Anthony Carmona Professions : Statesman Browse All Authors Top 23 quotes by Anthony Carmona Social media websites are no longer performing an envisaged function of creating a positive communication link among friends, family and professionals. It is a veritable battleground, where insults fly from the human quiver, damaging lives, destroying self-esteem and a person's sense of self-worth. Anthony Carmona flyfamilycommunicationpositive You must stand for something! It does not have to be grand, but it must be a positive that brings light to someone else's darkness. Anthony Carmona youlightdarknesspositive Empowerment is not about doing the same thing the same way in the same environment. It's about building the man and the woman and doing so with a view to creating better citizens and, by extension, better patriots in this society of ours. Anthony Carmona womanviewmansociety I can recall, as a young adult, running through the rain forest at the Forest Reserve, at times feeling a sense of fear when I felt I was in danger. In danger of confronting an ugly snake or a coral snake, which represented the greatest fear of someone in a rural area when you traverse the forest. Anthony Carmona youuglyfearrain Change is the only constant, and to turn one's back and pretend that it is not coming is an exercise in futility. Anthony Carmona pretendbackchangeexercise We have to replace our focus on personalities with a focus on ideas so that the opinionated and self-serving pronouncements and forms of cyber-bullying are replaced by thoughtful dialogue and open-minded conversation. Anthony Carmona thoughtfulfocusconversationideas There is a continuous stream of opinions on governance issues expressed daily, not only in our Parliament and in the print media, but also on talk-radio and social media. Anthony Carmona dailyparliamentsocial-mediamedia We all ran barefooted on the dusty roads in our past, but now the Emperor wears shoes, and it is our responsibility to ensure that the barefooted child and the doting mother are afforded a holistic environment to realise their dreams and ambitions. Anthony Carmona roadsdreamsshoesmother I sometimes detect that a type of regional divide is setting in, and there is a lack of real Caribbean connection among the islands, and I am concerned about this. Anthony Carmona connectioni-amrealsometimes Don't we realise that the student of today is the executive of tomorrow? Anthony Carmona realisestudenttomorrowtoday Globalisation must have, as a critical component, international dispensation in the locality of U.N. institutions. It cannot be, and must not be, business as usual in the establishment and location of international institutions, especially of the United Nations. Anthony Carmona cannotmustunited-nationsbusiness We are the first to honour the memories of those who perished through slavery, by declaring August 1 as Emancipation Day. Anthony Carmona throughdayslaverymemories Peace and security of our planet must be based on the collective action of all nations, not a few, however powerful they may be. Anthony Carmona securitypowerfulactionpeace Respect all manner of men regardless of their station in life. Compassion is one of the greatest virtues. Anthony Carmona respectcompassionmenlife Humility is the armour that you clothe yourself with throughout your life. We demean each other rather than lift up ourselves. Anthony Carmona yourselfyouhumilitylife The prominence given to our nation as a rainbow country has its genesis and credence in our 'Calaloo culture' of which our East Indian brothers and sisters have played a principal part. Anthony Carmona nationprincipalrainbowculture I've always believed that the artiste is the one who has his pulse on the society and who, in many ways, represents the conscience of society in terms of engaging standards that we need to live by. Anthony Carmona liveneedalwayssociety It is important that you appreciate that the workplace must be a place of empowerment, but the empowerment must not only be connected to the job that you do. Anthony Carmona placejobyouimportant I am from the bush. The bush did not define me. I did not stay in the bush, but I never forgot where I came from. Anthony Carmona stayi-amneverme Do not let where you come from define you, but never forget the values you learned from your close community. Anthony Carmona younever-forgetcommunityforget Similar Authors Andrei Gromyko statesman Anastas Mikoyan statesman Alcibiades statesman Aeschines statesman Harri Holkeri statesman Charles Alexandre de Calonne statesmanAll Authors
