All Quotes

"So much of what constitutes underdevelopment is marked by isolation and lack of resources. Simply put, networking means an end to isolation and access to resources that were formerly unavailable. It opens doors and leads to avenues that were closed to most people, especially those in developing countries."

"One of the biggest problem areas was government policy and regulations that constrained communication, set artificially high communication charges, especially for long-distance, import and control restrictions on satellite communication and on computer and computer communication equipment leading to its unavailability (all of us involved in early networking projects in Africa have our personal stories of smuggling in modems in purses and checked baggage). At the level of planners and decision-makers, there was widespread skepticism about whether this was needed in Africa, when there were so many basic needs to be met."

"I think I was born a feminist. I was the fourth-generation of female breadwinners on my mother’s side, and I came from a family of two daughters. There wasn’t much possibility that the girls in our family would get second-class treatment. I was rather shocked when I first encountered overt sexist bias at university (this was in the Boston area of the US in the early sixties), especially in history, which was my major."

"It's shocking that around 800 women still die from preventable pregnancy-related causes every day and that these numbers have not moved significantly for a decade. Abortion care remains a neglected issue. Almost half of the 73 million induced abortions carried out each year are unsafe, putting women at risk of infection and death and less than half of all countries provide people with safe abortion care services. Programs to deliver comprehensive contraceptive services face bureaucratic and staffing bottlenecks that need to be overcome."

"An ongoing lack of access means that many women in low- and middle-income countries cannot be confident of receiving safe, respectful care when pregnant and giving birth. One million sexually transmitted infections are acquired every day. Most adolescents and young people do not receive comprehensive sexuality education, a known way to set them up for a healthy relationship. We still dismiss menstrual disorders and severe dysmenorrhoea as ‘normal’ for women, resulting in significant loss of quality of life and in productivity."

"Despite a challenging legal and policy environment that exists around SRH in many countries, I have the privilege, as director of SRH/HRP at WHO to work with an amazing team that continues to generate new knowledge, provide evidence- backed guidance and work with dedicated professionals in partner countries and organizations to contribute to supporting SRHR."

"It is clear to me that the scientific research and evidence-backed norms and standards provided by HRP are as important as ever. But I think what can do better by being more futures-oriented in the way we work. In the global public health space, we're still reacting to things we know from the past, rather than trying to plan and implement with a sense of what will be relevant for the future. How do we project a little bit of what's happening with changes in the population, or political, physical and social environment and so on? Whatever the futures-related interventions are – whether it's training or capacity building or technologies – we need to make that more embedded in our planning."

"We should live in a world in which the productive years, right from childhood, hold boundless opportunities for all. This includes the option to be reproductive at an age when the choice can be autonomous, with an expectation to prevent unwanted pregnancies, survive and thrive through a desired pregnancy, childbirth, parenthood, and beyond, with access to high quality, patient-centered promotive, preventive, and curative care."

"The need to put the S back in sexual and reproductive health comes out of the unfortunate politicization of our work because there is such a strong and increasing resistance to SRHR. Reproduction does not occur without sex, and sex occurs much more frequently for reasons other than reproduction – what a revelation! It stands to reason that we have to ensure that this major part of our lives is safe, consensual, healthy, and fulfilling for all."

"The Harvard economist Claudia Goldin, who recently won the Nobel Prize, noted that the single most transformative intervention both for economies and gender equality is the control women have over their fertility. Even though that doesn't always necessarily translate into better access to contraception, it is the empowerment of women to decide not to be purely reproductive, but also productive beings beyond motherhood, that has enabled economies to grow. The whole idea of ensuring sexual health, which means that women can choose the nature of their relationships, when to have children, and space those children, is absolutely fundamental. It's so fundamental I find it difficult to even think about why this argument still needs to be made."

"Gender inequalities prevent women and girls from practicing safer sex, limits their use of contraceptives, increases their risk of acquiring STIs including HIV, and underpins violence and harmful practices. Gender inequalities intersect with other socioeconomic inequalities and discrimination on the basis of class, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, among others to shape inequities in SRH outcomes."

"The world has learned the hard way that no one entity, including governments or the UN, can be expected to solve global crises alone. And these ongoing crises have also taught us that businesses cannot act independently of their environments."

"Sustainability can't be dealt with from a singular perspective...“Corporations are in a difficult space now, because sustainability is not just the job of one person or team. It’s across departments as well as in the leadership suite. There’s never been a time of more awareness of the issue, and companies are more likely to take on the challenge."

"In role-modelling, I shared information about my career path and provided guidance, motivation and emotional support. Together, we explored careers, we set achievable goals, developed new contacts, shared old contacts, and identified resources. We debated the usefulness of monitoring and evaluation frameworks, the design of realistic indicators, and developed capacity-strengthening techniques."

