All Quotes

"“People thought I was mad being a builder. There was terrible prejudice.”"

"“How often do we get the position where a woman in a good job, commanding a good salary, has to be twice as good as a man to get his salary?”"

"“If men were having the babies they would soon see to it. By doing so they would be serving humanity better than by inventing atomic bombs.”"

"“We have to build a smaller house with all the amenities of the better houses before the war to give your wives the chance to be truly emancipated.”"

"“If you weren’t better than the average guy, you weren’t going to get on … It kept you sharp.”"

"“In this industry you’ve really got to reinvent yourself … it’s never gone stale and, frankly, we’ve not seen anything yet.”"

"“If you’ve got a massive vote that your workforce control you can’t pull the wool over their eyes. I actually think I work for them.”"

"as a leader, even if you’re busy and people keep coming to you, never complain about that because that means they think you can do something about it or at least that you care."

"I think the hardest lesson I learned is that I got in my own way more than anyone else could have."

"I started making cropped tops and scarfs for myself to wear and I was surprised to find that my friends liked them and asked me to make some for them. I never thought that I would make clothes for others, or even start my own clothing company, but that started to change after realising how people appreciated my work."

"In Rwanda crocheting and knitting are not developed even though we have schools to learn from. The machines we use here are outdated compared to current machines on the market today. Our work would be much easier and faster if we were well equipped but they are very expensive."

"I get discouraged by people who say that crochet is outdated and for people who are not educated. However, it gives me strength because I love it and know that it is worth doing. I have also been able to give jobs to people who help me during the crocheting and knitting process."

"I myself never even dreamed of being a business woman … I took over because I had to."

"“Diversity and inclusion aren't things you do separately. It's a lived experience every day and it frames you. It determines what you do, it determines outcomes and what you can achieve.”"

"“Every year I wonder if we're done, but I’ve had lots of feedback from amazing people who are at the top of their game who have never been acknowledged and so part of it is acknowledging people. Part of our aim is to increase visibility.”"

"“It’s fantastic to be back in full force to re‑energise the tech sector in the UK and showcase the unbelievable contribution that diverse talent makes to the industry. The pandemic has shown us the critical role technology can play in tackling global challenges and has highlighted the successes of people from all backgrounds in the UK and around the world in making a palpable difference.”"

"“The diversity gap begins with how start‑ups are founded. Chances are they’re set up with people the founders know and trust, so it tends to be males who are friends.”"

"“I am deeply humbled to receive this honorary doctorate, not only for myself, but also for my mother, my daughter, and for all women striving to get a good education.”"

"The story of Pilgrims is not just a historical chronicle; it is a tribute to the faith of the early pioneers, the spirit of the patients and their families who inspired its inception, and the skill and dedication of the staff, volunteers, and fundraisers who have worked tirelessly to keep the ship afloat over the past 40 years. It is a positive example of a small acorn giving birth to mighty oak trees."

"We remain the welcoming face that will guide people through some of the most difficult times, the support of the community fills our hearts with great joy as we continue our journey to help even more people each year."

"Women should always aim to offer servant leadership. You can never go wrong when you meet the needs of the people and assure them that you are there for them."

"Girls should take education seriously because education is the game changer."

"Supper was as convivial a meal as our picnic had been. They sang songs for us, sitting round the table, unaccompanied, Byelorussian and Ukrainian and Russian songs. And they asked me to sing, in return, an English song for them; but I sing , and couldn't."

"Orlando now needs the “temperature” to rise even higher. He will be forced to make bigger and bigger claims every day. To achieve this, he and his friends are ready to do anything, even walk over their parents' dead bodies."

"“There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t support other women.”"

"“We eat from fields every day that we did not plant. We drink from wells we didn’t dig. We live by liberties that we did not secure. That means there’s a special responsibility to continue planting and digging and fighting for freedom, peace and dignity.”"

