All Quotes

"The universe fascinates me a lot and I'm super excited every time I think about it, So I think that everybody should know about it."

"I feel very excited to be recognized for this award, and to know that my research and contributions to science education are acknowledged, This further reinforces my desire to pave the path for young Africans in STEM disciplines."

"It's my wish and my passion to bring up young ones in the study of astronomy and show them how cool the universe is"

"I’m a PhD candidate at the University of Toronto, studying Astronomy and Astrophysics. My research is mainly focused on cosmology where I use simulations to understand the Epoch of reionization, the period when the universe went through a phase transition thought to have been brought about by the first stars."

"Believe in yourself and don’t listen to anyone who tells you that you can’t. Also, keep asking questions."

"I think my biggest challenge was finding a mentor that looked like me, someone with similar experiences."

"Africans are doing great things all over the world and need to be showcased."

"If you can think it, you can be it."

"You would be surprised at how into cooking so many kids are today."

"You can make any food fun food."

"Even under our liberal form of government the State cannot afford to allow unbridled religious liberty. The utmost that is consistent with the very existence of the civil government is a limited religious liberty. Nor can we agree with those who seem to hold that a multiplicity of warring religious beliefs is the ideal of social perfection. The conditions that necessitate even a limited toleration of all beliefs will ever prove more or less dangerous to the welfare of the people according as religious convictions are more or less strong, or according as they are maintained by men more or less ignorant and narrow. When it is needlessly proclaimed it is an invitation to sectarianism, with its inevitable disunions and discussions; it is perilous to the peace of a community. The closer the union between the civil and religious authority, as long as each aids the other, and neither encroaches upon the domain of the other, the better will it be for both and the more secure will be the peace of the people."

"“This gives the opportunity to all Kenyans to have access to power and an improved living standard." Charity on the impact of her work in society"

"“It’s important that girls are at the forefront of this digital age, because nobody will hire you if you do not have tech skills.”"

"It’s not just about complaining and whining all the time; we need to teach society that women have got what it takes."

"We have the brains and we have the capacity. We can make the million-dollar decisions at the table and sign the papers, and they do not need to be cosigned by a man. And yes, we can make use of money as well; investments are safe with us. People don’t need to worry just because we’re women."

"I have come a long way, with maturity and learning ways of doing things differently. Being self-aware has helped me overcome a lot of my internal barriers."

"Generally the world is male-run, but Africa is a notch higher, so there are stereotypes that come with that."

"I show that I’m an expert in my business and in my industry, and that I am called upon to give my opinions all over the world, so I know my stuff. I convey that “if you don’t have me in your corner, you don’t have the right people”. That’s the confidence that I carry myself with."

"As a woman entrepreneur in a patriarchal society, I carry myself with a gentle, but firm confidence."

"There are biases and stereotypes all around us, and sometimes even we as women have biases against ourselves and we don’t realise it until somebody points it out."

"I always say that I am a work-in-progress, but I’m still a shining star. So every day, I choose to learn something. I listen to women who are entrepreneurs or in the STEM industry and I am able to relate to their experiences. Every day, we have to face some of these stereotypes and learn how to break them as well."

"My advice to young women in tech is to use us. Ask, “What can I do better? How can I go through this?” Tapping into support systems in this way makes a world of difference."

"We live in a world where technology shifts every three to six months, so when I have someone who is twenty years my junior and a lot more tech savvy than I am, they help me to keep abreast of the times."

"In STEM, we have buildings, cars, etc — everything is built. And with all respect to men, there are softer aspects of life that women naturally get that men don’t; it’s just how we’re wired. If you need a building put up, there’s a helpful touch that a woman can add to the design of it. In manufacturing a car, it’s wonderful to have men design it, but there are aspects of comfort that we get better. So there’s a necessary spice to life that women add. If half the population is not involved in building stuff, we’ll have a boring world. So let’s get more girls in STEM!"

"In my opinion, STEM is critical for girls and women because nurturing and building are things that come naturally to us. Give a woman something, and they will incubate it, nurture and take care of it, and with time, hand it back to you in a new form."

"Give a woman something, and they will incubate it, nurture and take care of it, and with time, hand it back to you in a new form."

"There is such a great lesson to learn in having your children in the kitchen with you. Children can smell the smells and watch all that goes into the preparation of the food. It’s a five-sense experience for them."

"There is a whole generation of kids coming up who don’t know about anything but eating processed food."

"As a woman who's 50 and has a lot of jobs that I'm grateful for, I wanted to reflect that the American dream is still alive, that if you work very hard, opportunity will come your way, that you can be 50 and over and female in this country and still be relevant."

"You can't put a cook next to a stove and not expect that two things are going to happen - cooking and talking."

"Every time I put high heels on and I have to go somewhere in a dress I feel uncomfortable in, I'm not supposed to be at the party."

"As an 'allocated Canadian' (for the National Women's Soccer League) I got to list three cities that I wanted to play in and no joke I wrote 'Portland, Portland, Portland'."

"I really don’t think about scoring, but instead think more about being dangerous."

"She has that special quality that I cannot teach; she is just there and knocks the ball in with head, chest, or foot."

"There is no place in a democracy for humiliating people as a policy instrument."

"Transparency is the way to fight graft and corruption."

"In Filipino: Sa kaunting aral, kaunting sipag, kaunting dasal, walang hindi magagawa kahit mayroong hadlang. Sa kaunting aral, kaunting sipag, kaunting dasal, walang hindi magagawa ang taong may pagkukusa. (With a little education, a little hard work, a little prayer, there is nothing that cannot be done even if there are obstacles. With a little education, a little hard work, a little prayer, there is nothing that a person with initiative cannot do.)"

"The people is the final arbiter. Politics is won in one day."

"I think the three people here tonight can end the elections today – if they just agree with each other."

"The Greeks tell us that the law should not be like a spider’s web that can catch only flies. Instead the law should be a chain of words strong enough to imprison even the powerful."

"I have developed a healthy suspicion of power. We want dispersal of power, dispersal of participation, and dispersal of development and human resources."

"Leadership today should be like the leadership of an orchestra conductor. The conductor may not know how to play the piano, but with a wave of a hand, he or she can tell the piano player to play pianissimo. The conductor may not know how to play the violin, but with the wave of a hand, he or she can tell the violin player to play fortissimo. The conductor may not know how to play a clarinet, but he or she can bring out the best from the clarinet player. The leader, like the conductor, draws out talent from everybody and creates a symphony out of everybody’s best efforts."

"If I must err, I prefer to err on the side of action and decision, not on the side of inaction and indecision."

"If we are good teachers, our students will not need us anymore when they learn to fly away on their wings. Our success as teachers is measured precisely by the independence that our students have learned from us."

"The problem with lies is they do not only quarrel with the truth. They also quarrel among themselves."

"Two brothers lived in a town beset by a capre (monster). The older brother went off to fight the monster, but he never came back. A year later, the younger brother found the monster and killed it. As it lay on the ground, the monster transformed into his older brother. The lesson here is that we must not become the enemy that we fight."

"We cannot criticize the Emperor for having no clothes if we ourselves are naked."

"What is the most precious commodity in the world? It is neither gold nor diamond, but water. Try doing without water for three days. But notice that we can hold water only with an open palm. If we close our hands, water will flow out. The same thing can be said of knowledge. To be of any real value, knowledge must be shared."

"At some point in our lives, we are forced by circumstances to see ourselves as we really are. The Greeks said it best: ‘Know thyself.’ It is only through a confrontation with the self that expiation is possible. We cannot keep running away from ourselves forever."

"Winning comes from self-knowledge."