Quotes by Mokokoma Mokhonoana

A ‘white’ kid that asks too many questions is called *curious.* A ‘black’ kid that asks too many questions is called *forward.*

Being a good parent is more about the parent, and, less about the supposedly-could-have-been-bad child.

In fiction: we find the predictable boring. In real life: we find the unpredictable terrifying.

Feminists who accept the claim made in The Book of Genesis, and, that God is a he, need to make their minds up.

There is absolutely nothing feminine about the colour pink, or, anything bad-luckish about the colour black — in itself.

In a materialistic society, the dead body of a rich man’s dog is regarded as a corpse; that of a poor man, a carcass.

Needs are imposed by nature. Wants are sold by society.

A ‘normal person’ is what is left after society has squeezed out all unconventional opinions and aspirations out of a human being.

In a materialistic society, there’s no such a thing as a ‘romantic’ broke man.

In a materialistic society, man is likely to value the opinion of a rich man over that of a poor one; even when coming to opinions that have absolutely nothing to do with moneymaking.

He who fails to achieve a dream set by himself is more honorable than he who succeeds in achieving a dream set by his society.

In any sane society, a farmer is a billion times more important than an economist.

In a society that prioritizes man’s health, a cleaner is more important than a lawyer.

A blank cheque kills creativity.

Today, the world rewards those with creative and intellectual muscles. So, women and skinny men need to shut up and start thinking.

We owe some of our successes to people who did not want to help us more than we do to those who have helped us.

The present is an eternal attempt to separate the past from the future.

The present is the closest that you will ever get to the future.

Contrary to popular belief: Knowing where you are from will not really tell you where you are going. It will merely tell you why you are where you are.

Worrying about what happened on Monday, or, what might happen on Wednesday, is at the expense of one’s Tuesday.