100 Quotes About The-Great-Pearl-Of-Wisdom

The internet is killing the art of writing. The big "publish" button begs you to publish even before you go back and make one single edit, and as if this was not enough, you have instant readers who praise your writing skills! - Bangambiki Habyarimana

Why do religious believers hate unbelievers? The feel threatened by them, they feel besieged by them. Religions consider themselves as separate tribes in their own rights and feel like unbelievers will one day overrun their strongholds Bangambiki Habyarimana

Why doesn't the pope convert to Calvinism? Why doesn't the Dalai Lama, convert to Christianity, why doesn't Billy Graham convert to Islam, Why doesn't the Ayatollahs convert to Buddhism, Why isn't Buddhism swept away? Religious leaders know that all religions are equal; they know that no one of them has the monopoly to the knowledge of God. They know that each religion is trying to find the hidden God and that no one religion can claim to have found him beyond doubt. That's why they remain where they are and respect each other. Bangambiki Habyarimana

You take away my golden dreams and my visions of paradise, in its place you wake me up and hand me your reasons and facts and crude reality. You have ruined my life. If I commit murder or hang myself, let the god I used to pray to repay you in full. Bangambiki Habyarimana

If you believe that God is good and that He loves you without regard to whom you are or what you do, you will worship Him wholeheartedly. You will praise him with thanksgiving. If you believe He is angry against you, you will come to him with fear and trying to appease his anger. And you don't know when His anger will be over. Such a god keeps you in a perpetual psychological anguish. That is the typical kind of god we usually worship. That is the typical god approved by authority. . Bangambiki Habyarimana

What is needed is not that a religion be true, meaning that what it claims exist beyond the ink it is written with in a holy book. That is hard to prove. What is important is that a religion be a good system to help us mere mortal deal with our short and troubled life in the universe. Whether what we hope for in the afterlife materializes or not is not important, what is important is that we believe it will materialize and that gives us hope. . Bangambiki Habyarimana

Don't create unbelief or doubt in people's minds. When you do so you ruin their lives and you have nothing to give them in its place. It's ok if people delude themselves those delusions keep their day running. Bangambiki Habyarimana

All atheists will go to heaven. If god exists, not believing in him does not take him away and he cannot justly condemn those who seek him earnestly and cannot find him. He would even reward their earnest search for him. Bangambiki Habyarimana

Atheists are the most honest of the human race. These people are unable to live a double life; they are unable to lie to themselves. Of course it's an evolutionary handicap, and if that handicap was widespread, our species would run the risk of extinction Bangambiki Habyarimana

From the club of what atheist call false hope and false god (which offer solace to weak minds), atheist are calling you to their club of no god and no hope (which offers nothing in return. Join the club only if you are a strong minded individual capable of handling your life alone without the help of gods. ) Bangambiki Habyarimana

After losing faith, even an atheist feels a yawning void in his soul that needs filling; there is nothing imaginable that he can fill with it. It was all along meant to be filled with the sacred, with the unknown and unknowable power. That's the curse or blessing of humanity Bangambiki Habyarimana

Did you know you could destroy dragons? Dragons are not actually real, they just roar to scare you away from your goals. In fact they are afraid of determined heroes, they take flight at their approach Bangambiki Habyarimana

Let no one ever intimidate you, you are standing on no one's ground. But again, some have claimed the earth as their own and usurped power from the rest of us. But they are usurpers; power belongs to every one of us. Seek it as much as possible. There is no shame in that. In fact it's a necessity. Either you have power or you are trampled to death in the stampede to get to the top Bangambiki Habyarimana

Once you are in power, never forget those who put you there. Deal with those who think they can do better than you and those who think you are god's representative on earth. Deal with each other according to his actions Bangambiki Habyarimana

Power hungry=life loving Bangambiki Habyarimana

If anyone rises to power, it's not only because he could, but also because the stars were aligned in his favor. Many with apparent means to take it failed simply because they weren't destined for the honor Bangambiki Habyarimana

