Swahili Quotes
75 quotes by 10 authors
-
The tune was too ingrained for Mortenson to consider the novelty of this moment- an American, lost in Pakistan, singing a German hymn in Swahili.
— Greg Mortenson
-
I could speak to you and say, 'Laytay-chai, paisey, paisey.' ... Why aren't you responding? Oh, you don't speak Swahili. Well, I've got news for…
— Ian Dunbar
-
I have several close friends who have run marathons, a word that is actually derived from two Swahili words: mara, which means 'to die a…
— Celia Rivenbark
-
Who is Barack Obama? Contrary to the rumors you have heard, I was not born in a manger. I was actually born on Krypton and…
— Barack Obama
-
Actors don't listen to each other. You're so obsessed with what you're saying or doing that the other person could be talking in Swahili and…
— Toby Stephens
-
Many of you know that I got my name, Barack, from my father. What you may not know is Barack is actually Swahili for 'That…
— Barack Obama
-
I realised a long time ago that instrumental music speaks a lot more clearly than English, Spanish, Yiddish, Swahili, any other language. Pure melody goes…
— Carlos Santana
-
There's a melody in everything. And once you find the melody, then you connect immediately with the heart. Because sometimes English or Spanish, Swahili or…
— Carlos Santana
-
To realise belatedly that there are Swahili epic poems which rival their European equivalents for sweep and power has been exciting.
— Giles Foden
-
Kuusikitikia sana muda uliopita ni dalili tosha ya kuwa hatuujali wakati tulionao.
— Lc The DreamKid
-
Anza kujenga wakati ujao, badala ya kuusifia uliopita.
— Lc The DreamKid
-
Kwa mara nyingi, Kutoa nasaha baada ya tukio, ni sawa na kumpa majeruhi (mgonjwa) dawa baada ya kifo.
— Lc The DreamKid
-
Umri, unatufundisha zaidi na mengi kuliko hata vitabu.
— Lc The DreamKid
-
Kujiepusha na kidogo chenye kuumiza ni bora, kuliko kuwa na kingi chenye kukufurahisha.
— Lc The DreamKid
-
Ujipendapo sana, hakuna atakaekushinda kwa mapenzi!
— Lc The DreamKid
-
Matajiri wa dunia hii walianzia katika familia maskini. Utajiri mkubwa kwao ni ujasiri wa kushinda woga wa umaskini. Nasi tunaweza.
— Lc The DreamKid
-
Ulimi wa mwenye Hekima hueneza maarifa.
— Lc The DreamKid
-
Tunaishi duniani hali ya kutenda maovu usiku na mchana na kudhani kuwa tutaipata pepo hali ya kusahau kuwa Adam kosa 1 tu ndipo lilomtoa peponi.
— Lc The DreamKid
-
Tunaishi duniani hali ya kutenda maovu usiku na mchana na kudhani kuwa tutaipata pepo hali ya kusahau kuwa Adam kosa moja tu ndilo lililomtoa peponi.
— Lc The DreamKid
-
Mwenye kujidhulumu ni yule ajiwekae karibu na mtu anaemtenga, na kumnyeyekea amdhalilishae..
— Lc The DreamKid
Who Wrote These Swahili Quotes
10 authors contributed a total of 75 Swahili Quotes as follows: