All Quotes

"Not feeling safe for a human being activates your instinct of always wanting to fight, to always be in a defensive mode and that is very dangerous, it abuses us. I think I have been experiencing it throughout the industry, even today."

"I have learnt that the work doesn’t end."

"The game was very hard but we tried by all means to use the chances that we had to come out with the victory that we were looking for"

"I think I have tried what I am capable of doing and I think I have helped the team carry the day of today’s victory"

"I need to score some goals because I had some chances in the first half but it was just an unlucky day for me. In the next game, I will make sure I use the chances that I get"

"It was difficult to accept [Nali’s injury] but we now need to accept. There is nothing we can do. I am the one who is there so I need to prove people wrong so that they trust me that even without Hazel, we can take Zambia far"

"I want to prove people wrong, they need to trust me, I need their support,” Musonda said in an interview with FAZ Media"

"I need to have concentration, on the pitch and in training. The first game is very important. We need to work hard as a whole team"

"The preparations are going on well. As a team our target is to go past the group stage"

"It was difficult to accept at first, but now I just have to accept and prove the fans wrong to have faith in me without Hazel. I can still put the country on the map"

"The Germany game was okay, but tough I just went with a positive mind of hardwork. Now that Hazel is injured, I just need to concentrate and keep pushing my teammates"

"We need to win that game, first game is very important according to our preparations. We just need to work hard as a team"

"I want to put up an impressive performance and join a top-flight team in Spain or anywhere else and ensure people have faith in me"

"Thank you. It’s a big honour and I am very humbled. Being recognised at this level means a lot, not just for me but for my team and my country," she exclusively told"

"It shows that the work we have been doing as a group is being noticed. Also congratulations to Barbra and Racheal for making it in the best eleven"

"I think it comes down to discipline, communication and teamwork. At the back, we work as a unit. Everyone knows their role and we support each other. Personally, I always try to stay focused and read the game well and also follow the coach’s instructions"

"It’s been a very good journey. We stayed unbeaten in a very tough group, which says a lot about our progress. The biggest positive has been our unity. We play for each other and for the flag. Every player gave their all"

"All the games were tough, but I think the match against Morocco tested us the most. They are strong technically and had the home crowd behind them. I stayed focused by trusting my preparation, staying close to my teammates, and making sure our line stayed focussed"

"We believe in ourselves. Even when people doubted us before, we kept working hard. I think what sets us apart is our hunger and our unity. We don’t rely on individuals — we move as one team with one dream"

"It’s been a journey of learning and growth. I started young and had to work hard to earn my place. Being part of this national team has taught me discipline and made me stronger, both as a footballer and a person"

"Yes, like any athlete, I have had challenges sometimes with form, sometimes with injuries. But I always remind myself why I started. I have a strong support system in my family and teammates and I trust in God’s timing"

"My country inspires me. Wearing the Copper Queens jersey is something I never take for granted. I also think of young girls watching us because I want them to believe they can achieve anything if they work hard"

"Wearing the jersey means everything. It’s an honour and a duty. Every time I step on the pitch, I remember where I come from and who I am playing for. Mentally, I stay ready by focusing on the team’s goals and trusting my training"

"What I really liked about the relationship is how innocent it is in this world where everything seems to be set up against them. It is always beautiful to see the message relayed that whatever world you are in and however hard your circumstances may be, when you feel like the world is against you there is always that bit of hope - and their relationship represents that. They are very brave to want to be together as their relationship is illegal. It is inspiring to see how courageous they are and how their love is able to overcome such dangerous obstacles and difficult struggles."

"I'm excited for audiences to see the different perspectives of race from the opposite race. I am also excited for black people to see their culture so honoured and celebrated."

"I am excited for white people to see white privilege through a different medium and I think people will learn a lot from this show, it is very educational. It might kick start a conversation about racism that comes from a place of trying to see things from someone else’s perspective."

"Bosch is great because what he imagines in color can be translated into justice."

"There are men that are birds, and their raiment is trembling feathers, for they show their souls to everyone and everything that is ungentle or untutored or evil or mockery is as a rude stone cast at them, and they suffer all day long, or as Paul remarks they are slain every moment."

"When one realizes that his life is worthless he either commits suicide or travels."

"What most men desire is a virgin who is a whore."

"The greater part of your misogamy is venal; the other cause of your invective humbug is that you're a muggish homuncle who couldn't raise a flickering ember in a vagabond-laced mutton."

"Woman is the most superstitious animal beneath the moon. When a woman has a premonition that Tuesday will be a disaster, to which a man pays no heed, he will very likely lose his fortune then. This is not meant to be an occult or mystic remark. The female body is a vessel, and the universe drops its secrets into her far more quickly than it communicates them to the male."

"Let the bard from Smyrna catalogue Harma, the ledges and caves of Thaca, the milk-fed damsels of Achaia, pigeon-flocked Thisbe or the woods of Onchestus, I sing of Oak, Walnut, Chesnut, Maple and Elm Streets."

"Nobody heard her tears; the heart is a fountain of weeping water which makes no noise in the world."

"Nobody ever overcomes the phantasms of his childhood. The man is the corrupt dream of the child, and since there is only decay, and no time, what we call days and evenings are the false angels of our existence. There is nothing except sleep and the moon between the boy and the man; dogs dream and bay the moon, who is the mother of the unconscious. Sorrow and pleasure are the stuff of dreams and the energies of myriads of planets. What is the space between the boy and the man? Did the child who is now the man ever live? Did Christ exist and was Brutus at Philippi? The centuries that divide one from Jesus and Brutus contain no time. We still hear the tinkling of the sheep bells at Mamre, and Abraham continues to sleep beneath the terebinths just as Saul sits and broods underneath a tamarisk—but all these are "thoughts of the visions of the night.""

"When the image of her comes up on a sudden—just as my bad demons do—and I see again her dyed henna hair, the eyes dwarfed by the electric lights in the Star Lady Barber Shop, and the dear, broken wing of her mouth, and when I regard her wild tatters, I know that not even Solomon in his lilied raiment was so glorious as my mother in her rags. Selah."

"The religious freedom guaranteed by the Constitution has been always fully enjoyed; the many representatives of Catholic countries in the Diplomatic Corps and the Catholics prominent in Congress and in the departments are factors for social influence and a restraint upon illiberal legislation."

"The world is definitely a better place when you’re older and I must admit, growing older has been great to me."

"Africa has no representative in terms of a global, leading actress in Hollywood and my main goal is to fill that space."

"Being a woman is… a journey of self-discovery where at times we underestimate our power."

"The entertainment industry is big enough to fit everyone in it as we all have different roles to play. I never get why there are always comparisons when it comes to us female celebrities; it’s completely unnecessary."

"When something big happens in my career, something else in my private life goes wrong."

"You can never be given too much to handle. God always has a plan."

"It is important to have someone in your life with more life experience, who can answer your questions and guide you. We all need teachers. You should never stop learning."

"You need a clear vision of what you want. Even if you can’t articulate it well, a clear vision will help you focus. Sometimes people don’t achieve much because there is no destination. You need to direct yourself there."

"Money changes lives; I know what it can do. I work hard because I want it. Don’t let money threaten you or it will control you."

"What’s important is that we need to tell our stories and not wait for Hollywood to be our savior."

"There are so many African stories to tell the world and we need to be the ones that make that happen."

"Treat the industry with respect."

"We need to be protective of our industry as well. What’s important is that as an industry we are responsible for telling stories that shape the next generation. Our responsibility should be to foster their opportunities and help them to grow."