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"No matter how carefully patterns for leather goods are planned, high quality, unused, freshly tanned and dyed leather falls to the cutting room floor as seemingly unusable pieces."

"We then plan our cuts carefully, ensuring that we produce as little of our own off-cuts as possible. Each component of our system is then individually cut before it is hand woven, piece by piece, into whatever it is we need."

"Unfortunately, we live in wasteful times. This means the list of materials we would like to rescue is incredibly long and represents millions of tonnes of valuable material. We know that our particular style of alchemy is a powerful solution for all kinds of materials but we have to focus. Right now, we are committed to solving the leather issue."

"Christ himself wanted this stable form of life in the Church that it might in some way make present the form of life he chose for himself, referring to it as an absolute and eschatological value; it cannot be simply and reductively considered an accessory reality, but instead truly and unquestionably one of the fundamental and constituent structures of the Church's very essence and nature."

"I am obsessive about customer research, personalisation and in-store consultations to get customers to try something new. Oh, and not wasting time on 150-slide presentations. It’s about distillation.”"

"We need to coach women not to be emotional but calm and rational. I just said calmly, ‘I know I am not earning as much as XX. Can you help me sort it out?’ And it was addressed very quickly.”"

"Targeting and understanding what they want is what counts. Every month I go shopping with our customers, we’ll go together to different stores. I’ll watch as they feel fabrics, appreciate design… This customer listening is crucial.”"

"Unfortunately there are stereotypes. If, as women, we keep it really fact-based and calm, it will lead to people reacting to us positively… You want to encourage somebody to want to be with you and on your side. Not to be accusatorial.”"

"That’s when we can ensure a ‘full plate’ of opportunities to young talents in emerging economies and help eradicate poverty due to lack of job opportunities,"

"We have successfully trained and provided opportunities to over 10,000 students and entrepreneurs from Africa. We have also trained and primed 120 young adults to earn six-figure salaries in technology,”"

"The goal is to bring an authentic African hero into American pop culture. Having this kind of positive African image in mainstream culture is long overdue."

"highlight unsung heroes of the world community, highlight the uniqueness of every race, and celebrate diversity."

"Well, I think what I've tried to do here and what’s worked so well for me is ‘do unto others as you’d have them do unto you.’"

"I'm so very proud of the young people that are out there leading these demonstrations, and it's peaceful protest and proud that they're doing that on their own volition."

"But we have these young people from all walks of life, all backgrounds, all religions, all colors, everything which is absolutely amazing. But they're fighting for the same basic civil rights that we fought for back in the sixties. That's just seems unfair— to have to fight for the same thing all these many years later. But that's what we have to do. And I'm proud of them for doing it, and we're still participating."

"We can’t continue trying to solve this problem from the grave. Figuring out what went wrong after somebody dies can’t be our best approach.”."

"On the challenges relating to childbirth, I don’t think that we’ll get anywhere without accountability and transparency."

"It is not just about policies; it’s about making sure that folks are aware of those policies and uphold them.”"

"we know if we get it right for those who are being most harmed, we’ll get it right for everybody.”"

"Our children are our message to the world and if I could change the life of just one person and that be my own daughter, then I am very capable of promoting change and inspiring others."

"The common denominator for many beauty brands is to empower its consumer, to make he or she feel confident in their appearance."

"In overcoming the greatest trials of my life, it was my perspective that had to change in order for me to heal and help those around me."

"People need to be motivated, encouraged, and supported. Not shamed."

"Encouraging someone, hearing their story, supporting them are all acts of love that they may need to keep going and if we can all just LOVE, I think we are on the right path for a brighter and better future."

"It’s just better to focus on the things that are working for you—the things that you know you can do for sure—and do away with things that you can’t change."

"You have to have a delicate balance of knowing when to be sugar and when to be shit, a little. I’m still learning how to balance both of them; and [that’s] the tough part about being a CEO."

"when the whole world and all of your friends might tell you that the easiest thing is to turn around and go back, you should do the exact opposite. You should keep going forward, because in that walk and in that journey of staying, you do become powerful, and you become stronger. And you will fall, and you will hurt yourself, and you will cry. But as long as you get back up and keep going, that is where you’ll be made."

"My goal is to make sure I get every voice at the table."

"At one point, it was all fun and games. I thought, 'I'll start a makeup brand, and I'm just going to have fun. But later, after going through breast cancer, things got real."

""It’s important as leaders of brands to identify whose needs aren't being met. It doesn't matter how 'small' that need may seem to you. It's a true need, even if only one of them sells off of the shelf.”"

"“Everyone's voice is important. You need to talk to every culture you possibly can, just so that you can be aware of anything.”"

"I think together we can create change."

"I tell people all the time that I'm living in my afterlife."

"But there's nothing like creating a business yourself. When things go wrong, there's no one to blame; when things go right, you just smile, do what you do and continue to give back."

"Be prepared to get roughed up a little, but if you can stand it, you can do great things and change the world."

"I just hope to continue to spread the mission of being sweet and sweeting the lives of others."

"All of us contribute to that beauty of the world, and there is no one standard for beauty."

"When you miss death, you value life in a way that would be really difficult for someone who's never been through that to understand."

"Our study proved that 1 million new American jobs could be created with just a small incremental increase of support for Black owned businesses from a small part of the Black population."

"Blistering. Honest…[O]ffering clear-eyed perspective on how African Americans got to where they are today and what they can do to support black business owners."

"an effective probe into how African Americans spend so much money that overwhelmingly leaves their communities.”"

"“If I was the minister for women I would say that I am a feminist, and as the minister for the environment I would certainly say that I am the minister for the environment, so my role in discussions that I have with my colleagues is for the environment,”"

"“I don’t think it matters whether you are on the side promoting your development or preserving conservation, all would agree that the process under EPBC is unnecessarily tied up with green tape and unnecessarily lengthy,”"

"We'll get that done on behalf of women, and it's a privilege in many ways to be a part of this effort to continue to advance and elevate women,""

"Being at the tournaments, meeting the players, listening and learning, feeling, touching, smelling the sport of tennis has been really valuable to me"

"One thing I've noticed in my short time is that there is this sense of community, and there is this sense of family within tennis as a sport, and certainly within the WTA, so that's been really lovely to experience and be a part of.""

"Women's sport is in a fantastic place. It's certainly on the rise. We've accomplished a lot within women's sports. I don't think it's a time; it's a moment, and I think that moment will continue and continue and continue. In fact, I don't think it's a moment. It's a movement that we're starting to experience in women's sport, and it's exciting to be a part of it.""

"The problem with Nigerian musicians today is that they don’t go through music apprenticeship. Everybody wants to make it in a hurry; it doesn’t work out like that. You cannot become a graduate without going to school; you cannot read and write without learning ABC to Z. You cannot also play music without also knowing the solfa notations – d, r, m, f, s, l, t, d!"

"Time changes, things change and there is nothing one can do about it."

"Life rests on a tripod: the mental, physical and spiritual. Physically, I build my body through exercises. Spiritually, I meditate most of the time and music keeps me company. Mentally, I read a lot and study and I have attained the highest academic degree with a PhD in Architectural Sculpture"