All Quotes

"Test cricket is the holy grail of cricket, and every player aspires to play"

"Over the last couple of days, I have realised that we go through different phases and in each opportunity or phase, there are certain challenges that you face that will make life easier for the next generation"

"You will realise that some of the girls that are playing right now may not get to fully enjoy this status, and those that come some five or ten years later may"

"The hope is that by the time the future generation starts playing, we will have developed further and will be playing and competing against some of the top sides regularly"

"Everyone has a part to play"

"Having this status means more game time"

"I played mine and hope to continue contributing in my new role as convener of selectors"

"“A lot of groundwork will definitely need to be done in terms of school, provincial and club cricket"

"Ideally, I would like a scenario where we have something like two senior sides, namely the Lady Chevrons and an emerging side, while we also have active age-group sides"

"This will make it easier for gradual progression, and the obvious beneficiary will be the national side"

"I am quite excited by the appointment and would like to think my history in cricket and sport in general substantiated the position"

"I am looking forward to see how we can grow and develop the game of cricket to as many girls and women as possible, obviously with more game time and exposure to the sport"

"I am happy and humbled that my input to the game has been worthwhile, having pioneered in different aspects like captaining, coaching and now as convenor of selectors"

"It was ideally to equip the Under-19 players for the qualifier and the World Cup"

"The six senior players were deliberately chosen to mentor on batting, bowling, general mannerism and confidence building"

"A player like Mugeri-Tiripano has a huge presence on the field and we are hoping the youngsters will feed off her and learn a lot"

"Mugeri-Tiripano and Mupachikwa were chosen to help the batters, especially the top-order batters, while our top bowler Nkomo will mentor the bowlers, with Dhururu and Mupachikwa mentoring the wicketkeepers"

"Dhururu will captain just as she did at Kwibuka because she was able to help the Under-19s go through the tournament and helped build their confidence"

"“We absolutely must make sure that corporations are not cross price gouging. And so we know that corporations are seeing 70-year record profits and using that as a cover for inflation and jacking up prices. And Congress can stop that.”"

"“Reform means that we absolutely must secure the border. … We also must have a clear pathway to citizenship for Dreamers and for those who serve honorably in the military.”"

"A cynic is a man who looks at the world with a monocle in his mind's eye."

"Of two evils choose the prettier."

"A guilty conscience is the mother of invention."

"A blunder at the right moment is better than cleverness at the wrong time."

"The books we think we ought to read are poky, dull, and dry; The books that we would like to read we are ashamed to buy; The books that people talk about we never can recall; And the books that people give us — oh, they’re the worst of all!"

"I love the Christmas-tide, and yet, I notice this, each year I live; I always like the gifts I get, But how I love the gifts I give!"

"“A noble theme!” the tyro cried; And straightway scribbled off a sonnet. “A noble theme,” the poet sighed; “I am not fit to write upon it.”"

"They borrow books they will not buy, They have no ethics or religions; I wish some kind Burbankian guy Could cross my books with homing pigeons!"

"Advice is one of those things it is far more blessed to give than to receive."

"It is a 100 per cent male team, not even in fashionable clothes."

"It is the interest one takes in books that makes a library. And if a library have interest it is; if not, it isn't."

"Youth is a silly, vapid state, Old age with fears and ills is rife; This simple boon I beg of Fate — A thousand years of Middle Life."

"He laughs best who laughs last, The wiseacres vow; But I am impatient, I want to laugh now."

"I don't believe the half I hear, Nor the quarter of what I see! But I have one faith, sublime and true, That nothing can shake or slay; Each spring I firmly believe anew All the seed catalogues say!"

"What we are focused on is ensuring that we can provide content that is ready to go for our customers to use, and that is where our focus is at the moment."

"Adaptability is really important — the style and the way that you do things has to change according to the environment. There are times where you step up and lead, but there are equally times where you can lead in a more informal manner."

"I have always wanted to work in an organization that is global. Whilst these situations are tough, I have found retaining a sense of humor and understanding cultural nuance has been vital to not take things like that too personally."

"Philanthropy can help by injecting resources to both insulate coverage from cutbacks and accelerate important reporting projects. Grants can give newsrooms the runway they need to deepen their coverage, experiment with new approaches, help make important shifts toward greater diversity, and confront relentless threats from misinformation."

"It will help to sustain what we do, grow what we do, and add new and incremental journalism services for the industry.The state of local news is at an actual point of critical crisis, and we see this exacerbating further."

"We were looking at social justice issues. Back then, we were talking about racial profiling. What has happened now? It's just gotten worse."

"I believe that education is the number one equalizer."

"Talk about opportunity, we all just want a chance, a shot at the American Dream and how do you get there? In school. Education."

"Every one of you here can make that difference in this race. This is how we get our message out. We tell people who I am, we tell people who were fighting for, and I can't do it without you because money and politics is buying our elected officials."

"If you knew what a sensation of the nearness of a higher power one instinctively feels when one is permitted to contribute to the good of mankind, as I have done, and still do! Believe me, it is a great gift of God's mercy!"

"“There is an understanding that we all have jobs to do. You can be frustrated or angry or mad at someone if they’re being too tough on you one day, but that is how democracy works.""

"I like the power of TV, and I know it’s potentially waning for all sorts of reasons, but it’s immediate."

"At some point over the next four years, a promise will be bent or broken and the government will disappoint people, and it’s important people know that they say one thing and they’re doing something else."

"The aim of the study was to confirm the claims by traditional medical practitioners that the selected plants can enhance memory. Beyond confirming that these plants are effective, we also targeted identifying the constituents in the plants that are responsible for the activity."

"The main predisposing factor to memory loss is aging."

"Which means every single person is at risk of losing their memory as we grow old."