Dear: Future honours/masters students
This is a collection of quotes by some people who I consider as legends and trust me this has put me back into perspective more than once this year. I hope as you continue your academic career you will be able to relate to some of the legendary quotes below….
Have fun study smart not hard…… PS don’t run for the wine rack, research will do that to you.
Have fun study smart not hard…… PS don’t run for the wine rack, research will do that to you.
Legends wall: Legends have their say
“ I'm a philosopher of the obvious and a prophet of the truth. My feet are rooted so don't move me just find room and grow beside me”.
-Shonisani Masidwali
“I finally faced the fact that it isn't a crime not having friends. Being alone means you have fewer problems”.
-Whitney Houston
“There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time”.
-Malcolm X
“I'm going to search for my star until I find it. It's hidden in the drawer of innocence, wrapped in a scarf of wonder.”
-Michael Jackson
“Do not allow people to dim your shine because they are blinded. Tell them to put on some sunglasses, cuz we were born this way!”
-Lady Gaga
“I am a shocker. I like to create controversy. It's my trademark”.
-Brenda Fassie
“Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds”!
-Bob Marley
“A change is brought about because ordinary people do extraordinary things.”
-Barack Obama
“Details matter, it's worth waiting to get it right.”
-Steve Jobs
“I don't think of myself as a poor deprived ghetto girl who made good. I think of myself as somebody who from an early age knew I was responsible for myself, and I had to make good”.
-Oprah Winfrey
“It becomes more necessary to see the truth as it is if you realize that the only vehicle for change are these people who have lost their personality”.
-Steven Biko
“If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself.”
-Albert Einstein
“I've been blessed to find people who are smarter than I am, and they help me to execute the vision I have”.
-Russell Simmons
-Shonisani Masidwali
“I finally faced the fact that it isn't a crime not having friends. Being alone means you have fewer problems”.
-Whitney Houston
“There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time”.
-Malcolm X
“I'm going to search for my star until I find it. It's hidden in the drawer of innocence, wrapped in a scarf of wonder.”
-Michael Jackson
“Do not allow people to dim your shine because they are blinded. Tell them to put on some sunglasses, cuz we were born this way!”
-Lady Gaga
“I am a shocker. I like to create controversy. It's my trademark”.
-Brenda Fassie
“Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds”!
-Bob Marley
“A change is brought about because ordinary people do extraordinary things.”
-Barack Obama
“Details matter, it's worth waiting to get it right.”
-Steve Jobs
“I don't think of myself as a poor deprived ghetto girl who made good. I think of myself as somebody who from an early age knew I was responsible for myself, and I had to make good”.
-Oprah Winfrey
“It becomes more necessary to see the truth as it is if you realize that the only vehicle for change are these people who have lost their personality”.
-Steven Biko
“If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself.”
-Albert Einstein
“I've been blessed to find people who are smarter than I am, and they help me to execute the vision I have”.
-Russell Simmons