All Quotes

"The future of sustainability lies in how we merge empathy with engineering."

"Resilience is not loud. It is the quiet decision to keep building, even when no one is watching."

"Technology should not only solve problems but restore balance to the planet."

"Arya Upadhyay represents a generation that believes science and empathy belong together. Her work reminds us that technology can heal as much as it can build."

"The early history of s in has recently been addressed by Gifford and Morris (1985), who emphasize the period between 1920 and 1940 when these institutions provided nearly the only pre-professional, practical experience for archaeology students. The kinds of field classes offered by , founder of the field school, have been described by Chauvenet (1983). Field schools have a recognized long and venerable history and have provided American archaeology with many of its most acclaimed practitioners."

"What we exposed at the Botswana Red Cross Society, acutely managed to pull the rug from what we viewed as institutionalised corruption and mis-management of Government Resources that has been taking place there for many years."

"While they guard us with courage, we must cover them with prayer, while they protect our homes, we must protect their hearts."

"emphasizes the concern for facts, the tangible aspects of the archaeological record; the development of chronological techniques; s; and writing of informed by theory; and a reluctance to make inferences about social organization. Archaeology could provide the historical continuity that challenged the cataclysms of the romantic school and allowed for the development of an anthropological science. Archaeological remains were important in their own right in the early evolutionist program. The remains provided a tangible record of the degree of mental development of various societies. The archaeological remains also provided continuity from the past to the present. The continuity is essential to the development of anthropological science which depends on an orderly universe. Observations of archaeological traits are made and comparisons are drawn among sites and regions, suggesting a scenario of culture history which might then be compared with the scenarios developed by s, linguists, and s."

"Between 1130 and 1180 a period of severe drought struck the Colorado Plateaus; this is the same time during which the appears to have disintegrated. Using the year 1150 as the beginning of the recognizes the potentially widespread importance of a real event in history; the end of building and probably, for 100 years, of occupation in . This is no small event given Chaco's role as a major center of activity, population, and exchange."

"It has opened a lot of doors for me. I have met and rubbed shoulders with a lot of important people and world leaders, and not just in Nigeria but also across the world. I would always cherish those moments. I learnt that life is about meeting people, traveling, networking and building bridges so that we could have good and lasting relationships with people"

"I will advise every young girl who wants to go for MBGN, and whoever wins MBGN to just be herself. Be yourself; don’t try to be me or any other person. Don’t try to be any other person that went before you. Yes, these people can be your role models, but please be yourself and enjoy the moment. Be cool and don’t get carried away by what happens in our society nowadays. Just maintain your values"

"I have learnt to be a bit more patient and a bit more understanding. Before being queen, you were relating with people but you can’t compare it to you being queen of a big country like Nigeria, and everybody is looking up to you, to see the next move you make or your next mistake or that good thing you do. So, that is the difference. I have learnt to be more understanding and careful of things I say and do, because people like to misinterpret things. What you mean may not necessarily be what will be interpreted, so you have to be careful of what you say and things you do. You are relating with people and everybody is not going to be how you want them to be, so you need to be smart, you need to know how to work with people, because if you can work with people and you can build relationships and be more understanding and patient, you will go far"

"My ideal man, first of all, has to be God fearing. Everybody could say that is a cliché but it is really important. I have to be attracted to him though, its part of it. And you have to be a hard and smart worker. I don’t like lazy men; you have to be on your feet. You have to be loving and caring as well. I don’t care about height. He could be short or tall and I don’t care about age, but he must be attractive. However, what matters for me is what is inside"

"Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. What is ugly to you may be handsome to me. I don’t think there is anything like dating an ugly man. He might be ugly to you but he is handsome to me. It is basically beauty from the inside; that is the most important thing. If your inside is as beautiful and amazing, what is on the outside is of no consequence, so it is your inside that matters"

"I have learnt to develop a thick skin. I am thankful for my family who has been my backbone and my fiends too who have been very supportive. So, you see negative things and you just laugh it off, because if people are not talking about you, then you are nobody; you are not relevant. You see negative reports and you just laugh and move on with your life"

"This platform has given me the opportunity to help create awareness about endometriosis in Nigeria. It’s a disease that so many people don’t know about which affects the female child, so, I intend to go round, starting with secondary schools, to create awareness about endometriosis. I want young girls to know about this disease and try their best to get checked early enough. It is a disease that is fast spreading in Nigeria and it has to be checked; we can easily control it when everybody, especially young girls know about it."

"His support and desire for women representation in leadership roles is a well known reality in the organisation."

