155 quotes by kenyan authors for you to enjoy

I feel like I've spent a lot of time imagining home and thinking about a dream-like place, as opposed to a real place, because that's not what I was able to do, meaning go home or be home. Wangechi Mutu

Time Home Thinking Spent Able About Feel Like Because Real Opposed Go Go Home Lot Real Place Place Meaning Imagining

In 'National Geographic,' you always saw pictures of tribal Africa. And here I am, sitting in Nairobi in our suburban house, watching TV and thinking, 'Why is it always going to be these tribal people 'that are the ambassadors of our image? Wangechi Mutu

You People Tribal National Thinking Our Saw TV Pictures House Always Geographic Am Ambassador National Geographic Sitting Going Africa Suburban Why Image Here Watching Watching Tv

I think there is something about countries and nations that is hard to define. And, in fact, that's probably why we create such massive boundaries - because it's so slippery where they begin and where they end. Wangechi Mutu

Think Define Slippery About Something Fact Boundaries Countries Massive Because End Begin Nations Where In Fact Create Hard Why

Being taught to despise your body is being taught to perhaps admire someone else's body more than yours - being taught that your body is good for certain things and not for others. Wangechi Mutu

Good Others Else Despise Admire Someone More Perhaps Than Taught Being Certain Body Your Your Body Certain Things Yours Things

Often, there's an emphasis in my work, and it's sort of the celebrating of the body. Wangechi Mutu

Work Emphasis Sort Celebrating Often Body

One of the things I'm interested in is not just women but the female qualities that are present in everyone. Wangechi Mutu

Women Everyone One Of The Things Qualities Female Just Interested Things Present

Others will absolutely be able to break 2:00, too, as long as they believe in themselves. Eliud Kipchoge

Will Long Believe Too Others Able Absolutely Break Themselves

If you concentrate on the rear mirror, you’ll crash and cause an accident. Eliud Kipchoge

You Cause Mirror Accident Concentrate Crash Rear

I wake up at 5am, by 6am I’m on the way to training. I come back and relax, have lunch, take a little nap, then train again at 4pm for an evening run. Then relax, dinner and bed at 9pm until the next day. Eliud Kipchoge

I was not so lucky to grow up with toys as I grew up in a remote area of Kenya. Eliud Kipchoge

Area Remote Toys Up Grew Lucky Grow Grow Up Kenya

If you are humble, your concentration will be very high. That’s the way to go in sports. Eliud Kipchoge

You Sports Humble Will Way High Concentration Go Very Your

My first competition outside Kenya was at the 2002 world cross country championships in Dublin, Ireland. I finished fifth in the junior race that day but the thing I remember the most was that it was very cold. Eliud Kipchoge

I got into running when I was being mentored by my coach. I tried it and developed a passion for it. Eliud Kipchoge

Passion Running Tried I Tried Developed Got Being Coach

I enjoy the simplistic training and life in marathon. You run, eat, sleep, walk around - that's how life is. You don't get complicated. The moment you get complicated it distracts your mind. Eliud Kipchoge

Life You Training Complicated Walk Mind Enjoy Run Eat Simplistic Around How Get Your Moment Marathon Sleep

To me, running is life. I run to live longer and enjoy a healthier life. Eliud Kipchoge

Life Me Live Enjoy Run Running Longer Healthier

I have only ever done athletics. I was only average at school and I have never done any other sport. Eliud Kipchoge

School Other Athletics Only Never Sport Any Done Average Ever

Only the disciplined ones in life are free. If you are undisciplined, you are a slave to your moods and your passions. Eliud Kipchoge

Life You Free Moods Only Disciplined Passions Undisciplined Your Slave

I started running because my neighbour, Patrick Sang, was an athlete and I wanted to be just like him. Patrick came from the same village as I do and my mother used to be his teacher. I was so inspired by his success. Eliud Kipchoge

Success Teacher Mother Neighbour Running Athlete Inspired Like Him Because Came His Same Just Wanted Sang Used Village Started

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