All Quotes

"We are facing the time where the unconscious evolution period has almost finished, and we come to the new era, a new period of controlled evolution"

"Autonomous life-support system for the human brain linked to a robot." In other words, they'll have the tech for implanting the human brain into the robot. By 2035, a human should be able to upload their brain into a robot, and by 2045 our bodies will be replaced with holograms. When this happens, Itskov says we will become "a new species"

"We shouldn't just observe the wonderful entrepreneurs, we need to move ahead systematically," Itskov said in an interview. "We are really at the time when technology can affect human evolution. I want us to shape the future, bring it up for public discussion, and avoid any scenario that could damage humanity."

"My academic study was in experimental, sensory psychology and my professional career was in vision research, both as a researcher and a laboratory manager."

"I was a graduate student teaching and research assistant, in my opinion the best position for a graduate student because it provides the most intensive and closest exposure to the discipline which a student is pursuing."

"When I consider the faculty, students, staff, the alumni and the community engagement I see so many ways in which the University is a model for higher education nationwide, and possibly internationally. I find that exciting, and feel that efforts along those lines will continue because of the good results to date."

"I would like to see all alumni of the University consider how they can continue the enrichment of the University for the future benefit of humanity. There are a number of mechanisms in place now to encourage continued engagement, but some which reach out to very new alumni, even before they are in a position to make significant financial commitments, would be effective in promoting continued involvement."

"“Every child deserves a safe space to grow and thrive.”"

"It is about the sponsors because everything starts and ends with gains."

"I'd always had an interest in children. Always, from the time I was very small. I'd always thought I wanted to work with children, and psychology seemed a good field."

"We must teach these people the laws of health; we must preach this new gospel, That gospel, was that the respectability of a household ought to be measured by the condition of the cellar."

"[was] the most marvellous learning experience I have ever had -- in the whole sense of urgency, you know, of breaking down the segregation, and the whole sense of really, blasphemy, to blacks, was brought very clearly to me in that office."

"We found the children really didn't want to be black or even brown, then you began to wonder about the whole field of education, and what did it mean that all these children were in one place? You know, what kind of situation is this, that they're isolated from whites, and they can never learn that they're just as good as whites, they're just as bright as whites. They'll always think they're inferior. They'll always think that whites are superior to them."

"Self-doubt is the biggest quencher of creativity."

"I have also learnt that as a leader, you have to keep growing and improving yourself to be able to add value to your team and organisation. You also cannot grow in isolation, you need people. Ife on lessons learnt along her journey"

"I was inspired to solve the problem of financial inclusion for women after seeing women I loved going through untold hardship because they weren’t both financially literate and independent. Ife on the inspiration behind her company"

"“We are on a mission to empower women in Nigeria and beyond to be financially independent, thereby contributing to the socio-economic development of their ecosystem.”Ife on the mission of her company"

"“My greatest satisfaction as an entrepreneur is seeing the African woman economically empowered and able to contribute to the growth of her eco-system.”"

"Dear Sis, Go for it! There is no better time to start than now. You need to know that you can be all you want to be, and if any woman has ever achieved her dreams, you too can. You are the next big thing waiting to happen! Ife's advice to African women looking to start a career in Tech"

"My experience as a professional has thought me many things but at the top of my list would by leading with empathy, being visible, building relationships and networking are as important as your skillset for the job. Ife on the perks of her experience"

"So far, we have trained over 80,000 women online and offline, mentored about 500 women, and provided grants to over 50 women-led businesses. Ife speaking on the impact of her initiative in an interview with business day Nigeria."

