WOLE SOYINKA 1934— Soyinka is the first Black person to win the Nobel Prize for literature (1986). The motivation for the Prize was, ” . . Who in a wide cultural perspective and with poetic overtones fashions the drama of existence.” “The Trials of Brother Jero”
BE YOURSELF. ULTIMATELY JUST BE YOURSELF.
TO ACHIEVE any change in the minds of the youth, there must be reorientation in terms of materialistic tendencies, corruption and crime generally.
YOU ACCEPT whoever you are interacting with, directly, or indirectly.
BOOKS and all forms of writing are terror to those who wish to suppress the truth.
I AM A VERY CURIOS PERSON; I’ll always ask: is this thing true, is it not true? and I use my own means to investigate and come to my conclusion.
WHEN A LEADER encourages the culture of impunity, the society is lost and it makes the work harder for the rest of us.
THE YOUTH should come together to challenge the status quo. They must not give up.
LOOKING AT FACES OF PEOPLE, one gets the feeling there’s a lot of work to be done.
THE HAND that dips into the bottom of the pot will eat the biggest snail.
WE LIVE in a materialistic world, and materialism appeals so strongly to humanity, no matter where.
THE WRITER is the visionary of his people . . . He anticipates, he warns.
I CANNOT ACCEPT the definition of collective good as articulated by a privileged minority in society, especially when that minority is in power.
AND I BELIEVE that the best learning process of any kind of craft is just to look at the work of others.
CULTURE is a matrix of infinite possibilities and choices. From within the same culture matrix we can extract arguments and strategies for the degradation and enablement of our species, for its enslavement or liberation, for the suppression of its productive potential or its enhancement.
ALBERT MOHLER 1959—“The Conviction to Lead” Pastor
THE true test of our worldview is what we find entertaining.
HELL WILL BE FILLED with people who were avidly committed to Christian values.
PASSIONATE LEADERS driven by passionate beliefs draw passionate followers.
EVERYONE IS IN A HURRY.
THE ABSENCE of consistent biblical worldwide thinking is a key mark of spiritual immaturity.
TO BE A LEADER is to communicate constantly, skillfully, intentionally and strategically.
EVERY GREAT LEADER is a great teacher and the greatest leaders seize every opportunity to teach well.
HARRISON FORD 1942—“Raiders of the Lost Ark” ACTOR
WORK HARD and figure out how to be useful and don’t try to imitate anybody else’s success. Figure out how to do it for yourself with yourself.
I REALIZED EARLY ON that success was tied to not giving up. Most people in this business gave up and went on to other things. If you simply didn’t give up, you would outlast the people who came on the bus with you.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE A DARKNESS . . . for the dawn to come. You have to have experienced difficulties and challenges to fully appreciate and be grateful for success.
MONEY IS ONLY IMPORTANT IF YOU DON’T HAVE ANY.
TO ME, SUCCESS IS CHOICE AND OPPORTUNITY.
IF YOU’RE going to define me properly, you must think in terms of my failures as well as my successes.
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIAN. 1972—“One Way to Love: Inexhaustible Grace for an Exhausted World”. PASTOR
GRACE IS LOVE coming at you that has nothing to do with you. Grace is being loved when you are unlovable.
WE ARE BROKEN PEOPLE living in a broken world with other broken people. We all need grace.
OUR DEEPEST FEAR is judgment. Our deepest longing is love. The gospel of grace removes the one and provides the other.
IF THE DEPTHS of everyone’s sin was made public, we would all
be much more gracious to each other.
LET’S GET RID OF AS MUCH FEAR AS POSSIBLE
“THE TOTAL ABSENCE OF FEAR IS LOVE”