Njabulo S Ndebele quotes

Njabulo S Ndebele quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“The problems of society will also be the problems of the predominant language of that society. It is the carrier of its perceptions, its attitudes, and its goals, for through it, the speakers absorb entrenched attitudes. The guilt of English then must be recognized and appreciated before its continued use can be advocated.”
-- Njabulo S Ndebele

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“I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end... I have lost every other friend on earth, I shall at least have one friend left, and that friend shall be down inside of me.”
“Let no feeling of discouragement prey upon you, and in the end you are sure to succeed.”
“If I feel like I've done the best that I can or conducted myself in the most constructive way that I can in a situation, then I feel peace.”

Source : "Adam Yauch on Happiness: Part Two". Interview with Randy Taran, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 11, 2012.
“My goal has been to encourage jointness, to push people to think of affiliations rather than to operate as solo entrepreneurs.”
“We're enamored with the concept that there's always a price. But sometimes, your goal is to build a great company, not sell it.”
“I've got the 30 drive right now. You turn 30, I don't know, life is exciting again; thirties is when you've got it all figured out. You start reaching some of your goals, and achieving some great things.”
“Getting adjusted regularly is part of my goal to win in life and on the field.”
“India must achieve the real goal?that is energy independence or an economy which will function well within total freedom from oil, gas or coal imports.”
“The higher goal of spiritual living is not to amass a wealth of information, but to face sacred moments.”
“When we free ourselves from the constraints of ordinary goals and uninformed scoffers we will find ourselves roaring off the face of the earth.”

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