All Quotes

"“If you get up and do a good day’s work, you’re respected for it.”"

"“I’ve never once come across sexism in what is a male‑dominated industry. Oh, I’ve been wolf‑whistled at, but that’s a compliment.”"

"“Anyone who says they don’t want money is talking bollocks. We all want to earn money for our family.”"

"“The acquisition of Paragon gives us a key component in our transformation of BCA to the pre-eminent managed vehicle services provider to the UK and ultimately European automotive industry.”"

"“It was an easy gig. I think we were mistaken, perhaps, if we thought it would translate into the rather more difficult type of volunteering that we expected people to do.”"

"“It’s not a grand achievement for forty years of effort … But you have to start somewhere.”"

"“I use the word ‘persecuted’ quite deliberately. Carers are being penalised for something they often didn’t even realise they had done.”"

"“My Lords, I have spent a great deal of my life working either in social care … as a campaigner for carers who actually provide most social care … I am a fan of social care and those who provide it …”"

"“When I started, the word ‘carer’ wasn’t even in the Oxford English Dictionary … Now it’s everywhere. But cultural change in workplaces still lags behind.”"

"If we just take the default view today, people will be going to these places with an extractive mindset that says- I have the technology, money and power, and I’ll use these resources until I’m satisfied, and I will not be concerned with other countries and future generations."

"If we don't take a radical shift toward really prioritizing labor rights, it's quite concerning imagining having a company or a government controlling the full life support system on a space station or a physical base on a planet."

"Space truly is useful for sustainable development for the benefit of all peoples."

"“The great thing about a graduate programme is you’ve got to try lots of different things. Most importantly, you learn a huge amount about yourself. Then you figure out what you like and what you’re good at and you evolve.”"

"“My vision is for us to build a strong business, a bank that embraces the future and delivers on its promises. … It is also my vision to build a bank that is purpose‑led, a bank that champions the communities we serve and helps them to thrive. … Our ambition is to be the best bank for families, businesses and communities across the UK."

"“It was all about trying to learn … You develop your own leadership style …”"

"“Don’t sweat the small stuff, it is nothing in the arc of a career. Keep your perspective on things.”"

"I was always passionate about learning, curiosity, and science, but once I realized I could contribute to space exploration, I knew it was a perfect fit."

"find your passion—the thing that makes you excited to wake up in the morning and bring your best self to work. Once you find that, it doesn’t feel like work."

"It’s about everybody having an opportunity, everybody having the access and ability to follow their dreams."

"“Surely it’s better to empower those who create these great platforms and products to come up with the ideas and solutions we need? Tackling this issue isn’t about some kind of nanny state intervention. We all believe in a free and open internet and its power to transform society. This is about doing the right thing and stopping illegal activity.”"

"“Technology empowers and enriches us in ways we never thought imaginable. Yet whilst it offers endless opportunities and possibilities, technology is also transforming childhood beyond recognition.”"

"“I truly believe this is the most exciting time to be alive and we have the potential to do good at a scale unlike any time in human history. But as we develop the next wave of technologies and apply AI to literally everything that we do, use and experience, we have to be careful what we optimise for and who benefits from this optimisation.”"

"“If the consensus is that AI is bigger than anything we’ve ever seen, it follows that its benefits, and the risks it carries, will be magnified too.”"

"We managed to supply agro-inputs-seeds and fertilisers to about 850,000 farmers and also trained them on good agricultural practices during the two seasons. Maize production has drastically increased. We also measured the impact on farmers under our programme. We realised that the farmers generated Rwf138 billion in profits."

"Farmers need maize drying, storage, and milling infrastructure which we are helping them to get in collaboration with partners as part of value addition to the produce. We have a programme called ‘Tubura Harvest’ where we collect farmers’ harvests and link farmers to markets. We help farmers to also measure the moisture of maize to avoid Aflatoxin and increase their quality."

"there is still a need for more investment in handling post-harvest losses since farmers harvested when there were heavy rains."

"they are also working with the Government of Rwanda, the private sector, and other stakeholders to prepare 2025 Agriculture Season A and B."

