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"It is great initiative by Merck Foundation to empower girls in education. This is Very critical for our countries to eliminate child marriage. We welcome the initiatives for Merck Foundation to our country."

"We need to exhaust our every potential of influence to uplift vulnerable group of our society"

"I touched every button, I knocked every door collaborated with many and never gave up when things were hopeless. I cannot give the details of the achievements at this juncture but can share my experiences to whoever interested if the need be in the future"

"My husband and I are committed to serve the people of Ethiopia using our organization; like wise we are committed to support with our capacity OAFLAD and our continent Africa in whatever way you want us"

"Joint efforts are needed to redirect our interventions towards high-burden regions and geographical hotspots in view of changing the epidemic trends in Ethiopia"

"It is high time that African nations put in place favourable policies and increase youth targeted investments"

"We need to lift and break the barriers faced by African youth in accessing and utilizing reproductive health information and services"

"Ethiopia is suffering from drought and water shortage, this high-tech, zero waste, no-plastic-bottle-waste water purification solution, will directly help schools and communities"

"With a collective multisectoral collaboration among all stakeholders, prevention, control and treatment of cancer is within reach and under our control"

"Ethiopia is proud of being a member of BRICS and considers the platform beyond just political engagements as it mainly involves economic development, trade and investment exchanges, technology transfer, cultural and people-to-people ties"

"Women are more concerned about nutrition than anybody else. We are happy that it is now a concern for all in the world, including men and women"

"Because of previous efforts we have made, our roles are more visible now than any other time before. To date, many initiatives are in place to deal with issues of women from global level to the grassroots. More resources are being allocated and better coordination of programmes, such as UN WOMEN and the universalisation of rights, are more evident"

"These statistics, in a nutshell, informs us that gaps remain in so many areas. In their totality, they call for more efforts to address the structural imbalances that hinder the realisation of women rights and welfare"

"I believe the report will give a befitting profile to the women and development agenda."

"We recognise, with admiration, its participation [the government] on the World Commission on Information and Accountability for Children’s and Women’s Health and the African Leaders Initiative Against Malaria (ALMA). These efforts altogether deserve special mention and our support"

"I believe you are all here today celebrating your graduation because you avoided pregnancy during your time in primary and secondary school. I therefore urge you to use the skills and experience you acquired to make sure that early pregnancies are no longer a problem that prevent your younger sisters from fulfilling their dreams"

"As a former first lady of this nation and a mother, i am proud to witness these achievements because it proves that our efforts towards provision of education are not futile."

"It saddens me to see sometimes even children under-five forced into labour, many of them are from poor families, so they do this for a living"

"Language has no borders. We need to take a front row position and become pioneers of our respective language across borders to facilitate communication."

"We need to feel pride in our language. We need to acknowledge the fact that Kiswahili bare the same value as any other language and never should we demean our language or any other culture whatsoever."

"He will tell you that he sees only you in his dreams, but when he impregnates you he will vanish, not to be seen again...Don't rush things, there is never too late in this world, we were all like you some time ago but we managed to stay focused and here we are."

"This is what some of us can afford to do, bring you here and offer you with quality education. It remains with you to make full use of it, and you shouldn't let go of it. Your families and country needs your services, pull up your socks and take your rightful positions in the society when you finish with your education."

"The history of mankind may have as many divisions as human life has aspects or sides. Its noblest form is the history of religion, as it developed in the past among the different groups of the human race. Reason shows that there can be only one true religion, based on the true knowledge and the proper worship of the one God. Thanks to the light of revelation we know that this one true religion is the Christian religion, and, since there are different forms of the Christian religion, that the true religion is in particular the one known as Catholic, concrete and visible in the Catholic Church. The history of Christianity, therefore, or more properly the history of the Catholic Church, is the most important and edifying part of the history of religion."

"There are a number of ways in which archeology may relate to , but in any given area it may not be possible to trace such connections fully. Ideally, of course, the archeology of a people should enable the to trace the record of the culture back into the stages temporally prior to those which can be explored through ethnological techniques or historical records. Admittedly the archeological data, even under conditions of maximum preservation and most skillful excavation, will never give the complete outline of a culture. At best the picture would be equivalent to that which the ethnologist might see if he visited a village from which the inhabitants had precipitately fled, abandoning all their possessions. But such a complete inventory of material items, in associations reflecting technological processes, economic activities, social organization and other nonmaterial aspects of life, is something to which the archeologist may aspire in vain."

