{"author":"Innocent Mwatsikesimbe","author_id":"Innocent+Mwatsikesimbe","total_quotes":190,"quotes":[{"text":"By taking control of the present, you are choosing to alter the past you are making for yourself, and your future too.","author":"Innocent Mwatsikesimbe","tags":["future","inspiration","life","past","present","self-improvement"],"id":2886,"author_id":"Innocent+Mwatsikesimbe"},{"text":"The struggle hurts now but will be sweet in times of retrospect.","author":"Innocent Mwatsikesimbe","tags":["hardship","inspirational","life","motivation","struggle"],"id":9843,"author_id":"Innocent+Mwatsikesimbe"},{"text":"It's okay for someone to tell me who they think I am, but it's not okay when they try to impose that idea on me.","author":"Innocent Mwatsikesimbe","tags":["inspirational","self-help","self-improvement","self-knowledge"],"id":16153,"author_id":"Innocent+Mwatsikesimbe"},{"text":"Without habitual self-examination, you can be hypocritical, but not see it.","author":"Innocent Mwatsikesimbe","tags":["hypocrisy","life","people","self-examination"],"id":21381,"author_id":"Innocent+Mwatsikesimbe"},{"text":"Be a control freak and people will avoid you. Live and let live, and people will get closer to you and do the same for you.","author":"Innocent Mwatsikesimbe","tags":["inspirational","life","people","self-improvement"],"id":23800,"author_id":"Innocent+Mwatsikesimbe"},{"text":"No one knows the future, but the present offers clues and hints on its direction.","author":"Innocent Mwatsikesimbe","tags":["foresight","future","life","preparedness","proactive","time"],"id":25317,"author_id":"Innocent+Mwatsikesimbe"},{"text":"There are many things that you can avoid by just knowing something. Knowledge of self is the most notable knowledge I pursue. By knowing myself, I avoided dead dreams and a meaningless life.","author":"Innocent Mwatsikesimbe","tags":["dreams","happiness","life","meaning","purpose","self-knowledge"],"id":28930,"author_id":"Innocent+Mwatsikesimbe"},{"text":"Most problems can be effectively dealt with before they are in full swing.","author":"Innocent Mwatsikesimbe","tags":["proactive","problem-solving","problems","time"],"id":32163,"author_id":"Innocent+Mwatsikesimbe"},{"text":"Idleness is seductive.Just relax and do nothing, it says.","author":"Innocent Mwatsikesimbe","tags":["proactive","self-improvement"],"id":33926,"author_id":"Innocent+Mwatsikesimbe"},{"text":"You can always learn to do more than you can at any point in your life.","author":"Innocent Mwatsikesimbe","tags":["excellence","inspiration","motivation","self-improvement","skills"],"id":34284,"author_id":"Innocent+Mwatsikesimbe"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":190,"pages":19,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}