Home / Quotes / Quote by Tom Mboya

Quote by Tom Mboya

“I have news for you, there is no Superman (it’s up to us.)”

Author

Tom Mboya, born on August 15, 1930 and died on July 5, 1969, was a prominent political leader from Kenya. He played a significant role in the Kenyan independence movement and held several important positions in the newly independent Kenya. Mboya was dedicated to promoting economic development and social progress in Kenya, and he is considered a key figure in the Kenyan nationalist movement. more

“I have seen the sun break through to illuminate a small field for a while, and gone my way and forgotten it. But that was the pearl of great price, the one field that had treasure in it. I realize now that I must give all that I have to possess it. Life is not hurrying on to a receeding future, nor hankering after an imagined past. It is the turning aside like Moses to the miracle of the lit bush, to a brightness that seemed as transitory as your youth once, but is the eternity that awaits you.”

Source: R. S. Thomas: Everyman Poetry: Everyman's Poetry

“A recurring ideal, I find, is that of simplicity. At times there comes the desire to write with great precision and clarity, words so simple and moving that they bring tears to the eyes.”

Writing Eye Moving Desire Simple Tears Ideals Simplicity Clarity Precision Recurring

Author:R. S. Thomas

“The meaning is in the waiting.”

Waiting

Book:R. S. Thomas: Everyman Poetry: Everyman's Poetry

Source: R. S. Thomas: Everyman Poetry: Everyman's Poetry

Quote by Tom Mboya

Author

You May Also Like