All Quotes

"I encourage everyone to experience the diverse art scenes, amazing food and warmth of its people"

"I have my moments of doubt and vulnerability just like anyone else"

"Stay true to yourself and keep pushing forward"

"Growing up in a village made me realised the importance of education. It is important for young girls and boys to be educated and to break the cycle of poverty through education. It is my wish to work with corporates and universities across South Africa to champion the power of education"

"I would like to change that and make women and children feel safe in our country – gender equality is important"

"I am Miss SA 2022. I have uttered these words more than a thousand times before, but to be able to say it today and it actually being my reality is so humbling. Look at God"

"I would like to glorify my heavenly Father for making this dream come true. God has carried me and prepared me for such a time through every season of my life, and it is through His faithfulness that I am here. With every step that I took, I had peace in knowing that He was there with me and I know that He will continue to guide me to touch as many lives as possible in this new chapter"

"A big thank you to the Miss SA Organisation for this incredible platform that you’ve created for us young women to grow, lead and fully face our power. There is no other space that embraces the power of women in all their diversity and that also empowers them to give back tenfold. I am honoured to continue to do what I love in partnership with the organisation, which is to serve my country"

"For a girl from Gabaza to be seen, embraced and chosen to represent her country is a groundbreaking moment. A moment that reaffirms that our dreams are valid, regardless of where we come from. I am grateful for the women who have gone before me who broke the glass ceilings so I could stand here today empowered, fulfilled and ready to proudly raise the South African flag up high everywhere I go and to shine the light of hope to all South Africans"

"As your Miss SA, I understand the importance of representation, because it is through seeing other women look beyond their fears and their circumstances, that I gained the courage to rise to the call. I will represent SA, in all its diversity, resilience and beauty. It really does take a village, and I am so grateful that my village showed up for me. It is now for me to work and ensure that every success of mine overflows into my country"

"I plan to meaningfully contribute to levelling the ground for all South Africans, by increasing the accessibility to information for those in underdeveloped schools"

"I think that a lot of people can relate to my story and it's also an example for other young women from a small village to dream big, believe in themselves, regardless of where they are in life"

"As someone who comes from a small village, I know the mindset is there that the youngsters limit themselves because they are not exposed to as much but I want to inspire South Africa’s youth to open up minds, dream bigger, see what is possible and know that our communities are willing to show up for us"

"I am passionate about creating an equitable education system in SA because I think that it is so important to ensure that every youngster in the country is given the opportunity to gain skills and resources to be a success in whatever profession they choose and that no one gets left behind"

"When this happens, it leads to many other problems like crime and teenage pregnancy because young people feel like they are unable to be part of a bright future"

"We just keep coming across these peple who wanna help us. Even ParTeb in his own way. We don't know them. They don't know us. But they just keep coming back. That gives me hope that what we're trying to do is possible."

""Something is rotten in this state of Denmark" fits very well in this sort of fictional world of Los Santos. You know, LA, ultra ultra capitalism, where everything is about getting what you want."

"Am I spending too much time in this game, do you think?Yeah, just a little bit, Sam."

"This time, I wanted to bring even more: more emotion and more of that powerful connection we feel when we experience the music together, live and in the moment,"

"Even during the toughest of times, when I am on stage and the flow and exchange of light and energy is happening between me and the crowd, everything inside and all around catches fire; a bright burning fire. That’s what keeps me going. That is what I do it for"

"As an artist, performing the music I create to a live audience is very important to me. It's a different skill to create music in the studio, and it keeps me connected to the people."

"Since the dawn of democracy, one of the fundamental roles that the media continues to play in our democratic system is to critically scrutinises governmental programmes and ensures that the government is held accountable by the public."

"We must always remember that we remain a bedrock of service delivery"

"We can’t start our day at seven in the morning by consuming alcohol and then you get home at five in the morning,-that’s 22 hours of being on the street drinking alcohol."