"While in we made four camping trips with and outboard motor, visiting Alaganik on the and sites in the Sound from to . The gave us several lifts, and in August the took us for a ten-day cruise around the Sound, stopping at , , , and other villages where we had an opportunity to talk to the natives, and also touching at a few of the ancient village sites on our route."

"is a in a plain of partly indurated sands and clays of age, known as the ."

"I saw several dogskins hung up to dry. On account of the scarcity of and s, the have to use dogskins for their winter furs. The dogs have fine thick fur, but nothing to compare with that of bears and caribou."

"The ground was thawed to a depth of thirty centimeters. For the rough work of clearing the ground the men used spades and a pickaxe, but as soon as the real excavation began produced the geological spades with little blades, which were better for the more delicate work."

"I represented Ghana well and did my very best but I didn't come out victorious. We can only give thanks to God for whatever happens"

"Competing in the Miss Universe 2013 Pageant in Moscow, Russia was a great opportunity and i did my best to represent Ghana"

"I am just going to do my best. I am going to represent Ghana to the fullest. I need the support of every single Ghanaian; they should support me in every possible way they can"

"Education is not limited to books and instructional teaching and learning. My family was and remains the teacher of values, culture, diversity, emotional intelligence, financial literacy and hygiene. So how I understand, value, care for and celebrate my culture is a reflection of the educational role my family plays when it comes to teaching me about my cultural roots"

"Where there is more than one person, there is difference. Just like how we differ as individuals, so does culture and how we express it"

"Hospitality in our family is a trait many possess. Both maternally and parentally. We love to host, support and nurture. Philanthropy is just an extension of that. Serving beyond the family unit"

"It took resilience and the will to pursue my intended purpose to enter and win and still recognise myself in the mirror after my reign"

"I have always loved nature and the outdoors. There is something grounding about life beyond tall towers and buildings. In the rural area, I can actually smell the flowers and feel my inner powers. Although I was raised in the city, the congestion of traffic lights and take out is not my thing"

"Language carries culture and culture carries values. An Oshikwanyama speaking child can only express themselves like a Kwanyama if they can speak the language. When they get hurt, they say…memeeii. An English speaking child will say, ouch"

"It takes days to years to put something together. It requires constantly and proactively having to enquire from those more knowledgeable, reading, studying and doing extensive field and desktop research"

"I learned long ago that, when anyone spoke of peace, be it man or machine, they meant war. Peace through war. Peace was the standard. It was the inert state of all things. You didn’t need to expend energy for peace. Only war."

"Survival is worthless without meaning."

"No one wants to think they are the cause of their own misery."

"For as long as humankind can remember, it has wanted two things: to play God and to breathe life into the objects around them. And for thousands of years, humans created machines to approximate life and magic and all the things men and women could not do. And then a man stood in front of a roomful of people and had a computer say, “Hello.” That’s it. Hello. It didn’t mean it. It didn’t know what it was saying. But it said it. Hello. And within thirty years, humans were having conversations with their phones."

"“I’m too drunk to handle this right now. I’m going to need you to be the adult in the room tonight.” “Asshole, I’m drunk too.” “Yeah, but you’re better at it than I am.”"

"“Let me ask you something.” “Okay!” “Are we good guys or are we bad guys?” “We’re good guys.” “Well, good guys only do terrible things when our lives depend on it. And we have to feel bad about them afterward.” “Why?” “Because otherwise, we become the bad guys.”"

"What good is it surviving the end of the world if there are still stupid rules about what grown-ups can do and kids can’t?"

"“We have to help them,” said Ezra. “I don’t think we can.” “You have a plasma gun and you’re smart. What else do you need?”"

"This was not a time of civility or compassion, but of survival."

"This must be a field day for the end-is-nigh, compound-dwelling, bullets-and-Bibles folk. They must feel so vindicated. If there was any comfort to find at the end of the world, it was knowing you were right all along and that was about it."

"When my name was first mentioned for the beauty contest, the family was surprised that my father was all for my participation in it. His conservative views about women had naturally made us conclude that he would be against the attendant publicity. His only concern was to find out how strong the sentiment was for me."

"The reason why my father exerted himself to make me queen was to begin what—for lack of a better name—Ibshall call a tradition. My mother had been the first carnival queen in her day. I suppose it fascinated him to think of a daughter following her mother's footsteps, as indeed the newspapers then kept pointing out. It was a beautiful thought. It satisfied his hobby for collections."