All Quotes

"Alam niyo naman lahat siguro ang tagal ko sa industriya. Nakasama ko na yata ang lahat ng dapat na makasama. Nagsimula din ako nung bata, nung dalaga, nagkaasawa, nagkaanak. Ang importante siguro sa isang tao kahit na wala sa industriya namin, importante na may kinakausap ka, na meron kang pwedeng lapitan, meron kang kaibigan, may pamilya ka. Huwag kang mapag-isa. Kasi ang demonyo, ang kalaban lagi, ang utak mo ay battleground. Kaya dapat talaga hindi ka nag-iisa na gagamitin ng kalaban niyo. Kasi anu-ano ang iisipin mo talaga pagka nag-iisa ka, wala kang nakakausap. Importante talaga na may mga– yung community. (You all probably know how long I've been in the industry. I've been with everyone I should be with. I started out as a kid, as a young woman, got married, had children. What's important for someone, even if they're not in our industry, is that you talk to someone, that you have someone you can approach, that you have friends, that you have family. Don't be alone. Because the devil, the enemy is always there, your mind is a battleground. So you really shouldn't be alone for your enemy to use. Because what you are really going to think about when you're alone, with no one to talk to. It's really important to have a community.)"

"Jotin witnessed the turning point of his life on February 14, 2004 when he introduced ‘Meitei Huei’ a local dog breed officially at the first ‘All Breed Dog Show Championship’ in Mapal Kangjeibung."

"... As they began to settle down with agriculture ie domesticating plants, they also learned to domesticate animals, such as Meitei hui (dog) from wild wolves. This was about 10, 000 year ago. So, they became more civilised. ..."

"...the people of the State have failed to protect and preserve indigenous dog breeds like Meitei Hui, Tangkhul Hui, which are very sensitive apart from being one of the best kinds of dog breeds. ... These indigenous dog breeds are on the brink of extinction today due to the inflow of other varieties of dog breeds from outside, he expressed concern, adding that cross breeding of dogs should not be done without the approval of Kennel Club of India."

"One should not forget its capability since it has been here for ages and now have well adapted with our climatic conditions one should not treat our local breed cheaply. The belief of local dog being "dumb" was proved wrong by Jone's (local breed Meitei hui)."

"Dog trainer Nongmeikapam Jotin said that Meitei Hui and Tangkhul Hui are more intelligent and have stronger will power..."

"(To Amnon, when, after raping her, he said to her, “Get up and leave!”) No, indeed! This evil of sending me away is worse than the other that you did to me."

"Marakihau is one of my favourite works because it effectively replicates carving traditions. Marakihau is a word specific only to carving, it is a taniwha; water monsters that usually relate to specific locales inland or at sea. Taniwha are guardians of a place, so they can be both terrifying and good. They were said to inhabit dangerous places as a way to warn people of potential danger… My Marakihau is a composite of oceanic stuff; she has kelp dreadlocks and fishy bits. I styled this on the 1980s Soul II Soul Club Classics album cover with flying dreads, and my taniwha holds a bull’s horn like a big smoking chalice."

"Māori women are said not to carve, and I’ve always pushed the boundaries, so in terms of using media and photographic tools or film or video it’s my way of being able to carve. So rather than photographs I think of them as ancestral figures."

"For me and my marae, and my place for my community, it’s really important that it’s inclusive and that all people feel welcome and there’s a place for everybody inside the house."

"Mahuika (the goddess of fire) sits on a stool. She’s talked about as being part of the underworld… I’ve kind of contemporised what this underworld is… My Mahuika sits on a Marcel Breuer chair...I wanted to update my version of my Māori goddess by presenting her in this century… thinking about what does she look like, what does she mean and what does she say?"

"Video allows me to look beyond that framework and to show these characters as alive, proud, handsome, and strong."

"Politics is life is art is life is politics. It's all interwoven, like a whāriki, like a mat."

"Activism to bring political or social change is not far from my mind when I paint. I like to discuss and, if necessary, confront matters that I consider need discussion or redress. I do not and cannot separate my painting from my moral and ethical motives. They are one and the same. They (ideas, values) feed into each other when I work, giving me the platform to express being a Māori woman in New Zealand."

"The Treaty will always be the basis of my work. The issues I'm always discussing are economic, social and environmental... back into the basis of justice in our country, the covenant of the country, the korowai of the country."

"The issues that I’m always discussing are economic, social and environmental. And land rights tie back into the basis of justice in our country, the covenant of the country, the korowai of the country. So my imagery is cultural and traditional but it is also contemporary and futuristic."

