All Quotes

"(To Livius Andronicus, ‘'Odusia’', 20 Morel}} The longest fragment of Livy's epic poem, which translates and interprets Odyssey, 8, 138 ff."

"(To Quintus Ennius, Annales, 34-50 Skutsch}} [Eurydice] not to be confused with the heroine of the same name wife of Orpheus [...] better known as Creusa [...]."

"(To Quintus Ennius, ‘'Annales’', 183-190 Skutsch}} “The homeland must be redeemed with iron, not gold”: thus Camillus (362 BC) – according to the account of Livy, 5, 49, 3 – incites his fellow citizens to take up arms against the Gauls, renouncing peace negotiations with Brenno, the enemy leader."

"I want to overcome my limits and fears. I feel the urge to do it, and I want to lay myself bare as a person—no makeup, no camera-facing poses. I want people to know sides of me that only a few know. My human side. For better or worse."

"I want to take back control of my life and start thinking about myself, something I've never done before."

"I was left without any reason. I suffered a lot."

"Every woman deserves the truth. I would have liked to know the reason behind such a sudden breakup. Men rarely have the courage to say things outright—they're a bit cowardly!"

"I gave my whole self, and I don’t regret it. Never."

"At my age, I’ve realized it’s much nicer for a woman to receive flowers rather than a handbag. I realized it—maybe a bit late—but I love it because it makes me feel more desired, more appreciated. To me, a flower is the symbol of femininity."

"My heart is broken … Seeing those places I love reduced to ashes is so devastating I can’t even find the words."

"It's always hard to choose which character challenged me the most or which one I liked best, because in reality, every character brings its own difficulties and frustrations that I’ve had to face. Especially because this job is made up of many small things: the people you happen to work with, the situations you're living through at the time—sometimes you're particularly fond of a character because you associate them with a positive time in your life."

"It’s a bit of an unusual work environment: it’s a specialization of acting, which is already a very particular field. There are no official schools for it, so you have to carve out a space for yourself, because there aren’t direct channels between schools and the professional world. It’s increasingly difficult to get into studios and ask for auditions because the productions need to be protected—you can’t just let people in who might leak stolen footage (which has happened before and caused serious issues)."

"I hid in my mother’s legs. We could hear screaming outside"

"“I think what a wonderful thing life is, even in its most terrible aspects; and my soul is full of gratitude and love for God for this.”"

"“In my Calvary I am not desperate. I know that at the end of the way Jesus is waiting for me.”"

"“Life is a runway to cross while holding Jesus’ hand tightly.”"

"“My days are not easy, they are hard, but sweet, because Jesus is with me, with my suffering, and gives me gentleness in loneliness and light in the darkness.”"

"“To God I offer all the flowers of the world that have blossomed under the sun.”"

"With the way things are going, if we don’t speak up about some things, we might not have morality again. A generation might not have morality again."

"I love big stuff and love taking risks. I feel nobody kills you for taking risks and it’s about your career."

"With data and a smartphone, you can be cured of frustration, depression, sorrow and pain with my skits. I am therapist by right."

"I believe that such opportunities are still open to young people. My opinion is that when people work hard and achieve in their field, they should have the opportunity to serve the country."

"The first time I became a minister, people in government were interested in solving the problems of the country; they were not just doing things with political motives. They looked for the best in various fields and invited them to government."

"The major takeaway for us was that we, as Nigerians, could actually engage in power generation. At the time we did it, there was no power company in the country, so we were the first and that gave us some confidence to be able to see the project to its conclusion."

"We didn’t initially set out to do it the way we did but our partners opted out along the way because they saw a lot of difficulties and they said they would only supply us with the equipment we needed. However, we kept on and delivered."

"The second takeaway was that we were able to supply power to a central area of Abuja which was disconnected from the national grid. And that power was supplied because there was a power line being built from the Shiroro Hydro Power Plant to Abuja, and that provided a model for the Aba Integrated Power Project."

"I think when people talk about cabals, the people in question are essentially known in Nigeria. Some of them don’t actually set out by themselves to form a clique but by their actions, they impede the progress of the power sector. You have diesel distributors, generator suppliers (Nigeria is the largest market for generators in the world), unions and those who get contracts in the sector."

"“I think what a wonderful thing life is, even in its most terrible aspects; and my soul is full of gratitude and love for God for this.”"

"“In my Calvary I am not desperate. I know that at the end of the way Jesus is waiting for me.”"

"“My days are not easy, they are hard, but sweet, because Jesus is with me, with my suffering, and gives me gentleness in loneliness and light in the darkness.”"

"“To God I offer all the flowers of the world that have blossomed under the sun.”"

"“It cannot compete with us in areas such as creativity, for example. By creativity we mean the ability to break the rules, and machines cannot do that.”"

"“Artificial intelligence is the most powerful tool ever invented, but it does not distinguish good from evil. It can never replace the human being.”"

"“If, instead of informing myself, I limit myself to believing No Vax campaigns ... I make an ethically coherent choice, but essentially wrong.”"

"“Homosexuality is provided for by nature and evolution; so much so that it is extremely widespread. There are 1500 different species in which homosexual behaviors have been observed…”"

"I stand with all that Dr. Martin Luther King stood for, and I stand with all of you who are gathered here tonight in affirming that we must respect differences among us, We must celebrate our differences until our differences don’t make any more difference."

"There’s an African saying that speaks to the power of one person to make a difference. It says if you believe one creature cannot make a difference, you have never spent the night in a closed room with a mosquito."

"Because of who my family was, we were given this privilege that we were allowed to even try on the dresses."

"But even we couldn’t do it in the light of day."

"I don’t want a new dress. If I can’t try it on in the light of day, I want to stop having to try it on in the darkness of night."

"What you give ought to be in direct relationship to what you’ve received."

"If you have been blessed with a great deal, then you have a lot of giving to do."

"“I wish women would find peace, consideration, respect, and freedom.”"

"“After 50 years old, zero roles for women in cinema: they don’t give us the possibility to work.”"

"“I use theatre to give voice to violated women.”"

"“Abuse is absolutely filtered through feeling, not character. Because I am a person with a strong character, and if I fell into it, anyone could.”"

"“They tried things with me during my career, I said no.”"

"Early childhood development is the best way to build our future, because today’s children are tomorrow’s leaders. We must guarantee that they are able to fulfil their potential"

"for all children in Argentina to have equal opportunities, regardless of where they are born or the circumstances they live in."

"Jill Biden is an incredible woman, who is always thinking of improving the future of the people in her community great contributions and was able to promote many positive changes from her vocation and commitment to education, her experience as a combatant's mother, her role in helping women prevent cancer and their participation for women's equality ."