All Quotes

"Sophie Nélisse - Irena Gut Opdyke"

"Dougray Scott - Major Eduard Rügmer"

"Andrzej Seweryn - Herr Schultz"

"Maciej Nawrocki - Sturmbannführer Wilhelm Rokita"

"Sharon Azrieli - Helen Weinbaum"

"Aleksandar Milicevic - Lazar Haller"

"Eliza Rycembel - Ida Haller"

"Agata Turkot - Clara Bauer"

"Filip Kosior - Thomas Bauer"

"Krzysztof Szczepaniak - Moise Steiner"

"Irena Melcer - Zosia"

"Eryk Kulm - Abram Klinger"

"Zuzanna Pulawska - Fanka Silberman"

"Tomasz Tyndyk - Henry Weinbaum"

"Rafal Mackowiak - Joseph Weiss"

"Mateusz Mosiewicz - Marian Wilner"

"I realised that I'm in a position to actually make some change, and if I'm in a position to help someone then why not go for it? What would stop me? I’m sure other members of the team have reasons why they chose female gential mutilation, but that's my reason.Owino on her reason for co-founding the RESTORERS"

"One thing I’d tell our leaders is that we elected you to protect us. We elected you because we felt you're in a position to actually make change and have an impact in our communities. What type of policy are you going to come to us with? And will you see it to an end? Will you see it to completion? I’d tell leaders to evaluate their own values, and what they promised the people, and then really self-reflect and see if that is the type of work they have actually put in. Owino to the African leaders"

"People will say that there are a lot of women empowerment spaces or women in technology, but then in my office, I am one in seven men. You cannot really say that we will achieve bridging that gap. What I can say is just start, it may be difficult, it might look very ambiguous at first. But then when you're able to just start, then you'll start seeing a bit of light here and there.Owino speaking on gender discrimination in the African TECH industry"

"The advice I would give somebody is, just start. That is also the advice I was given. I remember I was like “I really want to learn to code” and then someone was like, “Just get a laptop and start.” They told me that you need to have that fire in yourself first before someone else can help you. So that if they see initiative, then they're able to assist.Owino's advice to girls in STEM"

"The day AFSPA is repealed I will eat rice from my mother's hand."

"You just need to find whatever makes you happy and do whatever make you feel a little selfish and look to take care of yourself because when you’re happy, your family will be happy,A lot of moms don’t do that. Latina moms don’t take care of themselves. It’s like, first is my baby, then it’s my husband, then are my friends, then it’s my business, then there’s this, and at the bottom of all of this, is me. What kind of mother are you going to be if you put yourself last? What kind of wife are you going to be if you make yourself last? What kind of friend are you going to be if you put yourself last?."

"That is exactly what power means to me - getting things done"

"When I get whatever I've set my heart on - whether it is a mandate we must win or a person I wish to hire"

"Win. Win. Win. I have a huge passion to win. I feel we tend to make excuses because we haven’t set our mind to win. Whatever it is that you do in life, you need to be in the top three"

"I am a people person. So whenever I engage, whether it’s a client or my own team, for me it’s not just about the work or task at hand. It is about knowing the person and what drives him"

"The disinvestment boom is not on her front burner. I have a clear focus on the bottom line"

"Instead of simply killing the male insect, its fertility was targeted as the approach would significantly reduce vector densities,"

"she had "to become resilient [and] face environments that were not gender sensitive" amidst gender inequality in Africa."

"Our mission is to “restore hope to hopeless girls.”"

""This whole experience will change our lives, whether we win or not, our perspective of the world and the possibilities it holds will change all our lives for the better. We just have to use the opportunity as a stepping stone to the next level.”"

"I was saddened by these escalating rates and therefore chose to join the human rights activists that were standing up for human rights, especially those of women. This was due to the fact that strict policies had not been fully enforced towards the protection of vulnerable girls and women in our society. Purity Achieng on her motivation for co-founding THE RESTORERS"

"Female genital mutilation is a big problem affecting girls worldwide and it is a problem we want to solve,”"

"For example, indigenous bambara nuts and pigeon pea yield relatively better in low fertility soils and with low rainfall, compared with beans," she notes. "And this allows a diversified, sustainable production model that insures nutritional security and prosperity."

"We know of no path that will take us from where we are now, in terms of computing and AI technology, to the singularity."

"we have some components of intelligence but no idea how to build a system that integrates them"

"I am delighted to be joining the Turing at such an exciting time", ."

"I am utterly disappointed, hurt and shocked by the decision. I have not been given a copy of the report. I reiterate that none of the credit decisions at the bank are unilateral. ICICI is an institution with established robust processes and systems which involve committee based collective decision making with several professionals of high calibre participating in the decision making"

"I have served at ICICI for the last 34 years with all my dedication and hard work. I have never shied away from taking tough decisions whenever required to be taken in the best interest of the organisation. This decision from the bank has caused me immense hurt and pain"

"I have pursued my career as an independent professional with utmost honesty, dignity and integrity. I continue to have faith and belief in my conduct as a professional and I am certain that truth will ultimately prevail"

"Aarti, there is no limit to what a determined mind can achieve, but in achieving your goal, don't compromise on the values of fair play and honesty"

"Don't cut corners or compromise to achieve your dreams. Remember to be sensitive to the feelings of people around you. And remember, if you don't allow stress to overtake you, it will never become an issue in your life"

"I believe in fate but I also believe that hard work and diligence plays a very important role in our lives. In a larger sense, we all write our own destiny. Take destiny in your own hands, dream of what you want to achieve, and write it in your own way. As you go ahead in life, I want you to climb the path to success one step at a time. Aim for the sky, but move slowly, enjoying every step along the way. It is all those little steps that make the journey complete"

"As you go forward, you will sometimes have to take difficult decisions, decisions that others might scorn at. But you must have the courage to stand up for what you believe in. Make sure you have that conviction to do what you know is right, and once you have it, don't let skeptics distract you from your path"

"Remember that good times and bad times will be part of your life equally, and you have to learn to handle both with equanimity. Make the most of life's opportunities and learn from every opportunity, and challenge that life brings along"

"Women are very strong but while a lot of women join the organisation, it’s also equally important for them not to give up and continue through that biggest life stage point where they start their families"

"I think organisations are doing a lot. First of all, what most organisations now in India are doing is encouraging more and more women to join the organisation. Secondly, they are creating a very merit-oriented environment which means that people are confident. Women are confident that if they put in the hard work and they are capable enough, they will get their rightful move in the organisation"

"For the specific life stage needs, at least what the ICICI has done is that we have created a whole programme where women can actually work from home over a longer period and not lose out on their career progression. We have also started this thing where if women who have children up to 3 years of age, travel overnight for work, we pay for the accompanying child and the accompanying caretaker. I think these are the things that need to be done to really meet that specific life stage need"

"India still fares much better than many countries in the world. It's a wide spectrum - there isn't another country where you have 100 million families impacted by the self-help groups of which 85% are women"

"If people ask me what special policies we have to encourage women, we actually don't have any special policies for women. The only special thing we do is to create that environment where women feel confident that it is on the basis of their merit that they will rise"