Can anyone maintain power without lying? It looks to me like living without breathing. Morality apart, I think some evils are part and parcel of nature and we cannot do without them. Sometimes evil is even necessary to run this evil nature. Bangambiki Habyarimana

It's unfortunate to be bitten by political ambition. The deadly disease causes a man to want to access power by all means either by sacrificing others to its altar or by sacrificing himself when he fails. Bangambiki Habyarimana

I used to be afraid about what people might say or think after reading what I had written. I am not afraid anymore, because when I write, I am not trying to prove anything to anyone, I am just expressing myself and my opinions. It’s ok if my opinions are different from those of the reader, each of us can have his own opinions. So writing is like talking, if you are afraid of writing, you may end up being afraid of talking. Bangambiki Habyarimana

I am not a supporter of burning books; but like poison, some books should be kept away from simple minds who can't take in the strong content they provide Bangambiki Habyarimana

One author said "I write because I want to live a footprint in the sands of history.” It's hard to live a footprint in the sands of history when giants are passing through the same sands unless you are one of the giants Bangambiki Habyarimana

Fate does not expect to be fought and will reward those who dare to fight against it. Bangambiki Habyarimana

Don't fear mistakes, they are your stepping stone to success Bangambiki Habyarimana

Family is the only why of life Bangambiki Habyarimana

In order to protect their good names for posterity, many writers never wrote what they thought or the truth as it stood. That's why truth still lies hidden in matters of power, sex and religion. No wonder they chose to do so, many who dared paid with their heads Bangambiki Habyarimana

The powerful are like a compressor, they will grind into paste everything on their way Bangambiki Habyarimana

The powerful hate truth that put them in bad light Bangambiki Habyarimana

It's not that success is guaranteed that we go to war. It's because it is the only alternative we have left to avoid annihilation Bangambiki Habyarimana

When you believe it, you've created it, whatever it is Bangambiki Habyarimana

Keep running; keep dreaming, keep alive the flame of hope; defeat and despair will not catch up with you Bangambiki Habyarimana

The reason you don't succeed in life is because you are too lenient with your deadly enemies. Identify them and eradicate them completely, don't let any of their seed escape your vengeful sword. Don't negotiate with the enemy and never make deals with them. Only after you have wiped them out of the map will success smile at you Bangambiki Habyarimana

An entrepreneur is not deterred by his lack of perfection, he knows no one else is Bangambiki Habyarimana

Every time someone starts a project he is considered nuts, until he beats all the odds and laughs the last. Bangambiki Habyarimana

If success is a miracle then you must be the miracle worker Bangambiki Habyarimana

People think that whatever comes out of the mouth of a wise man is the choicest gem, sometime it's utter stupidity and rubbish Bangambiki Habyarimana

True freedom is in not having a master, but in making the master your slave Bangambiki Habyarimana

If you think you can't, you're wrong and right Bangambiki Habyarimana

We are looking for value, guidance, advice, inspiration; for someone to show us the way. When we find him, he is our hero Bangambiki Habyarimana

True understanding lies beyond the desert Bangambiki Habyarimana

Keeping hatred against someone is like helping him to torture you Bangambiki Habyarimana

You are what you believe Bangambiki Habyarimana

Experience is hard to acquire. Only the wise acquire it Bangambiki Habyarimana

A good man can be destroyed by the association with men of evil character. A wise man can learn from them Bangambiki Habyarimana

If there is no reward, there is no reason to run Bangambiki Habyarimana

Know the laws before you break them Bangambiki Habyarimana

Please others and you please yourself Bangambiki Habyarimana

Calm is the best revenge Bangambiki Habyarimana

Some people have the license to sin: Soldiers, to kill; politicians, writers, priests, businessmen, married man and women, to lie; and married couples to have sex Bangambiki Habyarimana

You can have some, but not all. Wanting to have it all is a sure recipe for disaster Bangambiki Habyarimana

If you want an abscess to cure you must press it hard Bangambiki Habyarimana

It's always easy to conquer the hungry with a piece of bread. Only the wise can conquer the strong Bangambiki Habyarimana