"Remembering is honoring their lives and their dreams of a sustainable future and a peaceful nation. Remembering is the legacy we leave to our youth, educating them on the true history so that Genocide will never happen again. Unity is the foundation of a new Rwanda, which enables us to rise up and work together to build the Nation."

"Under our farmer-facing program, we supplied agricultural input to more than 850, 000 farmers and trained them on good agricultural practices, which significantly increased the farmers’ harvest."

"Through 1,841 three nursery entrepreneurs, we distributed 20 million agroforestry trees to more than 766,000 farmers to continue addressing climate change-related challenges."

"diversity in leadership results in inclusive decision-making, which directly correlates to better organizational performance"

"We know that trees help generate rainfall, but we want farmers to see various benefits from them, including providing poles for planting beans, fertilizing the soil, and more."

"By investing in robust seed systems and providing access to quality seedlings, we are empowering them to restore degraded land, enhance biodiversity, and improve their livelihoods."

"I am of course excited to be included among the group and look forward to whoever the first woman is and the women who follow as part of the Artemis program to continue our studies of the moon, continue to descend down to the surface in a lander and hopefully to build a lunar base there on the moon and continue our journey from the Gateway orbiting laboratory."

"I was very fortunate to have been able to study engineering and to find my way to NASA, to join the NASA astronaut class of 1996."

"“I want children to be ambitious about their futures as well as about their present. I want them to have the support they need to become successful adults.”"

"“I think we have to break this idea Maths is ‘too difficult’. It is a fantastic subject.”"

"“Children want to be listened to. They want to be heard. They want to work hard and do not expect things to come without effort.”"

"“I want to hear what they want Government to focus on, to make their lives and other children’s lives better.”"

"“I am very proud to have been asked by the Shareholders and The Group Board to lead Laing O’Rourke, having started my career with the company over 30 years ago. Laing O’Rourke is a unique business with leading capabilities in all facets of engineering and construction; a talented leadership team; highly engaged workforce; and longstanding client relationships. I understand the obligations that come with the role and have committed to the shareholders to turn our highly compelling vision for the future into reality.”"

"“I’m honoured and delighted to be appointed as a Business Ambassador. It’s important that we not only promote Britain as a great place to do business, but highlight the world class skills of our companies and their employees to global markets. Laing O’Rourke is recognised around the world for its ability to deliver innovative solutions to some of the most high profile, complex engineering and construction projects.”"

"I started my faith journey at a very early age and can remember, you know, Sunday mornings were spent in church. My grandmother, I’m sure, will listen to this podcast. And she made sure that I was in Sunday school and always right there, you know, front row for a service. So that was a great foundation for me. And then I think, you know, speaking about the faith journey, I was in a routine growing up of being in church."

"I grew up in a house where asprin ownership was seen as a great thing. And so I always knew that I wanted to become an entrepreneur. I didn’t know what the path would be to get there, but it was on 12, 12 twelve that I had. What would be the idea for what would become part pick?"

"And the idea just kind of hit me that you could do it with a camera search and leverage, you know, computer vision technology, which I didn’t understand fully what that meant at the time, but learned a lot about it and set out on our journey to build this technology and build a company around the technology, which became part Picon."

"We had a really interesting journey in building that business, ultimately selling it to Amazon into 2016 and integrating the technology into the Amazon mobile app."

"there were so many lessons learned during my Partpic journey. One thing to point out is that I was 23 years old when I came up with the idea and started the company. And so I was very young entrepreneur and was learning a time during that time. And I would say, you know, the top things that I was able to work with and perfect with."

"Really circulated around building relationships and trusting that even when things were difficult and they were often very difficult given the fact that we were building this kind of novel, new technology and particularly building it in an industry that is pretty old school, I would say pretty archaic as it relates to technology, or at least it was at that time."

"I witnessed early in my personal life and professional career the consequences of valuing profits over people that has unfortunately resulted in a legacy of environmental injustices across our country. However, we have an opportunity to create a new legacy. It will not be easy, but the critical and urgent work that the Biden-Harris Administration has undertaken is moving us closer to making environmental justice a reality."

"This position brings my work and passions full circle."

"Environmental justice did not start with the federal government,Nor will it end with the federal government."