All Quotes

"My mother was a huge inspiration, full of charisma and spirit whose flair had helped at every stage of the Pathaks' story."

"My mother was at her happiest in the kitchen and the fact her secret family recipes have remained largely unchanged speaks for itself."

"問 神、何衣、何食、何宅 曰 衣道、食道、宅道 如人、衣於道、食於道、宅於道，則亦猶神"

"As a board member, you need to spend time in the business. It’s a blunt instrument, but how much time directors spend engaging with the business and its stakeholders is a powerful indicator."

"And I’m very clear: everyone around the board table needs to take personal accountability for the whole. That means leaning into conversations outside your area of expertise, never being afraid to ask the "dumb or awkward" questions, and thinking systemically. It’s up the chair to foster an environment that encourages that sort of approach."

"there’s one question I always ask the board: "If this board knocked it out of the park over the next three years, what would we have done?" It stimulates a healthy debate which helps us align around a shared vision of what great would look like over the coming years."

"Know what you don’t know… and then find someone who does."

"The cost of public transport. It’s so much more expensive here than other European cities and it’s a real challenge for my team when you think about the cost of coming into the office. Everyone has to get up and go to work and the cost of transport shouldn’t factor in, but unfortunately it does, which is one of the many reasons why we support hybrid working."

"There’s so much more support nowadays and the environment is much more open to starting a business, especially straight out of university."

"What’s been really great is to see how the culture of entrepreneurship has changed so much over the years. When I first started out, it was hard to find the right support or to meet with other like-minded entrepreneurs"

"We believe an entirely new way of thinking about crime is needed – one that recognises the needs of victims of crime as the responsibility of the whole community, rather than leaving people to suffer in silence while we focus our attention on offenders."

"”Some victims. Sometimes, some victims. But if you ask most people who have been the victim of crime what their priorities are to put them back where they were before and to get on with their lives, meeting the offender would probably be very low on the list”"

"“ I’ve surprised myself because I’m somebody who really enjoys change. I don’t like doing the same thing twice.”"

"“ Our general philosophy is that the state does not stand in the place of the offender, it does not have a civil liability. But because violent crime erodes confidence in society it’s very important to make a gesture on behalf of the community that it should not have happened. Even a small payment of state compensation recognises the distress and suffering caused by a violent crime.”"

"I was initially inspired by the young, rebellious rock elite of our era, as I’d never seen fine controversial jewelry designed for a niche market of the young and fearless, involving weapons and illegal substances. I then realized that I did not want to provoke use of weapons through my designs, as the designs were merely for comical attraction, the same way children play with toy guns; so I decided it would be an idea to donate to specific War Funds such as War Child with each item sold.”"

"“The starting point in my design process has always been a rough sketch of my imagination, I’ll then spend a lot of time with the dimensions of the product and precisely draw each design in my portfolio with the exact measurements. I’ll then send my designs to my manufacturer and he’ll send me back a preventive and the CAD files on the computer to see if I would like to go ahead with it before it is produced.”"

"I realized that most of my collection is targeted at a niche market, which makes it very difficult to pitch the brand to the right people and places, especially deciding which countries to distribute the products to.”"

"Ardua discenti nulla est, res nulla docenti Ardua; cum doceat fœmina, discat avis."

"Concursus spectat, plateaque negotia in omni, Omnia pro nugis at sapienter habet. Clamores, quos infra audit, si forsitan audit, Pro rebus nihili negligit, et crocitat."

"Vernantem in campum mecum descende, novique Videris, ut surgat primula, veris honos. Dum populus circum cantat pennatus, amori Quam mecum ad Tuedam lenta vacare potes!"

"I love the memory of Vinny Bourne. I think him a better Latin poet than Tibullus, Propertius, Ausonius, or any of the writers in his way, except Ovid, and not at all inferior to him."

"Not everything I suggest is going to work for everyone, but that's just the way writing is. There is no wrong or right way to write. My way is certainly not the only way, and may even be the wrong way for you. That might sound strange, but I know first-hand how frustrating it is to be told "You must do this" when "doing that" is more your style"

"Be good at what you do and be kind. Almost every role I have had came through recommendation"

"Say yes to opportunities. Take the chance to get involved in additional projects that arise - don't see this as work you are not getting paid for but a new chance to learn and grow."

"Find work you love. If it doesn't feel like work it will bring you pleasure and you will be able to give what you need to succeed. If you don't love it you may be in the wrong company or sector."

"Be ballsy but always be fair, consistent and kind. I have no idea why women feel they need to act tough to succeed."

"We’ve done lots of work working closely with government on CIPREG projects. We are about to break ground on the hospital project and with other projects there’s been some challenges in delivering them. But the way that’s progressed and the additional funding that we’ve got which is non ODA is a really positive sign.”"

"It is just amazing that we are at the stage to have a successful evaluation. We’ve got a bit of work to do, but for a small territory with a small number of people, the amount of work that we galvanised together and pulling in the new legislation – it was a partnership with government to get all of that in place. In terms of lasting impact for Montserrat, I think things like the CFATF make a big difference.”"

"I’ve been a real champion of mental health and safeguarding and I know it’s a difficult conversation to have and it’s very hard for people, but I’m really proud of the work that my team, all of the ministries and the police have done together."

"There’s a real partnership approach and a real respect for the work that gets done here with the team in finance – how they manage the funding and the projects and programmes, and there’s a recognition for how hard it is to get those things done."

"Montserrat is the gift that keeps on giving. Whenever new team members joined and they would say ‘I didn’t finish my work.’ I would say you’re never going to finish your work"

"We don't want to push our ideas on to customers, we simply want to make what they want."

"I don't like ephemeral things; I like things that last forever."

"What you make as a designer is an expression of yourself. I love music and painting and I prefer life in the country."

"I am a sacrificed man; may the divine will be done."

"Allow Father Leray to go into Vicksburg? Why, I would sooner let in Forrest's Brigade."

"I decided that I would not give in to the mindset that my life was over, even though pancreatic cancer was is a cancer that has no cure."

"I was a single mother to an eight year old daughter, and she needed me."

"I was advised that I would need a Whipple procedure surgery, I had faith that I would be okay."

"I decided then, that I would wake up from the surgery and that I would survive for my daughter."

"When we launched in 2018, I became the first African American woman to own and lead a tequila brand."

"Anything I’ve gone after, I’ve gotten."

"It’s because of that positive mindset."

"I have an intense faith in myself and what I can do."

"You can do anything."

"A lot of times, when I tell my story, I tear up because it brings a lot of those memories back."

"I hope in my speaking and being a part of the pancreatic cancer network that I’m giving hope and awareness to those who feel that they don’t have that."

"I remember driving to work on Halloween, and my teeth began chattering uncontrollably."

"My coworker called an ambulance for me and, when I arrived at the hospital, I had a 106 degree fever."

"I left the hospital with three tubes in my stomach and unable to walk."