All Quotes

"Do it all, everything!"

"There's <<a cat on ,my keyboard!~ [sic]"

"Innovating innovation!"

"So. You read splash text."

"Potatoes gonna potate!"

"Not on steam!"

"Ceci n'est pas une title screen!"

"Played by cowboys!"

"Jens “Jeb” Bergensten at Minecraft Live 2020"

"“I had to work twice as hard to get to where I am. It’s not just going to the university to teach, [and] come back home like others do. Being a researcher, an ardent one [who write manuscripts and publish them] takes time … being a mother, being a teacher at the university … that all adds up when you are a woman.”"

"“The pandemic has shone a light on new vaccine research and development technologies.”"

"It can be very difficult for women to do this especially once they get married and have children. A lot of women get discouraged, but I am proof that it can be done! I have four children and yet have managed to pursue a career which has included working full-on with polio and malaria elimination programmes, teaching, and publishing over a 100 peer-reviewed articles."

"“I am passionate about women’s roles in innovating the future,”"

"“Question everything; Challenge the status quo. World solutions come from people trying to make their lives better.”"

"“Work hard early. It gets harder as you go up and a strong foundation is invaluable. Establish a strong support system.”"

"“I wanted to go into aerospace engineering because I’m fascinated by flight and for the intellectual stimulation, aerospace engineering answers questions that are not obvious, such as explaining how an aircraft—a huge chunk of metal—can float in air. I wanted to learn how it worked and figure out how I could contribute to that space.”"

"“By existing in the spaces that I do, it allows other young women from the place that I come from and who look like me to dream beyond the things that are immediately available to them and to push themselves to see how far they can go.”"

"“I find that technology is an incredible way to equalize people in society. It gives a voice to the people who don't have one,” she said. “Equality is something that is super important to me. I felt that exposing young people to computer programming was one way to help them improve their chances in life.”"

"“It just set the basis for the rest of my career because a lot of things feed into each other—your first experience kind of helps the next one and the next one and so on, having that solid foundation has been invaluable.”"

"“I am definitely leveraging the problem-solving skills I developed as an engineer to figure out solutions for our clients. My academic background allows me to quickly synthesize the issues our clients are facing and come up with impactful solutions.”"

"We can't make a Mercedes in Uganda but we can make something fit for our local market."

"The opportunity is there, what lacks is the willingness to do it. There is a lot more discipline and constraint needed in manufacturing but in the long term, it is something that has rewards."

"It literally changes the quality of your life to be able to eat good food. It improves the nutrition of a child, and therefore it improves his or her health."

"I want to assure Rwandans that I will set a good example as Miss Rwanda, and I know that this position is a platform that will let me achieve my goals ."

"I understand that there have been debates about my dress code at the closing concert and I appreciate the feedback and opinions from my fans and the general public. As an artist, I strive to express myself through various means, including my fashion choices ."

"Map-makng is very old, and has been practised by the most primitive peoples for many ages. Rude scratches on many rocks in South America are now interpreted as maps. East Greenland natives carve maps out of wood; American Indians make map-sketches on birch and other barks; the Marshall Islanders charted the sailing routes along their coasts long before they knew of the white man; the desert nomad sketches maps in the sand to illustrate his wanderings, and nearly every primitive tribe to-day makes maps to show routes to hunting-grounds, animal paths, fisheries, fords, etc. They know as well as we do that maps are practically a human necessity; but we know further that a good map often places before our eyes an amount of accurate geographical information that might take many months to dig out of books."

"Though many of our geographers give most attention to special phases of their study, there is a common ground upon which all should stand. The geographical needs of America are great. Most of our teachers are so deficient in knowledge of the subject that our general educational standards are low. Geography, on the whole, occupies a low plane. We know of no way to improve these conditions in which the efforts and influence of the working geographers shall not be paramount. This is a duty that our geographers owe to their study; and there is nothing that will bring them into closer touch, that will make their united influence in such Associations as ours more effective, than to work together, not as experts in this or that department of the study, but as geographers, pure and simple, who have a common interest in the improvement of geographical conditions and who desire and expect to participate in the promotion of all approved measures designed to bring about better conditions."

"When I arrived at the Oslo Freedom Forum and saw a Bitcoin area, I was very, very confused"

"My job as a diplomat was basically to do public relations for Uganda because then we were only better known for “Amin the dictator”."

"Guard your attitude because it will determine your altitude."

"Complaints are normal even in democracies. This doesn't mean you should take up arms."

"We need to ask ourselves, what country do we want to have, and how do we get there?"

"The biggest challenge is we inherited a faulty foundation from colonialism. We had the opportunity to build our foundation, but Obote wanted to preserve himself; hence the foundation was not made."

"At the beginning of the film Hotel Rwanda, one scene illustrates this climate of fear that my parents faced. My father and my mother go to the Hotel des Diplomates to see Paul Rusesabagina. It must have been April 5. They had heard reports that, if a signal was triggered, Tutsis living inside Rwanda could be exterminated. They wanted to flee the country, together with Taciana Rusesabagina, my biological father’s sister."

"Our parents always emphasised that the greatest gift they could give was education and I am blessed to have fulfilled their dream"

"The young Dorothy was passionate about mathematics and solving problems which is what engineering is about."

"The use of ICT and similar technologies can produce a clash with traditional ways of doing things - but one that can be managed. For example, e-learning can be used to enable more study hours for the female child even while at home but does not address the stereotype that girls do not need to be educated - where such is the belief."

"Parents should encourage children as early as possible to begin safely using kitchen equipment."

"I have travelled to Tanzania to organize Miss East Africa and more about the beauty competition will be aired through a press conference in Tanzania ."

"This is a prime opportunity to lift up my country’s flag worldwide. Though it’s a stiff competition, I’m prepared to try my best and do whatever it takes at the apex of my ability. Hope for the best because a competition remains a competition ."

"Even though much has been done to equalize gender imbalances, Unfortunately the glass ceiling is still present and it is not easy for a woman 2 hit the level where they hve enough influence to hve any impact. Beauty pageants is a way for a young woman to do that #MIssEastAfrica2021."

"I talked about key lessons other African countries can draw from Rwanda as a country that has been able to foster development and peace after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi ."

"My trip in Germany, particularly to the Sebapharma industry is aimed at strengthening the relationship in terms of partnerships with the Miss Rwanda projects and investing in our country ."

"I want to say good luck to each of the 15 girls who’ll be tussling it out at the grand finale before thousands of compatriots."

"Miss Rwanda is not only an initiative that promotes our culture; it also gives girls a platform to air out what they can do and creates confidence among them. It is through this that girls are able to do more for their country ."

"I want to sensitise the Rwandan Diaspora, especially the youth about embracing Rwandan values as their identity because wherever they are, they portray Rwanda’s image ."

"It was a great honour and pleasure for a young lady like me representing most of my country's generation to partner with such a large institution as UNESCO. I presented to them my projects and they were very interested and ready to work with me ."

"beyond promoting Rwandan culture, the beauty contest gives girls a platform to realise their potential and builds their self-esteem."

"I am very passionate about service, about giving back to the community. I was convinced that this is a platform that I would like to tap into and then see if I can also do something diligent for society. So came 2016, I tried my luck and 16 has always been my lucky number."

"During my reign, I have had a big experience. I have executed a number of activities related to the youth, women and particularly, tried to represent my country at an international level during last year’s Miss World. This is why I think other girls should consider being part of this competition ."