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44 Zambian Quotes

The power which establishes a state is violence the power which maintains it is violence the power which eventually overthrows it is violence.

Power State Violence Overthrows
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War is just like bush-clearing-the moment you stop, the jungle comes back even thicker, but for a little while you can plant and grow a crop in the ground you have won at such a terrible cost.

War Jungle Bush-clearing Thicker
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Ambition never comes to an end.
Ambition Never Comes to an end
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The inability of those in power to still the voices of their own consciences is the great force leading to change.

Inability Power Voices Change
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The moment you have protected an individual, you have protected society.

Moment Protected Individual Society
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The drama can only be brought to its climax in one of two ways - through the selective brutality of terrorism or the impartial horrors of war.

Drama Climax Two ways Terrorism
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Checks and balances are needed not just cheques and account balances. Youths should be included and be heard.

Checks Balances Youths Cheque
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When our genuine voice is been stripped from us and our freedom been threatened because of a genuine cry. Then there’s a huge problem. As future leaders of this country, we need to be included and heard so that we understand why we shall be mopping the split milk.

Genuine Voice Freedom Future leaders
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They want you to hunt but not better than them
Hunt Better than Them
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Until we start accepting and appreciating our languages, tribes, traditions and learn to preserve the village setup,which is slowly losing importance because of modern day civilization. We shall forever be foreign but in our black skin.

Our languages Tribes Traditions Black skin
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How shall we pass on the hope for a better education systems to the next generation if the system we invested so much time in, won’t give us a chance to be practical? So many years of learning to ended up unemployed.

Better education Next generation Chance Learning
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We have more of indoctrination and less of education in this here the society we live in today.

Indoctrination Education Live in Society
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Block by block we are building the bridge for the next generation to crossover to a better side.

Block Building Next generation Better side
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Though my path has a lot of hurdles and obstacles, with Jah on my side all things are possible.

My path Hurdles Obstacles Jah
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We have to get obsessed with it for things to come out the way we envisioned them.

Obsessed Things Envisioned Way
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If we loved the earth the way we love ourselves, a lot would have been different.
Love Love ourselves A lot Different
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Sons spend the first half of their lives trying to be like their fathers and the second half trying to avoid it.

Sons First half Fathers Avoid it
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Poverty too. Very profitable business.

Poverty Business Profitable
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A conflict free Africa. Together we can achieve the dreams of our founding fathers.

Africa Conflict free Dreams Fathers
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We are more reliant than ever on communications technology. Wonder if this will accelerate the implementation of 5G

Technology Accelerate Communications Wonder
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I will neither be silenced nor be intimidated for exercising my freedom of expression

Be silenced Be Intimidated Freedom Expression
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Demanding good governance is a sign of love for country and an act of patriotism. When people advise you, it means they do not want you to fail. Alas, in Zambia, when you voice out, you are considered an enemy.

Good governance Love Patriotism Zambia
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Times are really tough but we are tougher. You and I can learn to cope with the new normal.

Times Really tough Tougher Cope
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Are you going to be a grandfather who plays Draft (nsolo) or a grandpa who plays Golf? A wise chap from the Eastern Province just reminded me that the work you are putting in today is what will determine your answer.

Grandfather A wise Work Golf
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Just because a dog doesn't bite its master doesn't mean you are safe too.

Dog Master Mean Safe too
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Under the all-encompassing aid system, too many places in Africa continue to flounder under inept, corrupt and despotic regimes who spend their time courting and catering to the demands of the army of aid organizations.

Encompassing Corrup Organizations Flounder
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I'm an economist, not a political scientist.
Economist Political Scientist
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The fact of the matter is that instead of going around the world and haranguing countries for engaging with China, the West should be encouraging its own businesses to trade and invest in these regions.

Engaging World Trade Regions
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Thanks to aid, a distressing number of African leaders care little about what their citizens want or need - after all it's the reverse of the Boston tea-party - no representation without taxation.

Distressing Aid Leaders Taxation
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We have formed an alliance and we will now consult our members to determine which way forward.

Have formed Alliance Now consult Members
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To be a parent, you must be authoritarian. If the Zambians want to succeed, they must learn to work hard, and they should not expect to be treated with kid gloves.

Parent Authoritarian Succeed Work hard
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Every hour I spent on manual work, every hour I was humiliated in England or degraded has helped me because that's the same way other people feel in the townships here. People are still walking long distances and are working long hours.

Every hour Manual work Humiliated Degraded
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They only reason with their guns, not with their brains.

Only reason Gun Their brains
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For democracy to flourish there must be a continuing stream of individuals of integrity and ideas with promise; there must be room for a new generation of leaders to rise and solve the generation problems.

Democracy Flourish New generation Integrity
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There are many things of which I am proud during my time as president of Zambia, one of which is the process of my ceding from office because the process by which you leave is important as the process by which you come in.

Many things Proud Zambia Process
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Zambia must not go backwards, we must all face the future and go forward as one nation. Not to do so would dishonour our history.

Zambia Backward Future One nation
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Now is not the time for violence and retribution. Now is the time to unite and build tomorrow’s Zambia together. Only by working together can we achieve a more prosperous Zambia

The time Violence Retribution Zambia
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The same way you spend time to feed your physical, learn to feed your spirit the right way.

Spend time Right way Physical Spirit
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Small circle, less pressure

Small circle Less Pressure
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Ignorance is a big business.
Ignorance Big business
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Ignorance on any subject steers you towards popular acceptance. Greatness however thirsts for an educated opinion.

Ignorance Subject Greatness Educated opinion
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It's too late to silence us. We are stronger together

Silence us Too late Stronger together
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Africa is NOT poor, but poorly managed.
Africa Poor Poorly managed
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The bigger the pressure gets, the louder my praise gets.
Bigger Pressure get The louder Praise
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