"I invented the thing in about two seconds. It just came to me. I spent the next two hours cutting up cornflake packets and making the squares, filling them in with colours. My husband and I formed a company the next day. Continuo went into shops on September 1st; six weeks later it was the UK's bestselling game. By Christmas, we'd sold 205,000 sets in the UK — today, it's in over fifty countries; it's now sold six million sets, which ain't bad. That includes its offspring. It's not quite so popular at the moment; it just seems to have slid downstairs at the moment. Don't worry, it'll come back; in fact so much so that I've just licensed two games to South Korea — and those two are Continuo and Duo"

"Go away and find yourself a games agent; they know which companies want what, and they’ll present them for you"

"If you can’t put an idea over in twenty seconds, then you’re dead"

"you’re “…able to reason with the intuitive mind of a child, yet retain acquired knowledge and high I.Q"

"Back in 1973, a large lump of the school in which I taught detached itself and landed on my head. This put me into early retirement - and nearly killed me. Then, suddenly, on April I , 1982, apropos of nothing in particular, Continuo flashed into my mind. Such a simple concept. All players, regardless of age, could play together - or even play solo. My husband Alan and I formed a company, and five months later Continuo went on sale in the U.K., soon becoming Britain's top-selling game. Now, Continuo and its siblings have sold over six million sets around the world. A string of other successful games followed. Whilst I invented the games, Alan playtested them. The partnership worked very well as I proofread his bridge writing"

"Many more young people should be involved in such activities in Africa than was presently the case. Culturally, young people are to be seen, not heard, although we don't say it as much now. It's part of the culture. We are running programmes for them [in Ghana] but not really with their involvement. Young people could help adults change consumption patterns and lifestyles that might not be sustainable."

"I’d produced BAFTA’s awards ceremonies for Scottish Television and was passionate about what they were trying to achieve. I just thought, “I have to go for that job” and for the second time in my life I was prepared to take a substantial pay cut to do a job that I really believed in"

"I don’t know where it came from, but for my second-year placement I decided I wasn’t going to go to one that the polytechnic had organised locally; I wanted to work in a PR department in a television company."

"I don’t know. I wrote to 15 television companies and I was very lucky that one of them said yes. I worked across the PR Department and the Publicity Department at Thames Television and couldn’t have been better supported, and I ended up staying for six months."

"I didn’t have many qualifications, but I had shorthand and typing, so I applied for secretarial roles and, again, I was very lucky. It was a time when pretty much every role I applied for"

"I was offered. The job I eventually went for was what I have always referred to as “second junior assistant from the left” at a theatrical agency. I was the 53rd person who was interviewed for the job and I got it."

"I have been at BAFTA for 22 years and the reason I am still here is that I feel we achieve something each and every day and my dreams for the organisation just keep coming true. There are so many triumphs – the journey from the BAFTA of 1998 to the BAFTA of today"

"the global recognition of our Film Awards and putting our work with new talent front and centre of what we do. I have a saying that ‘talent is everywhere but opportunity is not’, and I want to make sure that we are creating that opportunity."

"[That's until Polly plows in front of the ball and blocks it with her chest. It is a perfect save]"

"[Jay Huffer, Sr., shrieks so loud he can be heard clear across the field]"

"Senior: What's wrong with you guys?! They're controlling the ball! You're not trying hard enough!"

"Knight #1: You can shout all you want, but I don't think it's gonna help!"

"Jay: You're gonna be beaten by a bunch of girls!"

"Knight #2: Hey, give us a break! We're doing our best."

"[But the Knight's bet is not well enough for their coach. He pulls the two players who have yelled back at him out of the game and replaces them with two subs. They are only two moments left in the game, and Jay Huffer isn't going to risk a tie]"

"[The ref blows the whistle. As soon as he hears that sound, Juan gets possession of the ball and moves up the field toward the Knights' net. The Knights crowd on Juan and block his path. Juan has seen them coming, though. He knows there is no fashion the Knights are going to let him tie the game easily. He scans the field for an open player and finds Kate running on the outside. He kicks the ball toward her just before three Knights surround him]"

"[Kate receives the ball effortlessly. Now the Knights go after her. That gives Juan the freedom he needs to outrun the three guards and sprint toward the net]"

"[Kate sees him and passes the ball back to him before the Knights can reach her. It is a clear, straight pass that flies through the air, hits the ground and rolls straight to Juan's feet. Juan kicks the ball toward the net]"

"[The Knights' goalie runs to meet the ball. He jumps into the air and deflects it with the tip of his fingers. He can't control it, though, and it goes back toward the field]"

"[Tak realizes that the ball is flying straight toward him. He knows that there is only one fashion to make the play. He lowers his head and smashes the ball directly into the net. GOAL!!]"

"[The ref blows his whistle. The game is over. The children cheer, and their fans shriek with emotion]"

"[They have tied the game]"

"Referee: The regulation play has resulted in a tie! We will go into a shoot-out!"

"[The Big Green gather around Anna as Tom explains what's going on in a tied game]"

"Anna: Five players from each team will go out onto the field. And you will each take a shot against the goalie."

"Polly: Let Juan kick five times."

"Anna: Each player can only kick once."

"[Tom warns Juan to go first. He will be followed by Kate, Nick and Sophia. But they yet need someone to shoot last]"

"Tom: Any volunteers for the last position. Jeffrey?"

"Jeffrey: My kick's no luck. Don't make me do it."

"Anna: Evan?"