"“That idea that you can speak to a nation, just in different ways. But what’s amazing is we can take that national conversation to a global platform.”"

"“In the U.K., I believe that media is hugely important, so we have to build the infrastructure well and we have to take it seriously. I can get misty-eyed about the shows, but I take the business of it really seriously because it’s supported me my whole life.”"

"“Great doesn’t live at the fringes. It lives right in the center, because our audiences are clever and they are diverse.”"

"“That idea of authorship in the mainstream is allowing bold voices to be themselves. And in truth, it’s not massively dissimilar to what I was doing at Sky.”"

"“My shows all land in one go”"

"“Audiences need to be in control of what we are giving them, empowering them to watch what they watch when they want to watch.”"

"“We commission for years ahead in order to be part of the UK landscape.”"

"I have a knack for old women! When I was young, when I went out into town in my heels, in trousers, some people would say: 'No! We don't understand. It's not possible, you're changing"

"Showing public opinion that in retirement, one must give meaning to one's life by creating a new social identity."

"It's not that I wouldn't have wanted to play young leading ladies! It's simply that I've never been offered roles. I've been playing old women since I was young"

"Retirement is an upward path that leads to new heights"

"In retirement, social life takes on its full meaning because one must rebuild a role in this new stage of life where social codes are no longer the same."

"Retirement is a step towards building a new role, a new social identity, and feeling useful in society"

"When I saw the play, I said to myself, 'That's what I want to do.' It was love at first sight"

"In the family, we laughed, we argued, and I acted"

"It is important for us to groom other women, especially the young ones."

"In response to the question, "When and why did you decide to join politics?" Inonge Wina replied"

"My primary responsibility is to my constituency, where I've successfully lobbied for development. I’ve also made significant contributions in raising awareness of gender issues within the community."

"In response to the question, "What have you achieved in politics? Inonge Wina replied"

"I want to see a reduction in poverty levels, ensuring that every Zambian benefits from our policies. I also hope that every girl receives an education, just like boys, and that women enjoy the same rights and opportunities as men. In 50 years, Zambia should transition from being a developing country to a middle-income country."

"I want women to enjoy the same rights and benefits as men”"

"Inonge Wina speaks as Zambia’s first female Vice President"

"I think the life of honourable [Alexander] Chikwanda has been a demonstration of dedication to public service. When you are a leader in politics, do not make enemies because this job of politics is neither here nor there. We are just elected to serve our people, to serve the nation and after that, you become an ordinary citizen. And you should be able to relate to other citizens in a manner that does not antagonize anybody. So there are many lessons we can learn from the life of this man. And for me, I have collaborated with him throughout our adult life. So we come from that generation of service to the nation. So that is why really, we shall miss him. His counsel and his advice have always been very genuine."

"Remember, this was the era of The Cold War, the black and civil rights movements in America, and the decolonization of Africa, so all of these had an impact on me and contributed to shaping my outlook on life and my dedication to public service."

"When John F. Kennedy said, ‘Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country,’ that statement was not meant just for the USA but for every youth in the world."

"It was a privilege for me, but it also had the benefit of renewing the ambitions of young women in my country."

"I think time has come for me to pass on the baton to the younger generation. We have done our part."

"I come from a family of women leaders, and my husband was also active in politics. At that time, I was working with NGOs. After my husband passed away, I made a deliberate decision; I believed that those of us in leadership positions in civil society need to step forward. I was then elected to Parliament in 2001. Initially, I served in the opposition, but since the last elections, our party, the Patriotic Front, has been in government."

"There are no relations with China, relations continue with Taiwan."

"The country needs peace, the country needs reconciliation and development. We will move forward with this peace implementation."

"Why would foreign sovereigns seek to relate to another sovereign state through NGOs (non-governmental organizations)?"

"Zimbabwe's debt overhang continues to weigh down heavily on our (country) development efforts. We have no access to new lines of credit, including from the multilateral banks, such as the World Bank Group.”"

"“The government has already put in place the national climate change response strategy … with a target of reducing green gas emission economy wide between 30 to 35 per cent by the year 2030. … We are also determined to increase the use of renewable energies …”"

"We are friends with almost every country on the planet. We are not enemies with anybody. We respect the views of those we do not agree with, even as we continue to defend ours as a responsibility passed down from our forefathers."

"We're here everybody with masks on our faces - and when I see people with masks on faces it reminds me in our village, when we go and do the herding with the goats, we protect them [with a muzzle] from eating the crops on the way… so we cover them the same way we are doing today… we have to do it."

""God has blessed these two countries to be neighbours. We have land and sea borders. And even our ecology is one. Even our animals are family and neighbours."

"There are these animals wildebeests, that come to get pregnant in Kenya and deliver in Tanzania… Now, if the animals had citizenship, what nationality would they be?"

""A woman is like a tea bag; you can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water,”"

"“We will continue the good work achieved during the previous administrations, change where necessary but with a view to promoting efficiency and productivity, guided by the national, regional and party manifestos,”"

"“The level of vaccine inequity that we see is appalling. It is truly disheartening to see that most of the countries have inoculated less than 2 per cent of the populace and thus need to seek more vaccines for our people,”"

"“After the onset of the pandemic, we in Tanzania, and I believe in many other developing countries, were stuck in the twilight of protecting lives and livelihoods. Measures advocated by the WHO were geared towards protecting lives, however, an economy like Tanzania, consists of a bigger proportion people living on subsistence economy whom we need to keep afloat,”"

"“the burden of expectation to deliver gender equality is heavier on my shoulders.”"

"This is a time to bury our differences, and be one as a nation,"

""This is not a time for finger pointing, but it is a time to hold hands and move forward together."

"Our pride the Mount Kilimanjaro is drastically becoming bolt due to glacier melting and we experiencing unpredictable floods and droughts, we experience all this despite our resolve to dedicate 48 million hectares to forest conservation as global service carbon sequestration""

"We all know that if the world will not act accordingly the countries like ours with lower adaptive capacity have no options"

"Tanzania we have in place the National Climatic Response strategy and the national determine contribution and introducing green house gases emissions economy wide between 30-35 by 2030"

"“We cannot be reading about COVID-19 in the world and when you reach sections about Tanzania, one find[s] gaps. I think we need to be clearer whether we accept or not,”"