"There are some men who can’t approach a female athlete because of our masculine bodies. Why should that be a problem? We are no different from other women."

"Many people think athletes don’t get married and that if we do, we can’t have kids. That’s ridiculous!."

"Everyone has the potential to win but sometimes, other competitors soar higher and leave you wondering if you will ever get to their level, especially when you surpass your previous best times."

"I will never forget the first time I carried my country’s flag."

"I could not maintain my rhythm but my aim was to finish the race, which fortunately, I did."

"There were things that I could not deem worthy of my time, but then with the situation there, there were some things I had to go through."

"High school life taught me to choose my friends carefully and how to deal with my emotions as a teenager."

"Writing is not for the faint-hearted; one should be able to stand by their writing."

"It is hard to do, but the best things in the world do not come easily."

"It is a journey that one never ends. I just have to keep on learning and growing in literature."

"I learned to be patient and collaborate with others."

"The only thoughts we have control over are our own."

"It takes a lot of conviction to release your thoughts and ideas to the world."

"I am more open to socialising with people, whereas I used to be a soft-spoken and quiet person."

"The crucial thing I learned is that writing is a process and one may have to do some rewriting and countless edits to get it to the level they want."

"I was young and telling my story, baring myself."

"There are fewer chances of knowing if someone else truly accepts you."

"I had always loved writing and reading and so I decided to make a change."

"I just realised that I could make a difference through something else instead of loathing myself."

"Self-acceptance is a bittersweet remedy for many mental health issues that people face nowadays."

"Love yourself and if there is something you do not like about yourself, change it."

"If you cannot accept yourself, you live in a fog forever, trying to figure out who loves you or does not."

"Tell your story. I can see you are fighting yourself over it."

"I am proud of my performance at the Peace Marathon. It has shown me that I can be more productive in the Olympic Games if I improve my preparations."

"The silver medal for me was a sign that I would achieve a lot in athletics if I gave it time and work hard."

"My first performance in athletics made me realize how I had wasted time in football and handball."

"My focus now is to work hard in training so I can make my country proud in my first appearance in the Olympic Games."

"It is my first time competing in the Canadian marathon and I am so happy for this achievement."

"My focus now is to intensify training before taking part in the African Senior Championship next month and my dream is to qualify for the summer Olympic Games."

"If fans still remember me, it’s a gift for me and it’s something that is very valuable and I have to pay much attention to."

"“I am happy to provide a gift that makes people happy""

""...and if Rwandans, can feel me like this, I knew that there was nothing else I could do but to sing words that could change their lives.”"

"When I performed, Rwandans loved me, they kept shouting, ‘we want to see Miss Jojo, we want to see Miss Jojo and this was my beginning which was very successful and hopeful."

"Everyone was telling me not to do it. They said the society viewed girls who sung as loose and reckless…I had a story to tell, I loved music and I over came these challenges at the end of the day,"

"Music is my passion, my dream. In fact, I am living my dream! I have been unable to stop it’,"

"All the songs are my personal experiences and journey through life. I hope to touch everyone with this album and I pray the people find it worthwhile"

"My musical approach adapts the necessary ability needed to memorize what I hear and analyze various contexts that comprise the interpretive process. With all this in mind, nothing was ever going to stop me from singing."

"I feel happy that I can express my self and best of all I can pass on a message. I fear that God may ask me why I never used my talent like in the parable of the three servants in the bible,"

"“I still wonder why people do bad to each other. My prayer and wish is that Rwanda continues to grow and become the best mother land it can be""

"I didn’t trust the whole process in the deal, that’s why I turned it down."

"Music is a business, sometimes if the deal is not worth price, you have to pull out."

"“I want to be like Chaka Chaka, one day I want to be the ‘Queen of Africa, representing Rwanda to the world as I sing songs full of rich messages, no matter how long it will takes I will work towards that,""

"If they can listen to our songs, that means they can listen to these messages of hope and change their lives,"

"Most of my fans are children under 15, I am a role model to them, I have to be careful about the things I do— I am young, I feel the vibes of modernity but I pay more attention to them (children) because I am an example and I am not only living my life but a life of a generation, I do not want to mislead people, so I try to keep myself clear,"

"Being a singer, involves marketing yourself, but being a woman, this is very tricky, I try to stick to our values and remain proud of myself as a Rwandan woman"

"I love positive criticism but I hate people who tell lies about me"

"Its not that I’m scared of crowds but it’s something in me that I’ve done since childhood."

"My stay in Europe then, has largely influenced my career because it taught me how to be open to life and people in general.”"

"I found myself in a profession that I had always looked forward to. I am living my dream to become an international musician."

"I want to be the one flying that plane."