All Quotes

"If you hear success stories, you are more likely to replicate that, she said – but that does not mean you could slack on hard work or preparation"

"When I hire people, I look for domain knowledge and passion. One of the things that helped us at ShopClues was that each one of us knew what our jobs were"

"There is no such thing as a perfect work-life balance. It’s about what you want to focus on and prioritising. When I’m at work, I’m a hundred per cent invested in it, and when I’m at home, I don’t think about work"

"My kids. Watching them grow gives me utmost happiness. Walking into office and seeing smiling employees motivates me to keep doing good work"

"Keep a keen eye on small victories as in the long run they lead to bigger gains"

"Giving up and not striving enough to achieve your goals under any circumstances"

"As long as you do something to improve today and make it a little better than yesterday, you’re going to be successful every day. Just show up and do something you’re passionate about"

"Being positive, as it leads to a healthy mind and body"

"There is no way to define and measure success or failure. Success for one is failure for another. Being successful or failing are subjective and not always black and white, at least in my opinion. I don’t see failure as an inability to succeed, but a different experience from the ideal. Every experience is a learning one, what is important is to try and not make the same mistake twice"

"Being an entrepreneur is itself a journey of challenges and there can never be a rule book to tackling them. Everyone faces some challenges in their lives and they have to handle it to the best of their abilities"

"If we can start mimicking...analogy-based reasoning in language, we can start letting(NLP-systems) go and learn new things about the world"

"People use spectacularly different language to describe the same people"

"NLP Systems Have a Lot to Learn from Humans"

"The Future of AI has always been in Partnering with Humans"

"Luminoso is a leading natural language understanding company that enables our customers to rapidly discover value in their unstructured text data."

"Our artificial intelligence-based software uniquely produces an accurate, unbiased, real-time understanding of what people are saying. These insights are used to increase marketing performance and build better customer experiences."

"The software natively applies NLP in 13 languages. Analyses are conducted without having to translate the data. In these different tongues, our software can understand creative language (e.g. nuance, slang, topics) and emotional or passionate expression."

"That have benefited me to gain business or a position in a company."

"I would like to thank Bangladesh for providing shelters to thousands of Rohingyas. I want to reiterate that if Myanmar government is reluctant to establish good governance to save its Rohingya community, if they do not want to provide security to the Rohingya people living at the northern parts of Rakhine state or unable to do so then the Rohingya majority area of the State should incorporate with Bangladesh. And US should support to annex Rakhine to Bangladesh that is also a demand for the people of the area. Rohingyas want to stay with such a government who will work cordially to save them instead of killing."

"Well, as early as elementary school, I knew I wanted to be involved in science somehow. Perhaps I did not totally understand the concept of what science was, but I knew that it offered many interesting and fascinating explanations to things that I did not understand. I had a science teacher that I found very interesting. And so, early on I thought I wanted to be a science teacher. I really enjoyed the educational challenges of my science classes. Such classes were fun to me, because I could better understand how things functioned. By the time I was in junior high school, I had decided I wanted to be a chemist."

"Other than the fact that I was a curious child, I did not…I cannot say I had a lot of early experiences with science. My basic personality made me very curious. Just wanted to understand why things were, and how things operated. Living in a rural setting allowed me to be very close to nature. The wonders of nature seemed to have fueled my desire even more so, to understand why things happened in a certain way. I realized very early in life that science would probably provide some of [the] answers to my many questions."

"For me, I was not frightened, but it was a very striking thing to see the anger, as we walked past the mob to enter the school. I recall very vividly to this day an incident where this student that was with me, began to cry and shake. And I said to him, “What’s wrong?” And he said, “I’m afraid.” And I said, “Well, you can’t be afraid because the mob will understand that you’re afraid and they will become even more vocal."

"There is a world in which you can be a scientist. But you must believe in yourself. Science requires dedication, hard work, and confidence. You can’t do it alone—find mentors, seek guidance, and surround yourself with people who will help you succeed. And remember, science is global. Don’t limit yourself to the opportunities in front of you. Get a passport. Explore the world."

"I am an extremely competitive person. In school, I always wanted to have the highest grades; I would set out to do better than the other high achievers in my classes, even if it was my best friend. In my career I always strived to give my best effort and to reach out to others or seek the information that could close any gaps that hindered me from doing so."

"A few people can make a difference, and then pass it on. It is about being active. The more people who are doing it, the wider the umbrella"

"We need to have a full body of organizations on board to get to young people. It takes both awareness and involvement. These partnerships and integration come from the top. You need a combination of funding agencies, the community, professional organizations, and industry."

"I’m one part of the universe, trying to figure out another part of the universe."

"I want to live in a world where I can be a physicist without also being asked to speak on or compensate for the persistent racism of institutions."

"I remember the moment my freshman year of college when I asked my electromagnetism teaching fellow what a breadboard was and instead of answering my question, he laughed and said, “You should know this. You don’t belong in this class."

"I want Black children to grow up free, knowing the night sky, knowing that it belongs to them too. I want Black people to live good long lives, free of fear of police and vigilante violence. We cannot do this until we confront and end white supremacy and anti-Blackness."

"This has been a passion of mine for a really long time — to make sure that those that look like me have an opportunity to take advantage of the field I’m in and be aware of the opportunities to come work in a field that is highly lucrative … and in which there has been great underrepresentation."

"If God put this in my mind, it’s to build something meaningful that would change the lives of millions"

"Africa doesn’t need to rely solely on foreign capital — we need local venture capitalists investing in local founders and solutions.”"

"Don’t set the ember in your soul alight if there’s not enough wood to keep the flame glowing. Viola on staying motivated"

"You will want to quit, not once, not twice, as many times as possible, but whatever happens,.. don’t quit.Viola's advice on pursuing a TECH career"

"You will hit rock bottom, remember the only way thereafter is up."

"Get out of your comfort zone, you will be surprised by what awaits you at the end of your comfort zone."

"No one is smart at everything, neither are you. Viola on the need to remain grounded and humble"

"The key to success would be to "always focus on the long term.""

"Being the only skyscraper in a city of wooden houses doesn't interest me. I want to see a whole skyline of African fintechs emerge."

"Some start-ups led by men move faster and take more risks. I lead with my femininity. I don't need to transform myself into a man to succeed."

"I was often the only woman, especially an African woman. Many didn't understand what I was doing there."

"I didn't just want to manipulate numbers, but to have a real impact.""

"I had no serious challenge as a father because God provided all the enabling. I had a good job as a lecturer; I had a good car and a good house."

"my father, Overseer Daniel Okebukola had a caring and loving relationship with all his children and applied a super strict disciplinary regime to keep us all on the path of righteousness."

"The father should be a provider, protector, teacher, mentor, role model, talent developer and counsellor."

"My goal is to make my children better than I am"

"When leaders fail to properly manage their countries’ resources, they allow foreign corporations or governments to exploit them, perpetuating a narrative that African countries need external forces to thrive"

"Resources mismanagement bane of development in Africa"

"The Peter A. Okebukola family is driven by at least five core values- fear of God, respect for elders, non-flamboyant lifestyle, exemplary work ethics and diligence. It is such a delight that all the children have imbibed these values and those with children among them are transmitting these values."