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William Kamkwamba Quotes

Trust Yourself and Believe, Whatever Happens Don't Give Up.

Trust Yourself and Believe, Whatever Happens Don't Give Up.

William Kamkwamba
Giving Up, Believe, Don't Give Up

I would tell most young people that in life you can go through many difficulties, but if you know what you want to do, if you can focus, and work, then in the end, you will end up doing it. No matter what happens, if you don't give up, you will still succeed.

William Kamkwamba
Giving Up, Don't Give Up, People

Don't insult me today just because I'm poor, you don't know what my future holds!

William Kamkwamba
Today, Insult, Poor
William Kamkwamba (2010). “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind”, p.41, HarperCollins UK

I went to sleep dreaming of Malawi, and all the things made possible when your dreams are powered by your heart.

William Kamkwamba
Dream, Heart, Sleep

I looked at my father and looked at those dry fields [in Malawi]. It was the future I couldn't accept.

William Kamkwamba
Motivation, Father, Inspiration

I will always be looking back at the things I've gone through, thinking of the struggling people I've seen.

William Kamkwamba
Struggle, Thinking, People

BEFORE I DISCOVERED THE miracles of science, magic ruled the world.

William Kamkwamba
Miracle, Magic, World
William Kamkwamba (2010). “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind”, p.7, HarperCollins UK

My voice sounded like one of the guinea fowl that screeched in our trees as it pooped, but I never let that stop me.

William Kamkwamba
Voice, Tree, Fowl
William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer (2015). “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition”, p.15, Penguin

One thing that has helped me to become patient and cool is that I grew up with sisters.

William Kamkwamba
Patient, Grew Up, Grew

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