"I don’t understand people who don’t fight with their friends or the people they claim they love. I just don’t understand it; if you say you love somebody, love them fully and be there for them at every hour of their life."

"When you are chosen, you don’t rest."

"The majority of black people have a problem of poverty, which is something that leads to witchcraft, jealousy, and fights among families."

"When you destroy a human being, you take away their power by making them feel their language was not important. Language goes with the culture and a way of living."

"When we tell our stories in English we are not doing justice to them."

"I am a result of coming from a poverty stricken background, to where I am today. So my life is a motivation. If you were to look into my life or watch my interviews, with that I don't even have to motivate you. My life itself is a clear indication that if you dream, you become what you want to be."

"Everything that you want to do you need some sort of education for you to excel in it. So, with just great talent you can only be just that great... But with that great talent plus schooling, you become even more amazing. It's like greatness on steroids"

"You don't want to be called a one-hit-wonder and fall out on any business you've embarked on because of no educational background of understanding what it is that you're doing"

"The reason I decided to enrol at the business of entertainment, media and sport at Harvard Business School was because we just launched a new company that represents athletes and entertainers."

"I always say that a song really makes itself; you have to allow a song to speak to you and just follow its calling. An idea will come to you as just an idea"

"I think what sets South Africa apart is that we really are a dancing nation, so when it comes to dance music, it just makes sense. Just go onto TikTok, and you will see South Africans straight up running the TikTok dance challenges. We love dancing in South Africa, so it makes sense for us when it comes to dominating dance stages"

"Music itself seeks to collaborate. Every song has collaboration—every instrument collaborates with another to make a song. Drums collaborate with a bass, with a voice, with strings, to make a song. I love collaborating; you can’t make music without collaborating instruments and minds"

"You cannot work as if you are an island; you will not get the best results. You will get the best music when you open yourself up to learn and to teach, which is what I have done, and it has worked"

"I would encourage everyone to try and collaborate as much as you can because when you do, everyone in the studio will aim to push the envelope. You will never be able to compete with my creativity when you want to work on your own because I have a team of people who make me great, and who I make great. I am in such a sweet spot because I accept that music has to be shared"

"Sometimes guys who are trained get too complacent and believe they will get roles because they went to school, whereas guys who haven’t had the training will hustle and knock on doors to push themselves and that makes their work more real."

"For as long as we see each other as competition, we will never get to the promised land."

"Family is obviously important. When all the glitz and glam is all said and done, all I have is that really."

"I’m a lover, I like to love, I like to give a lot of myself and all of myself to somebody you know."

"I always say that as black people, we fear ourselves, and our own potential."

"We also judge and define ourselves because of our skin colour, how we speak, our background and we end up looking down upon ourselves whereas, we have potential to be greater. We should not be defined by our past. How you speak, and your background does not and should not ever make you feel like ‘less of a person’. Some people feel ashamed of certain things about their identity, this campaign encourages us to instead be proud and embrace who we are."

"I believe that God and my Ancestors will never put me in a situation that I cannot get out of."

"Whatever situation one finds themselves in, its never in vain. There might be a lesson to learn from the situation. I don’t chicken out of any situation, I am brave enough to face it, even if I get burnt."

"I know that getting burnt will push me forward because I would have learned from the situation."

"Domestic Violence issues – I honestly feel that the reason why men do it, can be attributed to how men are afraid of opening up. They are afraid to cry and opening up about their problems and challenges which they face , and sometimes they have the incorrect idea of what it means to be “manly/masculine” and then they resort to using their power incorrectly towards women."

"We need to teach men that it is okay to cry and speak up, and that it will ease the stresses or pressure you are faced with."

"If you do not talk about what is bothering you, when you bottle up – you will become an angry person who explodes, often towards or against your loved one. Abusive people take out their own anger and issues on their partners and it is never the woman’s fault. It is the perpetrator who has not dealt with their own issues. There is no excuse for any form of abuse. I think the solution is having these open dialogue, encouraging men to speak amongst themselves, speaking up does not make you any lesser of a man."