"I am passionate about gender equality because I have experienced firsthand what it means to have reduced opportunities in the economic sector during the early days of my career just because I am a woman and more importantly, a woman in Nigeria. I had to work twice as hard to show that I was capable enough to handle projects with large budgets. I also had to work extra hard to show that I could lead a team of diverse people which included men. Ife on her drive for gender inequality and women empowerment"

"Giving women the power to thrive in their business, workplace and life begins when girls enjoy quality education as a critical component, especially in developing countries like Nigeria where girls’ education is often not a high priority. Ife speaking on the importance of empowering women in Africa"

"It is important for us all to work together to unleash the collective power of women everywhere so we can live better lives and at the same time make the world a better place. Ife on the collective power of women to impact society positively"

"Educating girls breaks the cycle of poverty and creates a ripple effect of opportunity that can influence generations to come. It also shows that educating a girl equates to a 10-20% increase in earning potential income that goes back into her family and community. Ife on the importance of educating the African girl child"

"I look forward to seeing a world void of gender inequality and a place where women can be who they want to be without being restricted by factors such as societal expectations, religious barriers, financial limitations and so on. I look forward to building Africa’s first female-focused digital bank that makes it easier for women to succeed. Ife on her vision for women in the near future"

"Other core values we live by respect for each other and collaborate. We cannot do anything on our own, but when we women come together, we will make magic. Ife on the collective power of women"

"I am totally convinced that my purpose is to help more women become financially independent and empowered but it will be difficult to achieve real change if we do not have women at the table creating policies. Ife speaking on her purpose as an individual"

"“We’re building a digital bank for women. But importantly, we understand that women cannot be empowered by bank accounts alone….Community mentorship, opportunities, access to finance – all of that is important for a woman to thrive.”"

"A contemporary is always at a disadvantage in forming a clear opinion of his age, of those deep causes of which the slow but measured action must inevitably transform society."

"“A mio padre piaceva definirsi ‘un cronista’. E non era un vezzo né un indulgere a falsa modestia. In lui c’era una grande curiosità, lo appassionavano le storie delle donne e degli uomini che incontrava, fosse un Capo di Stato, un primo ministro o un minatore del Sulcis.”"

"“Io non ho fatto questo mestiere perché credo di averlo nel DNA. Io l’ho fatto per esclusione, ero una di quelle ragazze che al liceo andava bene nelle materie letterarie, poi ho fatto lettere, ma non mi piaceva insegnare, per cui sono entrata in un giornale, senza sapere cosa avrei trovato, con una certa dose di incoscienza, aiutata dal cognome che avevo. Poi, ho fatto fatica per dimostrare che nel mio piccolo angolo, potevo fare la mia piccola strada. Credo di averla fatta e di non essermi mai paragonata a mio padre, tra l’altro abbiamo fatto scelte diverse; il fatto di essere una donna, di avere avuto una figlia e di averla voluta accompagnare all’asilo, mi hanno portato in altre direzioni. Ho avuto, però, molte soddisfazioni, ho diretto alcuni giornali, ma non ho mai pensato ad Enzo Biagi come un confronto. Ho avuto una vita serena.”"

"“Non è stato un papà da week‑end, in tutta la vita ho visto un solo film con mio padre – Moby Dick –, non era un padre che faceva le vacanze con noi, non ci ha insegnato ad andare in bicicletta, però nei casi della vita, quando avevamo bisogno c’era. Noi sapevamo di poter contare su di lui. Devo dire che poi, negli ultimi anni, quand’era un vecchio signore, che aveva solo me e mia sorella, ha avuto per noi delle tenerezze e delle attenzioni che ci hanno fatto scoprire quel padre che avremmo voluto per tutta la vita. Ci siamo molto parlati e c’è stata quella pacificazione tra genitori e figli che è essenziale che ci sia.”"

"(About Naples) I think it has such a magnificent tradition of hybridization in its nature that this discussionseems particularly fruitful to me, and also because Naples has always been very lively from a cultural point of view: I am thinking of the Aragonese cultural circle. Rome has hardly ever been a cultural capital, but Naples has. It also has very strong ties with the East, and there is a tradition of philosophical reflection on freedom. It is a capital of thought, and it is no coincidence that a free spirit like Leopardi chose this city. It has traditions that endure alongside extreme avant-garde movements."

