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"“There is nothing more important than an environment and a culture that says everybody is needed and wanted.”"

"“I never thought I would see it in my lifetime,” a South African gallerist who created her first display space 17 years ago in a milking shed on her parents’ farm outside the town of Durbanville. “I think lots of people are seeing the need to do bigger and better projects.”"

"“fearlessly delving into various aspects of identity, societal issues, and the dynamic essence of contemporary culture,”"

"“Living better to me means moving through the world as my authentic self at all times, showing up in every room I enter as my highest self means I’m living an abundant liberated life.”"

"The face... always the face. The body can [have] muscles or [be] too skinny -- I don't care"

"Putting your ideas out is sometimes the most important thing to do. Once released, it takes on a life of its own. Stop procrastinating, just do it!"

"“If anyone takes anything from me it would be to allow yourself joy every single day.”"

"“I remember what it was like to be looking forward to completing Matric and moving into the next phase of life; the anxiety, the expectation and the absolute focus it takes and I believe that the class of 2020 deserves to have all the support to make their dreams a reality too.”"

"“In our business we know that people are our most important asset and in 3 or 4 years time this class of matriculants will be knocking on our doors as potential employees and I want to be able to look back on this time and know that our organisation played a key role in ensuring that they were ready for their final school exams.”"

"“What matters in learning is not to be taught, but to wake up.”"

"I paid for two seats at the back of the car to give my thighs breathing space. The gangly man sitting next to me used the extra space to spread his legs as widely as possible, leaving me squeezed once again against the window. I was livid. Months of travelling cheek-by-jowl in cars had instilled in me a new-found loathing of men’s legs, which, like air, seem constantly to expand to fill the space available. I’m amazed they’re not all buried in Y-shaped coffins."

"Writers are professional eavesdroppers."

"we are a very small team so every single point count"

"“Returning to the mat feels awesome and winning a gold medal was the height of it. It was not easy but by the Grace of God, hard work and determination, I made it against all odds"."

"Evil has no gender, race, creed or religion. It is not a preserve of the Black man, The man who made Hajia Dadasare Abdullahi a sex slave at less than twelve years of age was Caucasian and supposedly Christian. Being evil is all about individuals and not their gender, race, creed or religion."

"I pledge to Nigeria, my country"

"Half Education Is Madness."

"The Ministry of Justice has already designated a gender desk officer who will prepare all legal documents for legal action for victims. Also, all the officials that will work at the centre have already been trained with support from the Department For International Development (DFID)."

"Apart from the storyline, there’s the disparity between the hero and heroine. I’m one of those Christians who cannot say I woke up this morning and the holy spirit ministered unto me. Reading this book you understand that when God wants you for something, it doesn’t matter what you think."

"All writers have to persevere, have a story they want to share and push till it's in a form others can understand and appreciate."

"Poetry is my form of healing. I had to write about it to be able to heal from it."

"Always believe in hard work"

"My worst fear is to sit idle with no learning in hand which motivates me to work continuously and enhance my skills. I can say that I am well equipped with the ."

"“a very important fight today for everybody, in an age of populism”, Debray says. “The question of Picasso touches on some very actual problems. They remind us that works of art are not reality. And images are not the reality. Young people are often not able to deconstruct how an image is built, and how images act as representations of something imagined or fantastical.”"

""Overnight, I found myself on the cover of Life [magazine]. I toured the whole world before landing in Hollywood," she said in an interview in 1990."

"Believes a truthful representation of Picasso's life is “an important fight for everybody”"

"i was born to win"

"Having grown up during the Second World War and been sheltered by her family, Aubry said she "discovered life in record pace" after appearing in Manon."

"Funny enough,it has never been difficult for me to get hooked.It is just that I am the kind of woman that knows what she wants."

"Our mothers and grandmothers exerted influence and control over our fathers and grandfathers. But they knew how to do so gently and respectfully. That way, they had their way while the man remained in charge, unchallenged. And everybody was happy. This is what I will tell the women in the boardroom today. Women being in positions of authority is good, because they will bring a different aspect and approach to the way things are being done. Women are not stupid and they have a lot to offer the society too. We don’t look at things the way men look at things. As mothers and wives, we are most likely to give a deeper consideration to things before taking actions."

"Generally, I am content, as I look forward to my future."

"Rituals serve as mechanisms for sustaining familial bonds through shared meanings and experiences, and reinforced value systems. Holidays and rituals can therefore help foster national integration by building and cementing social bonds, reinforcing common values, promoting and communicating moral and social order."

"What gives me the most hope every day is God's grace; knowing that his grace is going to give me the strength for whatever I face, knowing that nothing is a surprise to God. Grace is what matters in anything - especially life, especially growth, tragedy, pain, love, death."

"I practiced at my law firm for eight years"

"I write to inform you that I have chosen to resign from the board of directors of AFC for personal reasons, effective immediately. It was an honour to serve on the Board of directors of the corporation. Thank you for the opportunity and I wish the ministry and the corporation all the best."

"Private debt has a long-term equity structure, with a fairly reasonable interest rate, which is making it easier for companies to venture into the East African region ."

"I love what I do. I love getting to talk with these people, and I feel like I'm learning something every day. You also have to be a really good listener, which I think is an underestimated skill"

"To try to approach the immensity of Lagos is to, perhaps, try to stand amidst numerous dreams colliding in an ever-growing space."

"I was confused because I never thought such could happen, especially in my area."

"Be part of a strong LCD faction that has been pushing some people to succeed Mosisili."

"If I look at the women in my family – my mother, my aunties, cousins and friends – I see strength; strength of character, and the power of vision. The African woman is strong, bold, driven and an incredible multi-tasker. I say this, not because it’s a cliché, but because it is true. From the Tomato farms in Kano Nigeria, to the tea plantations in Kericho, Kenya, from politics, to business and civil society, women are putting in the work and are achieving great results. If I even speak from a personal perspective, the women within my network are focused, and are making consistent, measurable impact in all fields of endeavour."

"What COVID has done is expose how fragile actually the systems around oxygen have been over the years ."

"I learned also that money is not a problem, what is needed is technical skills and perseverance."

"Be strong when you fall because you are left with no other option."

"So the African woman is indeed the one who is building sustainable structures with the bricks life has thrown her, and I celebrate her for that."

"Do what you can, be gentle with yourself about what you can't."

"“The pure soul of a wooden man takes on the perniciousness of this reality"

"I am very excited to be able to continue to advance this vision, building on my previous work at a broader regional level in my new role as senior private sector development advisor in TBI's industrialisation practice .I am confident that we can build the African we want and deliver the transformative power of industry."

"Our experience in global corporate banking, private equity, and wealth management positions us well to guide these startups through their early growth stages."

"I am excited about the opportunity to join Africa50 and contribute to the sustainable economic and social development of Africa, for which improved infrastructure is so important. Africa50 is in a unique position to work with government partners and institutional and private investors to increase the number of viable projects."