"When I expressed my desire to run, the Women’s League (not President Boko) through their Secretary General, reached out to me and asked that I express my interest through the Women’s League, so that I go unchallenged especially because I am the only Woman Parliament candidate who has shown interest to contest."

"Moreover winning in such a platform should be an endorsement by the majority of the rank and file, of my strong leadership capabilities."

"I would like to take this opportunity to thank God for selecting me for such a time as this, I am under no illusion that I’m here by nothing more than his grace and mercy. I thank the President for his astute leadership and support; I thank my comrades Kagiso Thutlwe and Motsumi Marobela, the gallant men who entered the race with me and have honoured me by expressing their will to continue to support the organisation even though they feel aggrieved by the outcome."

"Politics pursued me in the sense that from my time as a university student, I always found my path connected to social circles of prominent political figures or their children, and doing work for them, mostly female politicians, behind the scenes, in one advisory role or another, especially in Cape Town, the legislative capital of South Africa, where I lived with a prominent woman politician who currently occupies a cabinet position in the Ramaphosa administration."

"This initiative aims to integrate prayer into Botswana’s national identity and creating a culture where every citizen becomes a spiritual support system for the Police Service."

"Our country’s history has taught us that although maintaining peace is critical, it is electoral justice that defines the integrity of a democracy."

"True democracy is not measured merely by the absence of violence, but by the trust, fairness, and accountability embedded in every step of the electoral process."

"We leave this symposium with more than just lessons."

"We leave with a responsibility. A responsibility to return to our respective nations and institutions and apply the knowledge we gained."

"It is our responsibility to guarantee that citizens are not only encouraged to participate in elections, but that they do so knowing their voices will not be lost, manipulated, or silenced."

"But let us not deceive ourselves, democracy is fragile. It requires vigilance, humility, and service."

"It is through such grassroots-driven engagements that awareness is deepened, stigma is challenged and real solutions begin to take shape. I am heartened to see the vibrant presence of various stakeholders here today from government, civil society, the private sector, and our communities."

"Creating Conducive Spaces to Confront Toxic Notions of Masculinity."

"And most importantly, we won't let this conversation end with applause."

"These aren't just data points. They are ruptured lives. They are our neighbours, our nieces, our children. Let's rise not in isolation, but in unity. Let this brunch nourish more than our bodies; let it ignite a fire in our spirits. Let's be remembered not for our titles but for the courage we showed when Botswana needed us most."

"There is need for new policies that protect victims. We don't want cases where we see perpetrators walking freely out there when their victims live in fear."

"You are in the spotlight."

"It is important that all stakeholders in the electoral process play their rightful roles to ensure that the wishes of the people of Malawi to chose those who will lead them is done in a free, peaceful and credible manner."

"Our presence here is a demonstration of the Commonwealth’s commitment to work with member states to support the strengthening and deepening of democracy."

"Our general sense is that there seems to be a positive mood and people are looking forward to going out to cast their vote next week. It is the duty of all stakeholders to ensure that this positive mood is carried through to the end of the process."

"I was walking a tight rope."

"I found myself in a very precarious position of having to fulfill my role as Chairman of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) and not jeopardizing Botswana’s relationship with Zimbabwe."

"I do not believe in the notion that Botswana is Africa’s best kept secret. I think that, small as we are, we should be more outward looking in our international relations."

"I lay down the rules."

"If you ask me what the population of Indonesia is or any country in the world, I will tell you."

"I go all the way to inform myself. To market Botswana, I have to understand details. People do not like abstracts."

"Reading is my hobby. No document passes without me reading it. I try to inform myself and when my car radio is not working, the car is not working."

"This was a turning point in my career."

"I skipped some ranks. I do not know how it feels like to be a Senior Superintendent because I moved straight from Superintendent to Assistant Commissioner of Police."

"What was supposed to bean election turned out to be somethingelse. Our brothers and sistershave let us down."

"When you are dealing with a government,and especially when you are agroup of countries like SADC,you rely on the goodwill of everybody;you would expect all thestakeholders to come on board butyou cannot give any instructionsto an independent state no matterhow violently you disagree withthe way they are doing things. Sowe can only use our powers ofpersuasion."

"They arecalled the principles or guidelinesof SADC on the observation ofthe elections. The elections haveto be fair, peaceful, transparent,credible and free. These principlesdetermine the worth of an electionbut the Zimbabwe case hasbeen classifi ed as free and peacefuland it is fair there was peace."

"The elections were violence shy.But the other three criteria werecertainly lacking. You cannot saythey were transparent, you cannotsay they were fair and you cannotsay they were credible."