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"The fact that I was like, ‘Should I not have worn that?’…. No, I do what I want to do, and I make what I want to make, and if I start being afraid of what other people are going to say or think, I’m no longer doing my job as an artist. I’m not experiencing the world and putting that into art. I’m walking on eggshells. Fuck that. So, I needed to take a minute"

"Everyone learns differently. Everyone hears things differently. Everyone has different strengths and weaknesses and insecurities, and you have to learn how to support them and what they need to hear. Some actors really need to hear ‘Good job’ after a take. Some actors don’t care. It’s really understanding that"

"My feelings don’t get hurt if the idea doesn’t come across or the idea doesn’t work"

"There’s a difference between being cocky and knowing to trust that you know what you’re doing"

"Creativity is like this invisible thread that you find, and then knowing I’ve got the thread, I’ve just got to keep following it. It’s going to show up, and that confidence is where the good shit is"

"all the scripts that were being sent were about the first Black woman to make a muffin or something. Even though those stories are important to tell, I also want to open things up for myself as an artist"

"There have definitely been moments in my life where I’ve felt like I needed to soften my edges in some way"

"If the story is exciting, it can get me on board even if I’m offered a small part, because I want to contribute to stories that I feel are important to tell"

"I like playing women I identify with"

"And I don’t really know how or why I’d play the hero’s girlfriend, someone with no point of view. I wouldn’t know what to do with the part. There’s no humanity in that kind of character"

"It’s amazing to see the extent to which we’re influenced by our appearance"

"Every time someone, but I’m thinking specifically of women, tries something they’re not sure they can do, they’re taking a risk that requires courage"

"Where women are concerned, there’s a lot of pressure to do everything perfectly, all the time. So when we go out of our comfort zone, it’s no small thing."

"In the end, it’s all about self confidence. When you have it, there’s no need to overdo anything – you just have to choose the right colours, the right cuts and the right fabrics"

"I sincerely believe beauty is to be found inside us"

"We’ve seen stories so many times that when something is actually surprising, it’s the best gift I think you can get"

"I also really wanted to honor that generation of women that really were made to feel like, "This is how it is. Deal with it.""

"I do believe that it's something women have the power to do, but I do think we have yet been given the opportunity within society to actually exercise it on a massive scale. That is the reason why it’s open-ended. And I appreciate what you're saying about wanting to know and saying, "Okay, what does she do with this power?" But I wanted to really leave that question open. Is she ending a cycle or is she continuing a cycle? Is it the idea of the oppressed becoming the oppressor, or does everything change now because the woman is in charge and power is this entity?"

"in order for someone to be on the top, someone has to be on the bottom. It's oppressive by nature"

"I think I'm lucky having parents that have been in show business for a while and they don't care about the shiny stuff so much. They raised me in that way– to stay grounded, not to chase the shiny pretty things."

"I see the human in everyone and everything"

"My parents didn’t become who they are because anything was handed to them, and they didn’t raise a child who expected something to be handed to her, either"

"You can tell when someone is driven by labels. If something is couture they think it’s important and wear it and sometimes make a terrible fashion mistake. People are shocked that I know so little about designers. I know the big ones because my grandmother wore them or they’ve been around forever. I know you because you’re my best friend, but I don’t know much about the fashion world except for when I like something, I like it."

"I needed someone to say, “You’re a woman now. Dress like a woman"

"Why aren’t women starring in more films? It’s because the men are writing them and are the ones cutting the checks. We can’t blame them, I personally don’t think. We need to take that extra step"

"Typically white people have the story, and any kind of minority is like adding that pop of red or fun purse or pair of shoes to jazz up an outfit. These people are accents that make things funny, weird, or dramatic"

"Humor trumps everything and is probably number one. I think it trumps being politically correct"

"I think being kind is actually harder than people like to admit"

"I’m another human being, floating around out there in the universe and figuring it out, too. If seeing that brings you comfort, or gives you hope, or makes you feel anything— makes you feel not al􏰀one — if that is being a role model, then I’m happy to do that."

"Botswana has a successive history for conservation, it still remains a success story in conservation, it’s easier for Botswana as it it attracts people that are conversant with bio-diversityHe said it is vital because as soon as the policy is espoused there will be obligations."

"The situation is slowly improving …. We are seeing more and more coordination mechanisms, such as the Africa Group of Negotiators. Not all MEA‘s have the structures, but for those that have we have seen progress."

"We know how difficult it is to coordinate on a continental level, because of the divergence of national interests … so we may not be able to influence the way we want … Learning from each other is one thing we need to strengthen to achieve impact on scale."

"We are stronger together and processes identifying Africa’s priorities in a summit like this one … once we have done this it is easier to identify our communalities … positions …. [and] coordination becomes seamless."

"Ngwato Land board listened to the matter on the 28 August following the interim judgment of the court. The matter before the court involved opening of the servitude that Dikepo blocked while Land board and the court granted interim judgement that the servitude should remain open until the matter is disposed off by the land board."

"The meeting referred to was for implementation of land board decision in which all affected parties were invited. Please note that Dikepo is not an affected party since she is not yet the legal owner of the tshimo because she is yet to buy it but he was invited to a meeting of 24 November 2020 to witness how the Ngwato Land board decision for opening access road is being implemented."

"The only thing awaited from Court is the final judgement on the opening of the access road following the interim judgment I already talked (of) which has now been overtaken by events since Land board had made a determination on the matter and the judgment was an interim order pending the determination of the issue by Land board."

"There will be no reason for me to inform the land board of a decision they of a process they were party to. Their lawyer s are the once that advice (sic) them on the outcome of the matter from court and not me."

"What these ladies and gentlemen have done is a very brave act and we need to salute them for that."

"Turn your back on military rule."

"This will also be a referendum on delivery."

"One day [at school] we were in a queue, and we were asked a question. ‘O mo kae?’ If you said ‘I am a Motswana,’ you were asked to step to one side. If you said ‘I am a Moyeyi,’ you were asked to step to another side. Then all of us who had said we were Bayeyi were beaten up."

"They said our fathers working in the South African mines called themselves Batswana, so why were we saying we were Bayeyi?"

"Very few projects are completed within the prescribed time. If they do, then the quality of the end product leaves a lot to be desired."

"This is a source of grave concern to me; as such practices greatly compromise our integrity. This perhaps explains why government projects are always competed behind schedule, with massive cost overruns and poor quality."

"We are presently faced with problems ranging from the collapse of new buildings, poor workmanship and unethical practices in the construction industry. It is up to us as stakeholders to step in and raise the level of quality of service delivery in the construction industry."

"It is my view that the industry is doing nothing or very little to ensure that those who operate within it do so with high degree of professionalism and integrity. They have little or no regard for national interest, with respect to the role expected of the industry in the development of this country."

"These examples are a blatant disregard of our labor laws and safety best practice."

"I also wish to reiterate government’s long standing belief that the private sector is pivotal for accelerated growth of our economy through both formal and informal sectors."

"This why we consider the private sector to be the engine of economic growth and development."

"That is why we believe the private sector remains the engine of growth. It was not until the private sector started carrying out its own economic activities on this site that the economic potential made by the government on the development of this site could be realized."