All Quotes

"That’s the magic of the web."

"That's right. That's right. They were scientists involved in public health. And for that reason, I always was encouraged to explore science, math, as well as all of the broader fields of social and physical sciences."

"Yes, I was academically inclined. I was the good student. I raised my hand a lot. I got good grades, and I tended to be very much engaged with my teachers. I tended to know my teachers very well."

"The thing about people riding range rovers and living in mansions in Ikoyi and so on, I think it's absolutely fake. There is no actor in Nigeria that would say he can buy or she can buy a Range Rover from acting fees alone."

"Since I cannot change a thing in that past, I have learnt to move on."

"The first thing people forgo when they don’t have money is entertainment."

"I want to be remembered for those things that are enduring than the volume of work that I have done."

""There is a need to generate high-quality natural language processing resources for low-resourced African languages." Claire on the inspiration behind her research"

""A world where the voices of the marginalized actively inform policy, decision making and action."Joanita speaking on her dream"

""We needed to bridge the gap to make women access different resources easily, and also try to bring the concept of why it’s happening and their solution."Joanita on gender based violence against women and empowering them through climate activism"

"".....What we’re trying to say is, how can we break down and dismantle these systems that are limiting women from being part of this conversation for decision-making processes? Joanita on the need for more involvement from women"

"Wowen really have to be involved in other economic activities that they could gain even more from or become independent of."

"When the Library of Congress reached out to me, I was blown away…it was interesting to see that all the work that she had done was being recognized. It was really an honor…I never thought that someone in our family would be in the Library of Congress. And it’s just very exciting and I’m very grateful."

"I was always counting, weighing (measuring), locating items, and reasoning with customers."

"Ethnomathematics is the study of such mathematical ideas involved in the cultural practices of a people."

"Educators often overlook the importance of making emotional connection between students and the subject matter."

"Men do things without saying them. Women often say things without doing them."

"Men seek self-affirmation. Women seek approval."

"I wish I could see only beauty … erase History and the stories, the lies, the half-truths … I want to send everyone away from here, even myself with my memories."

"I write to escape: from what I do, what I say, how I appear. To search for something else, something different that I know exists but keeps eluding me. I write to express my disobedience, my non-belonging, my anarchy, my secret pain, my otherness. I write to 'try to recreate myself'."

"Sustainable alternatives to lithium-ion batteries are crucial to a carbon-neutral society."

"This conductive mat is fantastic for batteries."

"“Somewhere in the back of my mind, I’ve always thought, “This can’t fail.""

"Being visible is crucial."

"“Look at billionaires,They don’t cash out and sit home saying, I’m done. They keep chasing more.”"

"I’ve always thought that if you’re able to combine talent with a genuine love for something, success will follow."

"Digital skills aren’t just for traditional tech roles. The next generation can go beyond the technical skills in tech and be social media managers, SEO experts, product designers, product managers, growth managers, or marketers."

""I am a woman in STEM and it is my dream that other women build STEM careers too." Adaora on her desire for increased participation of women in STEM"

"Antisemitism in the world is a constant that resurfaces in waves."

"“They are images that bring to mind Biafra of the late 1960s and — I venture to say this even though I until now have refused comparisons with the Shoah — images of Jewish deportees in the camps. They are the images of hunger that leads to death.”"

"“The book is intended for young people and for anyone who cannot understand the reason behind the ongoing tragedy.”"

"“It is not a negative thing, because its aim is to emphasize that Israel is heading toward destruction, and this is not only the fault of the terrorists, but also the fault of a government on a path to self-destruction. This is a statement of truth, with the hope of stopping it through words.”"

"I'm leaving Sky because a cycle has come to an end. This awareness allowed me to enjoy every moment of the last few days."

"My decision — well thought out and certainly not impulsive. I had the feeling that a cycle had run its course."

"Thank you to all the people who have shared these 19 years with me. My decision to close this chapter with Sky is full of emotion and intense memories. Wishing everyone a good life."

"I consider this hosting role a step in my journey: I’ve worked at Sky for 16 years. In the past, I was always very critical of myself, but when I became a mother, I realized I needed to reduce the stress. (...) I just have to try to do my best without grading myself."

"simple things like the SIM registration process, how we link our NIN to SIMs, especially with the younger generation who do not have the level of patience that we have,"

"this kind of thing is very important for them; they just want to get things done."

"I think there is a lot that we can do better. So, using the right regulatory framework, we can change things."

"“I will summarize it in this way: we are looking to improve the total quality of their experience, and when we say quality of experience, it’s not necessarily just looking at faster speed coverage, but also the total quality of experience.”"

". “I bet you almost everybody is using a dual or a multiple sim phone, not because we want but because of the need to stay connected. This is our way of staying connected, if this one is not working, the other one will work. So, we need to find a way to make it easier for consumers to decide which networks or service providers they should use."

"Today the commission collects a lot of data, but how do we use that data, how do we present that data? We present data sometimes at the national level, but truly, some of the problems are local, and I doubt if this data is available at the local government or zonal levels. So, we are looking at moving to a place whereby we can start looking at data, maybe at local government levels, so that when we are looking at issues, we can localize them instead of focusing on performance of the industry at the national level."

"commercial dispute”, but one that “it’s not something we can shy away from. It’s in the news and both sides have used the media to influence (the public to make judgment) in their favor but at the end of the day, there’s an agreement."

"promise that I’m going to solve all the problems and fly a rocket to Jupiter. But I can guarantee you we will work towards the sector becoming better (in performance) and I think in the next one year, going back to the emphasis I made on the consumer. We are working towards improving our total customer experience through data collection, transparency, and driving compliance. So, we will at some stage release specific absolute targets to our licensees and we’ll be holding them accountable"

"“Diabolik is a criminal, not an avenger/vengeful hero.”"

"“I am a girl who usually adapts to anything, I really like having experiences of different kinds and types because […] first they help you grow. I don’t set limits for myself. As far as volleyball is concerned, you give me a net, a ball, 81 square meters of court and I’ll consider myself more than satisfied.”"

"“Deambulare necesse est; it is necessary to walk, if you wish to fully enjoy that great good which is perfect health! But you, do you complete it, every day, your indispensable walk? And how long is it? All day you spend working upright on your feet, never sitting; and therefore you always feel very tired? But yours is not walking; remember: it is standing.”"

"“It is as if from those years in which I began to write for the ‘Domenica’ I had begun to live two"

"“Posterity knows me (or would have known me) only as Petronilla, ‘the one of the recipes in La Domenica del Corriere’, and as Dr. Amal, but the real Amalia, the doctor who in an era in which no respectable bourgeois would have herself treated by a woman, had to pretend to be a man in order to be credible.”"

"Collaboration embraces diverse minds and fosters growth. Doing it solo isn’t always flawless."