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"I think most people think that you’re almost born to be an archaeologist. I wasn’t that kid who played in a sandbox and dreamed of being a future archaeologist. My own experiences and interests were different."

"In 1972 the Namib Palaeo Ecology Project became part of the programme of the Desert Ecological Research Unit (DERU). This magnificently equipped Research Institute had been established in 1963 at Gobabeb in the Namib Desert Park (now the Namib Naukluft Park). The results of the first phase of the archaeological project (Sandelowsky 1977a) presented a model suggesting the protection of the environment in the park and envisaged the cooperation of everyone interested in preserving the park. The following paper is based on the unpublished report about the work done during 1977/8. More evidence was sought on past climatic change and the prehistory of the Kuiseb River area."

"The information gained at the main site, Mirabib, was to be verified and elaborated on. The results have here been summarized under the following headings: Finds of Early and Middle Stone Age tool sites Sites relating to Mirabib and the Later Stone Age Stone structures indicating herding Settlement Sites - past and present Oral traditions Archaeo-botany at Mirabib."

"I have always been agitated by discrimination on the grounds of colour and women inequality in particular. I took up a position as a teacher decades ago at a primary school in Walvis Bay. During those years salary discrimination between male and female teachers was rife. I stood up against this sort of discrimination."

"At one time I was considered to be an agitator for the rights of the previously disadvantaged at the coast. I later found out that I was a marked person by the authorities at the time. However, I did not allow anyone to intimidate me up to this day."

"This is already happening in many other parts of the world, and amongst others, the aggressive application of nuclear science in Africa can significantly speed up the development of many an African country, thereby also contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals."

"many African countries do not have reliable and affordable electricity, and there is only one operational nuclear power plant on the entire continent. I strongly believe that the development of more nuclear power generation facilities on the African continent will powerfully support development while at the same time contribute to the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions."

"I think there is no special importance to have female scientists in the area of nuclear science, but there should be female scientists in all areas of science. I think so because I have made the experience that teams comprised of both men and women are more productive and innovative, as men and women usually have different ways to look at things and therefore complement each other."

"For the past century, human endeavour and technological innovation have played a leading role in diamond mining in Namibia, and have shaped the country's economy and society like no other sector of the Namibian mining industry. I therefore felt that the 100th anniversary of the first diamond find presented a unique opportunity to compile a comprehensive historical review of developments and events in the Namibian diamond-mining industry, in particular since no such an all-embracing attempt has been made to date. Industrial and building heritage within Namibia's diamond areas is slowly but surely succumbing to the forces of nature, and thus needed to be documented urgently. Much of the intangible heritage has already been lost, as only few people who witnessed the early days are still available to tell of their experiences."

"Muratori really proved himself to be a universal genius of rare calibre, at home in all fields of human knowledge. He showed extraordinary qualities as priest and man; he was zealous in the ministry, charitable to the poor, and diligent in visiting the abandoned and imprisoned."

"Birth control helps conservation by reducing poverty and hunger in communities that live around protected areas and wildlife-rich habitats. If families are better able to balance the family budget by having fewer children to feed, they are less likely to enter the park for food and fuelwood and are better able to send their children to school, enabling them to break the cycle of poverty."

"We train Village Health and Conservation Teams (VHCTs) to incorporate family planning into their routine household visits so that appropriate and voluntary family planning methods are more accessible and available to those who want them. High population growth and density places greater pressure on natural resources and increases competition for food and land – creating opportunities for human-wildlife conflict and increasing the likelihood of land encroachment of protected areas, poaching, and illegal entry into protected areas and heightening the risk of zoonotic disease transmission."

"We have continued to offer voluntary family planning through our Village Health and Conservation Teams (VHCTs) who have been following strict SOPs during their household visits to prevent the spread of COVID-19 (including regular hand washing, sanitizing, and mask-wearing). People have been able to get three monthly interval contraceptive injections in the comfort of the home of a VHCT who also distribute other methods of family planning including pills, condoms and refer community members for longer-term methods including implants and Intrauterine Devices (IUDs)."

"We have tried as much as possible to enable households to remain faithful to these methods even during the stay at home campaign. Our programs have continued as planned during lockdown periods as we were granted permission from the Ministry of Health to continue implementing our activities so those who wanted family planning methods were still able to access them through our VHCTs."

"The person who has recently achieved power (Donald Trump), has talked off the top of his head! Threatening Iran in the Persian Gulf is just a joke."

"We consider the U.S. troops in West Asia to be terrorists and if they do a damn thing, we will confront them vigorously."

"It is true that Kinshasa is my diocese of incardination, but I had to readjust after my curial past in Rome, for 18 good years. It was still not easy, but overall I got quickly readjusted. My move to the diocese of Kisantu is a surprise for me and it fills me with joy. I always try to consider the will of God and not my own. I am grateful to the Lord for his presence in my life. I am also grateful to the Holy Father, Pope Francis, for his interest in the particular church of Kisantu and his confidence in me. I am confident that the new mission, albeit with many challenges, will go well with the help of the Lord and the commitment of the faithful of Kisantu."

"The political context further increases the difficulties of the Congolese population: the occupation of Congo by neighboring countries, mainly Rwanda and Uganda, does not help the country to organize itself politically. "The international community continues to turn a blind eye to the situation in Congo, we risk witnessing an implosion of all of Central Africa. The Congolese fear being abandoned by everyone and want to defend themselves, thus developing an aversion against foreigners."

"For 9 months very few food or non-food items have been allowed in Gaza. The suffering is real."

"To hold his hand as he dies is life come full circle. He was the first to hold my hand and I will be the last to hold his."

