33 Natasha Sinayobye Quotes On Fearlessness, Failure & Family

Natasha Sinayobye is the celebrity we think we know, yet we don’t. And, indeed even after our sit-down chat with her for the September 2019 issue, we still are sure we don’t know her. However, during the chat, she shared some not so powerful quotes on life, fearlessness, failure, and family which give us a glimpse into her brain.

We thought it best to give you the bite sized version of all the wisdom she dropped.

1. “You can be assertive without being defensive.”
2. “I believe everyone should encourage their kids and tell them all the time; ‘you look beautiful’, ‘you are beautiful’. You are the one person they trust at that age. So you should tell them.”
3. “I give to charity but I don’t call the press. But I don’t judge those who do. My mother taught me; when your left hand gives, your right should not know what you have done.”
4. “You see, ‘taking care of you’ doesn’t mean you do not work for yourself.”
5. “Even if you do something that brings you 500 shs per day, do it.”
6. “Money is sweeter when it’s made by you.”
7. “I have really worked, this is why people sometimes say ‘I think that chick is like 50 years old.’”
8. “I love the hustle, I love the hustle I’m not going to lie. I love the challenge.”
9. “The fact that people underestimated me, made me so aggressive.
10. “Farming looks like the easiest thing to do but it’s so hard.” 
11. “It’s not like it only rains or shines on Tasha’s farm. No there’s no exception, it affects everyone and all of us.”
12. “We live in a generation where we must look cool; farming is not Instagram cool.”
13. “My name is Natasha Sinayobye, once in a while I’m a celebrity. It’s not my life.”

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On her mum:

14. Who I am is that woman, and by the way, the reason I am, is –  she beat me, she had to set me on the right path.”

15. Being a feminist means understanding your power as a woman and using it to your advantage.”

On men who say the way women dress is distracting:

16. “Maybe even he isn’t wearing boxers but I won’t be staring at his crotch. Just because he is shirtless I won’t be staring at his chest.”

17. “Be confident in your stance. Don’t criticize yourself.”

On parenting:

18. “Learn to be friends with your children. Listen to them.”

19. “Have a firm hand, don’t let the kid take advantage of you.”

20. “A kid is a representation of you as a parent, so discipline your children.”

On failure:

21. “Understanding failure is how you rectify the mistakes that you have made.”

22. “I had an events company that didn’t work out.”

23. “Even rich people have been broke. Okay their broke is not our broke but they’ve been broke.”

24. Depression is real. It’s like having another human being living inside you.”

25. People misunderstand depression. Depression is real.”

26. “What I see in our generation is, we never fight for love. We see love in the negative.”

27. “Deciding to be in love is to take a risk. It’s like playing poker or gambling.”

28. “I’m so proud of that boy. So proud of him.” (About his son)

29. “Create friendships in love, create understanding in love.”

30. “Accept your weaknesses in love.”

32. “My son is a constant. When I decide for someone else to be in my life, it has to be for the good of everyone. But mostly for the good of my son.”

33. “I have tunnel vision, when it’s something that comes to my son. I have to be certain. There are no maybes. For what?”

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