"“Mi attrae e incuriosisce sempre di più invecchiando tutto ciò che non so della natura di cui siamo parte mentre ci affanniamo nel cercare di dare un senso al nostro avventuroso cammino nella storia. Il mondo va un po’ dove vuole né si lascia pilotare e nel fluire degli eventi ciò che ciascuno di noi può fare è poco più del classico granello di sabbia ma anche un piccolo granello di sabbia unendosi ad altri può creare degli argini a correnti pericolose e può inceppare ingranaggi e meccanismi perversi. Non bisogna arrendersi, rinunciare al cambiamento per quanto parziale mai definitivo e salvifico.”"

"“Mi ha sempre interessato l’aula giudiziaria come luogo dei diritti in movimento, del confronto tra le istanze della società e i rapporti codificati di potere, di una dialettica tra le parti che tende a discutere e a ridefinire i confini di ciò che si intende per giusto o ingiusto della vita sociale.”"

"“Nel mestiere e nella militanza ho cercato di far valere contro la legge del più forte i diritti dei più deboli. Non mi sono mai sentita antagonista per principio: quando mi sono battuta contro qualcuno era per difendere qualcun altro. Mi è piaciuto il fare e ho fatto quel che ho potuto cercando sempre di essere me stessa.”"

"“Al mio funerale non piangete, perché sono contenta della mia vita. Ho avuto una vita indipendente, ho fatto quello che volevo, le cose in cui credevo, e ho avuto la fortuna di fare un lavoro che mi piaceva.”"

"“Le leggi razziali: mi hanno indignata, mi hanno scossa direi passionalmente, e questa è stata la ragione per cui mi sono schierata da una certa parte …”"

"“Quando parlavamo degli anni giovanili, Primo mi spiegava che c’era stata una cesura con la generazione di intellettuali immediatamente precedente … Come se il fascismo fosse riuscito a oscurarli.”"

"The short answer is everything! Although I invest the bulk of my time in major projects, I still try to stay in touch with every aspect of the business, and my team, on a daily basis. I travel a lot but it's rare I'm not connected and it's technology that allows me to do that."

"We're a real-time business and it's a discipline we try to apply to everything we do, from KPI reporting to reacting to feedback from customers. Innovative technology also underpins everything we do with our service."

"I admire any business or entrepreneur who has really changed the way people behave or do things."

"It's one thing making a mobile phone slimmer or adding more megapixels to the camera, for example, but it's an entirely different thing to get rid of a keyboard and make the whole thing one big multimedia screen."

"I wanted to use the internet to emulate what Amazon had done for the way we shop, or Skype did for the way we communicate, for example. And that means being unconventional and taking a fresh look at the way something is currently done, without being prejudiced by accepted norms."

"Vision, determination and an ambition. Great entrepreneurship is all about having the conviction, focus and passion to really disrupt the status quo in a meaningful way, rather than taking safer routes and merely making incremental improvements to something that already exists. The path of least resistance has never interested me."

"I think the more role models that people have, the more inspired they are to understand that they are capable of doing anything."

"He gave unquestionable proof of ability and disinterestedness."

"His rule was short but severe; he encouraged education and religion, but signalized his advent by destroying a great number of idols and objects of antiquity that had been preserved as souvenirs of the conquest. In a word, he was a bigot, and as determined a foe to aboriginal culture, and strove as hard to eradicate all vestiges of it, as the infamous Zumárraga of the century previous. After the arrival of the succeeding viceroy, he was continued in his office of visitador, and made a great deal of trouble, especially in Puebla, by his domineering spirit."

"(To Livius Andronicus, Odusia, 1 Morel}} The verse, probably the opening line of the poem, is a learned and refined transposition into the language and culture of Rome of the famous beginning of the Odyssey: “àndra moi ènnepe, Moûsa” (read Musa), polỳtropon. The verb inseco, rare and archaic (here imperative), has the same root as the Greek verb (and also, for example, the English to say and the German sagen, which means "to say"); versutum is partly a calque of polỳtropon (verto / verso = Greek trèpō / tròpos); the Greek Muse is Romanized as Camena (the Camenae or Casmenae, ancient Latin goddesses of springs, were assimilated to the Muses because of the similarity of their name, certainly Etruscan, to carmen)."