All Quotes

"I have personally worked with this group to help educate the public on the benefits of waiting and I believe they will be able to collaborate with our schools to spread the message."

"It will take a partnership between parents and schools to help mitigate the effects of cell phone use among teens."

"Now that we’ve had real success in helping individuals move into stable housing, we’re turning our focus to prevention."

"I think we have to ask ourselves and be much more aware of what’s going on around us."

"There are some really practical things that we can do."

"It was promotion for a country manager position."

"I was running a very big team; hundreds of people and hundreds of thousands of dollars, actually millions, hundred millions of dollars."

"I have to say, looking back over my shoulder the person they did choose did not last very long."

"Some years later, many years later, I went back in a very big leadership position because they came looking for me."

"Our world has changed fundamentally, and it has changed overnight."

"We stand at the start of the 4th Industrial Revolution. Diversity and inclusion must be at the top of the agenda to enable recovery from the pandemic"

"From my experience, I got to know that it is better to be jailed than to be put in detention. While in jail, you can have access to visitors but such would never happen if you are in detention. They will take you away in the night and you will not know where you are being taken to."

"I know that if we all go out in this world looking at the possibilities of things instead of just the problems, our future will be a whole lot brighter.”"

"It seemed like no many how many lemons I squeezed, we would always sell out"

"The first time I sold it, I thought, ‘This is only going to be a one-time thing. I am going to do it once, get the money, donate some and then save some and then use the rest to buy this awesome toy that I wanted.’ I do not remember what it was!”"

"The more passionate you are about what you do, the more fun you will have while doing it and then also, the better you will do it, the easier it will be and the more successful your company will be"

"A lot of entrepreneurs think they have to do it all by themselves and when they are in times of trouble, they won’t ask for help. It is important to ask for help when you need it because there are people who support your mission and support what you do and so it is definitely important for you to go and ask them for help if you need it"

"Sometimes you have to get into that mindset and dream like a kid,put you into a better goal setting stage for your business.”"

"Life is not fair. Once you're OK with that, you can move on."

"I'm a faithful woman; I do a lot of praying. Everything happens for a reason."

"To see the things my son has to deal with in his life, it isn't something I would want anyone to have to deal with, but he handles it with a lot of strength and always stays positive. He's gone through a lot, and what he's been through, so have we."

"My goals were to expand my commitment to public service, continue to be a role model for girls and young women, and increase the access and opportunities for every citizen to live their best lives."

"I believed then, as I do now, that public service is a calling rooted in service to one another."

"Leadership understands that true success requires a strong team, where every member contributes their portion."

"Family is so important. We don’t pick and choose who our parents happen to be, but I was very fortunate, and my siblings were quite fortunate, to be able to be in a household where faith was important, that we understood values. You wanted to be a person of integrity. You realized how important your name happens to be."

"I was not looking to be an elected official. That was never a goal of a career, but I always knew that I had leadership skills, and I always wanted to help people."

"I am very excited that I am now the longest-serving woman on City Council. I think that’s an accomplishment in itself, and hopefully girls will be able to see that they could be an elected official."

"If you’re going to change the trajectory of a Black girl’s life in our community, then we need to understand what is the current quality of life of our girls."

"Over the years, it’s proved wise not to say anything"

"Well, I thought it was better to know what people thought. But it doesn’t make any difference. I’m not really sure how I’m perceived now. But the thing is… it is really normal – most of the time."

"We must change attitudes and behaviour."

"James would get picked up – very occasionally by someone else – and come back to the office and be here with me"

"We were pretty much the only ones doing this sort of thing when we started. It was really clear almost from the start that this was going to work. I got help from other mums – paperwork and that kind of thing… I think it’s easier to start a business when you’re young. You’re less aware of the pitfalls and maybe you have less of a lifestyle to lose."

"I think if you offer good value and you offer a proposition which is innovative, people will migrate to it"

"I was often finished by 6pm and I didn’t have a long train journey. I think it’s really good to work. It was part of the children’s lives – it still is – and they’d come and help."

"They did a lot of modelling. Catherine was on the cover of one of the catalogues, blowing out candles. Later on, she did some styling and set up the First Birthday side of the business. Pippa did the blog. I still value their ideas and opinions."

"If I come across as normal, that would be great, because that’s what I am"

"Make sure whatever you do doesn’t compromise your family, because that becomes untenable. And don’t be afraid to ask questions."

"I couldn’t do it without Mike and my team"

"I’m not massively big on history, but if you watch war films, you learn a lot about strategy there, because in order to win a war, you have to be very strategic. The tactics is the men on the front line, right? But actually, the strategy of how you’re going to win the war is the important part. And I think that’s where war films come really into play."

"I think the tactics become easy if you know the problem, if you know the why. I think that’s what are not enough marketers. I think that’s the biggest issue right now, by the way, in marketing. I think too many people are trying to battle the bottom line."

"Do you know what? People say you have to be 100 % sure in order to make a decision, right? And 100 % sure is because it’s back to your data. That’s the best way to spend our money. I always be You’ve got to be 50% sure. Sometimes you got to take a risk."

"Go and find that proposition that you literally hang your hat on and that is different. Nobody else is talking in this way. And one of the things as well, especially around search, is I remember when we started, you could either fight the data battle or the creativity battle. And data is very expensive to fight, by the way."

"Our mission is to centre those textures, not just accommodate them. Realistic curl pattern matching is essential to self-expression, confidence, and cultural affirmation — it’s about creating hair that feels like you, not a compromise.’"

"We hope to see a shift from performative inclusivity to systemic change — in funding, product innovation, and education. The future should prioritise safety, sustainability, and representation not just as trends but as standards"

"Building trust with a community that’s been historically overlooked takes time, especially when you’re challenging legacy norms with better product standards, biotech innovation, and authentic representation.’"

"Customer service isn’t just about resolving issues. It’s about relationship. Trust. Sometimes the most powerful insights don’t come from a dashboard, they come from what someone tells you at their front door."

"“I was so young that instead of feelings of sadness the challenge of having my hair done professionally became normalised.”"

"“I loved the closeness and comfort of my mother’s touch as she performed the ritual of gently brushing and braiding my hair. But as I got older and started using home relaxer kits to make my hair more manageable, there were naturally disasters, including burns.”"

"“With Ruka, I wanted to bring the joy back to Black women as they explore their hair, from the very start.”"