"There is a reason most people have become vehement anti-zionists. Being lied to by the highest authorities in Israel and told not to believe our eyes."

"Motherhood is the only way possible to prevent population collapse, and if we don’t start accommodating women in the workforce to both achieve their potential and at the same time enable them to be present mothers, then we are heading towards either disempowering women, or a population collapse."

"It's about linking talent, research, and opportunity. Qatar's success depends on strong collaboration between universities, research labs, and ministries."

"The SMEs are not understood by banks and other financial service providers, we are engaging them and jointly looking at where gaps are, so that we can fix them, and see that these entrepreneurs are adequately supported."

"Under this program, 70 per cent of the students should be young women, 20 per cent must be refugees while 10 per cent must be students with disabilities."

"Teachers are the axis on which education turns,it is critical that they receive the support they deserve to grow professionally and deliver quality learning. This work by VVOB will bring that support closer and make it more accessible."

"The young generation shapes the course of our future. We must not overlook our young refugees and disabled youth. By prioritizing inclusivity, we can offer accessible employment opportunities, ensuring no one is left behind."

"Your achievement is a testimony that you did not just rely on your existing skills and experience, but rather made the choice to learn new skills and grow as professionals because you take your role as tourism front liners at heart."

"Your commitment to improving service delivery is an inspiration to the entire tourism industry in our country, and even in Africa."

"The Rwanda Development Board has made great strides to advance Rwanda’s tourism and hospitality sector to be globally competitive by providing multiple opportunities for a young and growing labour force. Together, we will strengthen the quality of skills training, support, and resources required to prepare young people for current and future work in this sector."

"The government is courting investors to set up advanced medical facilities in the country; we believe this will help make our country a regional tourism hub."

"“I am passionate about getting answers from people, holding them to account, doing the right thing, and championing the underdog.”"

"“We have a country full of scamsters, and I see the work that we do on the show as really important in empowering our viewers into knowing better. That’s what steels me in the face of the people I confront – although some of them can be very intimidating. But I think I am an old gangster at this now!”"

"“Don’t sweat the small stuff. Mind, body and soul balance is an actual thing – even when your mind is telling you to work harder, push harder… your body needs to rest.”"

"I wanted to be able to take care of so many kinds of people, so many kinds of issues, and to know a lot about many different things."

"I chose intentionally to work for Cook County Health because their motto is to give everyone the care and respect they need, regardless of their ability to pay."

"We do not work to be acknowledged, but to be acknowledged for doing the work you love is a different kind of blessing. This is my first international humanitarian award."

"I am really passionate about public health, and assisting people from poor backgrounds and the north was a better fit for me."

"Being a confident orator has gotten me into rooms I’ve only dreamt of. How you speak changes everything."

"The aim is to establish the largest public speaking school in the world and train the world’s greatest speakers."

"The emergence of social media platforms like Clubhouse has reiterated the importance of speech, a social media platform where all that matters is what you say and how you say it has reminded many that public speaking is of utmost importance."

"I am still trying to process this award. I’m still in awe. Hearing the news that I had won the award was a cherished but emotional moment. It has been years of hard work, sleepless nights and a lot of mental exhaustion."

"I am beyond thrilled and we are honoured to accept the award! Like I always say, we do not do the work in order to be awarded but to be awarded for doing the work we love is a different kind of blessing. We are immensely grateful. When I say we, I mean my entire team and everyone that has been involved in my journey as a Healthcare advocate and humanitarian. The doctors that went before me and took the time to teach me what it means to be a good doctor, my mentor, my family and friends but most importantly, God. I’m excited for what the future holds for me and the millions of lives we are yet to save."

"Gentle as I am now towards every one, it is part of my character never to give way to fear, or to do anything under compulsion."

"Each of us who takes spiritual matters seriously finds in the course of time the path wherein his spiritual aspirations and needs find their truest satisfaction. It was because I found mine in the spiritual outlook of the Upanishads and the Gita more completely than anywhere else that I wished to be a member of the Hindu community and thus afford those I loved the opportunity to develop freely and naturally in the midst of the atmosphere that had these great scriptures as their basis."

"A new caste system, based on race and power, would become firmly established with the German “Aryan” as Brahman and Kshatriya, the other European races as Vaishya, and the non-European peoples as the Shudras of the world."

"The Olympic gold has opened a lot of doors for the team, because I can't do this alone."

"…the Indians, having never quitted their own country, have never mixed themselves with other people, we do not find that they have suffered at home any revolutions which have overset the constitution and custom of the country. The Scythians have formerly penetrated into India, and established themselves there; from thence it comes to pass, that we find Indo Scythia in the ancient Indostan. Several Mahomedan princes, and amongst others, Mahmud son of Sebah-takin, very zealous for Mussulmanism, have made conquests in India; and India has been governed for two centuries by a house whose origin is from Tartary, and whose religion is that of Mahomet. But these circumstances, which have unnaturalized, if we may be allowed the expression, other nations, have not had the same effect upon the Indians: they have preserved, besides several idioms which are proper to them, their religion and its ministers, Brachmans and Gymnosophists; their division into casts and tribes; distinguished every one by its profession, its rites and superstitions: in a word, all that is particular to themselves, and distinguishes them from other nations, since the earliest times."

"An illusion will only make you happy if you’re fully under its spell, and blissfully unaware of it."

"According to scholars like Ara Norenzayan and Joe Henrich, belief in moralizing Big Gods has fostered pro-sociality and enabled large-scale human cooperation. That sounds beautiful and uplifting, but if you look a little closer, it turns out that it’s mostly the nasty, vengeful, punishing gods that bring pro-social benefits. The stick works better than the carrot."