This page contains an archive of “Quatable Quotes” that have been published at KSB.
23. “Africa to me is more than a glamorous fact. It is a historical truth. No man can know where he is going unless he knows exactly where he has been and exactly how he arrived at his present place” – Maya Angelou, Novelist and Poet. (posted 9th october 2008)
22. “Since science has not yet found a cure for adolescence, the best we can do is give the only real antidote for immaturity – experience” – Thomas Sowell, 1930 Economist”.
21. “It ain’t nothing to find no starting place in the world. You just start from where you find yourself” – August Wilson, Dramatist. (posted 28th September)
20. “Nothing is going to be handed to you. You have to make things happen” – Florence Griffith Joyner, 1959 Olympic track star. (posted 24th September 2008)
19. “He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life” – Muhammad Ali, 1942- Boxing champion.
18. The issue of Kenyans in Diaspora voting from their bases abroad is the same as the question of dual citizenship in the sense that they both need to be entrenched in the Constitution – KSB.
17. Since ODM has accepted to enter into the Coalition, the Party needs a new approach in its politics with PNU because our perspective is that the future will be rout with conflicts, new political wars and fresh confrontations that will make it impossible for the Coalition to deliver to the Kenyan people” – ODM Scandinavia.
16. “If you ask me, I think that Martha Karua should take it easy with her ambitions on the Deputy Premiership to focus on the future because the current political equations are heavily weighed against her” – Okoth Osewe.
15. “With the impossibility of the President single handedly firing members of the Cabinet, and with the provision that terms of the agreement will be entrenched in the Constitution, ODM Scandinavia believes that the deal has enough checks and balances to guarantee a democratic and viable Coalition government that will rescue Kenyan from the current crisis. It is for this reason that ODM is encouraging members and other Kenyans of good will to accept the deal” – ODM Scandinavia.
14. “There has been only one Christmas – the rest are anniversaries” – W.J. Cameron.
13. “From our view, Ambassador Purity deserves to be kept on toes because she has been very uncooperative with Kenyans in Stockholm. On each and every occasion when she has been on the firing line, she has failed to use her diplomatic skills to “put off the fire”, choosing instead, to add petrol and other inflammables” – KSB.
12. A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words -unknown.
11. The first key to wisdom is constant and frequent questioning, for by doubting we are led to question and by questioning we arrive at the truth-Peter Abelard.
10. An organization that is strong and stable and is ready to commit time, money, and patience will be more apt to reap rewards than the quick-hitting opportunist – Richard Miller.
9. Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others – Niccolo Machiavelli.
8. Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power. Abraham Lincoln.
7. The mistake a lot of politicians make is in forgetting that they have been appointed and thinking that they have been anointed – Claude D. Pepper.
6. Censorship is the commonest social blasphemy because it is mostly concealed, built into us by indolence, self-interest, and cowardice – John Osborne.
5. We are what we are and that’s the way it’s going to be if you don’t know – Bob Marley
4. What the mass media offers is not popular art, but entertainment which is intended to be consumed like food, forgotten, and replaced by a new dish – W. H. Auden
3. Creativity is essentially a lonely art. An even lonelier struggle. To some a blessing. To others a curse. It is, in reality, the ability to reach inside yourself and drag forth from your very soul an idea – Lou Dorfsman.
2. Creativity is essentially a lonely art. An even lonelier struggle. To some a blessing. To others a curse. It is, in reality, the ability to reach inside yourself and drag forth from your very soul an idea – Lou Dorfsman.
1. Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.” – Orison Swett Marden.
