Wiese Quotes & Sayings

What is Christianity all about? It is about an intimate relationship with God. And I HATE a christendom, a churchianity that God is not big enough and glorious enough so that we have to give them other things. — Paul Washer

Children need to move to develop their brain; it's a natural urge. That's why boys will run after a ball and play soccer despite how many video games are available to them, and they can't help themselves from building with Lego bricks as well. They want to be creating something that's uniquely their own. — Jorgen Vig Knudstorp

I probably misunderstand misunderstanding itself — Kenneth Koch

Getting a book published made me feel a little bit sad. I felt driven by the need to write a book, rather than the need to write. I needed to figure out what was important to me as a writer. — Nicole Krauss

Walk through the past and learn the way. I am walking through the present, taking action every day. I am preparing for the future in a great way. — Debasish Mridha

She turns to look down at the tiered vineyards and, beyond, the vignette of Florence in the valley as if scooped up on a spoon. Its domes and spires and rooftops appearing to float on a tide of unearthly mist as inviolate and inaccessible as a private longing. — Glenn Haybittle

An actor who is good at comedy can also be very good at drama, but not necessarily vice versa. — Desi Arnaz

And despite everything I know now, I still believe, as I did when I was little, that there is an entire universe of things that my mother knows that I don't. I still believe that nothing truly bad can ever happen if my mother is around. I know it's not true. But still. It is true. — Katherine Center

All I'm asking for is the law that's been on the books for the last 33 years, no public funding for abortion. We are both saying the same thing, pro-life, pro-choice. Let's find the language that works for both of us so we can pass health care. — Bart Stupak

Reason is a permanent blessing of God to the soul. Without it there can be no large religion. — Henry Ward Beecher

Money is always the least of the problems. It is finding the right business or growing the right business. You can't do that without the right people. — Christoffel Wiese

Yes, in all my research, the greatest leaders looked inward and were able to tell a good story with authenticity and passion. — Depak Chopras

I feel about exercise the same way that I feel about a few other things: that there is nothing wrong with it if it is done in private by consenting adults. — Anna Quindlen

The agricultural potential of Africa is unlimited. — Christoffel Wiese

Africa is awakening. It's a huge market of almost a billion people with huge resources and a young population. People spend when they're young. — Christoffel Wiese

Any business either grows or dies. You've just got to keep growing. — Christoffel Wiese

Whoever best describes the problem is the one most likely to solve it. - DAN ROAM, AUTHOR OF THE BACK OF THE NAPKIN — Anonymous

I'm extremely positive about investment in Africa. Africa has a wonderful climate, wonderful people, and amazing possibilities. Africa has been called dark and hopeless, but today it is neither of these. Africa is awakening. It's a huge market of almost a billion people with huge resources and a young population. It's the best place to invest. — Christoffel Wiese

I believe businesses don't grow or develop in terms of a blueprint. There is a huge element of opportunism involved. — Christoffel Wiese

I still enjoy what I'm doing, which is building businesses. I don't play golf. I don't have any particular passion apart from my business and my family, and that gives me all the pleasure that I want. — Christoffel Wiese

I cannot imagine being happy anywhere else in the world but in Cape Town - South Africa in general, but Cape Town in particular. — Christoffel Wiese