"My work is centred around the Treaty of Waitangi. It’s to do with rangatiratanga, our atua, our taonga, and rights, living rights, arts and cultural rights."

"Continuous learning, adaptability, and empathy have been the most impactful qualities in my journey."

"Embrace Learning: Always be curious and open-minded. Seek out opportunities to learn and don’t be afraid to step out of your comfort zone."

"Be Adaptable: Understand that change is a part of life. Instead of resisting it, learn to adapt and see it as an opportunity for growth."

"Cultivate Empathy: Try to understand things from other people’s perspectives. It not only helps in building strong relationships but also enriches your own understanding of the world."

"I take a break: I’ve found that occasionally stepping back from a stressful situation, even if it’s just for a few moments, can help clear my mind and alleviate feelings of overwhelm."

"When you see someone in a military uniform, you run the other way."

"I witnessed some events that forced resilience in me."

"We join the military because we want to join something bigger than ourselves."

"The panel said they look at how many years of experience a candidate has in terms of helping other people."

"So that’s what I’m doing. I am trying to do the best I can to enrich other people because somebody did it for me."

"When I was a kid I used to try and fix little animals. When there was a frog that was hurt, I would try to splint the leg."

"I found my passion and I can tie it in with my quest to improve humanity, to make things right, to make things worthwhile for somebody, regardless of who they are."

"Canto l'arme pietose e 'l capitano che 'l gran sepolcro liberò di Cristo. Molto egli oprò col senno, e con la mano; Molto soffrì nel glorioso acquisto: E invan l'Inferno a lui s'oppose; e invano s'armò d'Asia e di Libia il popol misto: Chè 'l Ciel gli diè favore, e sotto ai santi Segni ridusse i suoi compagni erranti."

"O Musa, tu, che di caduchi allori Non circondi la fronte in Elicona, Ma su nel Cielo infra i beati cori Hai di stelle immortali aurea corona; Tu spira al petto mio celesti ardori, Tu rischiara il mio canto, e tu perdona S'intesso fregj al ver, s'adorno in parte D'altri diletti, che de' tuoi le carte."

"Là corre il mondo, ove più versi Di sue dolcezze il lusinghier Parnaso; E che 'l vero condito in molli versi, I più schivi allettando ha persuaso."

"Cosi all' egro fanciul porgiamo aspersi Di soave licor gli orli del vaso; Succhi ainari, ingannato, in tanto ei bene, E da l'inganno iuo, vita ricere."

"Oh meraviglia! Amor, ch'appena è nato, Già grande vola, e già trionfa armato."

"Or se tu se' vil serva, e il tuo servaggio (Non ti lagnar) giustizia, e non oltraggio."

"E l' aspettar del male è mal peggiore Forse, che non parrebbe il mal presente."

"A re malvagio, consiglier peggiore."

"Ei che modesto è sì, com'essa è bella, Brama assai, poco spera, e nulla chiede."

"Di natura, d' amor, de' cieli amici Le negligenze sue son artifici."

"O fortunati miei dolci martiri! S'impetrerò che giunto seno a seno, L'anima mia nella tua bocca io spiri."

"L'alte non temo, e l'umili non sdegno."

"Giunta è tua gloria al sommo e per lo innanzi Fuggir le dubbie guerre a te conviene, Ch' ove tu vinca sol di stato avvanzi Nè tua gloria maggior quindi diviene; Mal' Imperio acquii'tato e prefo dianzi El' onor perdi, se 'l contrario avviene."

"Chè fortuna quaggiù varia a vicenda, Mandandoci venture or triste, or buone: A' voli troppo alti e repentini Sogliono i precipizi esser vicini."

"La fede greca a chi non è palese?"

"Liberi sensi in semplici parole."

"Noi morirem, né invidia avremo ai vivi: Noi morirem, ma non morremo inulti."

"Chi la pace non vuol, la guerra s' abbia."

"Era la notte allor ch'alto riposo Han l'onde e i venti, e parea muto il mondo, Gli animai lassi, e quei che 'l mare ondoso, O de' liquidi laghi alberga il fondo, E chi si giace in tana, o in mandra ascoso, E i pinti augelli nell’oblio giocondo Sotto il silenzio de' secreti orrori Sopían gli affanni, e raddolciano i cori."

"Già l'aura messaggiera erasi desta A nunziar che se ne vien l'aurora: intanto s'adorna, e l'aurea testa Di rose, colte in Paradiso, infiora."

"Già la notte oscura Avea tutti del giorno i raggj spenti; E con l'oblío d'ogni nojosa cura Ponea tregua alle lagrime, ai lamenti."