"“It’s indescribable. It’s just absolutely mind boggling to see my name on a building. This is something I never dreamed. I never dreamed that something like this could happen.” — speaking at the dedication of the Billye Suber Aaron Pavilion at Morehouse School of Medicine."

"“Even if the dreams are impossible or appear to be so, keep on dreaming.”"

"We passed s and playing-grounds, and heard from open factory windows the magnified cheerfulness of ""."

"This was India, made for her amusement. Even the sun invited her to pour out her gladness, to soak up its immense generous heat and sweat out her salty thanks. Even the beggars pranced with hope."

"Interviewer: But why would they do that? Giovani Falcone: Only the spirit of service."

"Our display is quickly over, since fireworks, we know, cost money, and we three children, from a very early age, are made aware that money is a commodity of which we have wretchedly little. We also know that we mustn't speak of this. Our poverty, like my fear of explosions, is something to be ashamed of, and so to be concealed from the world outside the family. One day my mother, throwing a handful of scrumpled-up rubbish on the fire, notices with horror that amongst the rubbish is a . Ten shillings is a fortune! Too late! It's gone for ever in a lick of flame. Kneeling on the hearthrug, she bursts into tears. This is the first, but not the last time I behold my mother weeping."

"We meet in Smith's idyllic little house bordering in . There are overgrown roses in the front garden and the shelves are crammed full of books, family photographs and a solitary carved wooden bear. An almost-completed crossword lies on a pile of paper next to her armchair. The whole thing is delightfully redolent of a slightly chaotic . As we sit down to talk, a man from pest control knocks on the door and removes a dead mouse from the kitchen. Smith is unperturbed."

"The opening volume of her childhood s, The Great Western Beach (2009), described the first 12 years of her family life in , where all was not well in her parents’ marriage; As Green as Grass begins when the family moves to a house called Melrose in the village of , , where all continues to be not well between Mummy and Daddy. ... What the book is really about is escape: from Melrose, from working as a local schoolteacher in Devon, from a grinding job as secretary in a stuffy hut in the grounds of . ... After the war Smith decides she would like to work in s, and the next thing she knows, she’s on a boat to India with as well as ‘ — Bunny’. She’s the junior, the dogsbody of the filming team, but adores it and, again, we luxuriate in this new escape. Ralph — Bunny wants her to be ‘his girl’, but she escapes from him, too, and marries a much nicer man, who dies six years later. And then, the long silence."

"We are powerless, that's it; frankly, when faced with these characters, while in normal investigations, in cases of criminality, we can cope and have even achieved significant results, when it comes to the mafia as such, as it is framed in a particular context, it is difficult for us to obtain evidence..."

"Certain things are not done out of courage, they are done simply to be able to look our children and our children's children in the eye with greater peace of mind."

"Anyone who thinks they can fight the Mafia in the Palermo area and not in the rest of Italy is just wasting their time."

"As long as a party card counts for more than the state, we will never be able to defeat the mafia."

"It was given to her what belongs to no creature, that in the flesh she should bring forth the Son of God"

"Trapped in the blood, athirst for air, Christ, who once was employed as single Son of God Now finds Himself among three billion on a billion Brother sons, their arms thrown wide to grasp and hold and walk them everywhere Now weaving this, now weaving that in swoons…"

"The Captain"

"God & Satan"

"Born On A Horse"

"Shock Shock"

"Cloud of Stink"

"When we hear the old bells ringing out on a Sunday morning, we ask ourselves: can it be possible? This is for a Jew, crucified two thousand years ago, who said he was the son of God. The proof for such a claim is wanting."

"I want to be your voice, the voice of those who cannot speak. The voice of those who are silenced. The voice of the worker who can no longer wait for the full recognition of his dignity as a man and the Son of God."

"Narrator: [first lines] In the beginning was the word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. I am He. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him, was made nothing that has been made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of man. And the light shines on in the darkness, and the darkness grasped it not. The greatest story ever told..."

"King Herod: The child of imagination is the child I fear."

"John the Baptist: [repeated line] Repent!"