Sibanda Quotes & Sayings

Patience is a virtue but I don't have the time. — David Byrne

Somewhere inside we do know everything about ourselves. There is no real forgetting. Perhaps we know somewhere, too, about all there is to come. — Jane Gardam

Based on theoretical analysis, clinical observations, and some research findings, as well as on 19th and early 20th century literature on dissociation, we propose that traumatization essentially involves a degree of dissociative division of the personality that likely occurs along the lines of innate action systems of daily life and defense - what has been called structural dissociation of the personality. Dissociation of the personality develops when children or adults are exposed to potentially traumatizing events, and when their integrative capacity is insufficient to (fully) integrate these experiences within the confines of a relatively coherent personality. — Onno Van Der Hart

If my nonviolence is to be contagious and infectious, I must acquire greater control over my thoughts. — Mahatma Gandhi

Wealth is like the morning dew
which dissipates with the
advent of the sunrise"
(A Ndebele Proverb)
— Ndaba Sibanda

She had nothing to lose when she looked into those dark limpid pools of desire...Apart from her soul, and even that she would relinquish for one night undulating on his rigid fervour. But to what end? A moment of exquisite bliss? No, she demanded an encore; even her soul had a price... — Virginia Alison

People really are looking for this perfect sort of dream person, but it's hard to go out every night or make the effort to meet people in your hometown, if you haven't already met them all. Online there's this infinite possibility of meeting this person who, no matter where they live, you're meant to be with. — Nev Schulman

I'm a total water-baby. I've seen some pristine beaches, from Greece to Goa. — Esha Gupta

If you said more than six lines on air you made six hundred dollars, and comedy pieces like "Staring Contest" helped pay my rent. — Amy Poehler

Every successful mission requires a clear plan. Tonight, Mrs. Sibanda's mission was to enjoy some gratification. She would not be denied. Her plan was as clear as oxygen. It involved an expensive perfume, a bottle of wine, and audacious underwear. Yes, for such battles, lingerie was always a critical component of the offensive strategy. — Taona Dumisani Chiveneko

Lange was hosting a reception at Vogel House for the Chinese politician Hu Yao Bang when the lights went out. Lange immediately asked all the guests to raise their hands because "many hands make light work." The audience complied, and to their amazement the lights immediately came back on. Lange was invited to visit China. — David Lange

What now on the other hand makes people sociable is their incapacity to endure solitude and thus themselves. — Arthur Schopenhauer

Read a different Africa. Love a vibrant Africa. — Kiru Taye

It just seems there's better things to do in your life than be on television if it's not interesting, if it's not challenging, if it's not fun. You know? When it stops being those things for me, I'll stop making television. — Anthony Bourdain