blooming in a desert is worth more than a rose blossoming in a rainforest.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
When night comes do not despair; rejoice instead and say to yourself, “At least now I can see the stars.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Don’t let mediocre people talk you out of your dreams, lions have little in common with sheep.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo