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"Lohengrin : Merciful, merciful – gentle swan!... Cross again – the wide ocean... Go, return – to the holy sanctuary, Where does not penetrate - the human gaze!... I fulfill the pact you have with honor, Goodbye... goodbye, singing swan! (Act I)"

"I am filled with honor and joy to join the ranks of an organization with the history and impact that BWHI has in the uplifting of health equity needs of Black women and girls. We are at a critical crossroads in the health policy and health access needs in this country for women, and I am honored that I will get to work with dedicated partners and team members who are driven to improve the outcomes on Black women's health by driving forward evidence and science into policy and practice."

"I was motivated by good mentorship and average grades while studying Law."

"Official Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria website"

"If u don't wanna get older , then you're gonna die young!"

"One of the greatest achievements in life is sowing a seed, nurturing it and watching it grow into a beautiful plant."

"I see myself as someone that is trying to do something different, and just trying to inspire a change. I feel as if I bring something different to the sport."

"Nobody owes you anything — Chiamaka Obuekwe"

"Damilola Emuze is the Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of ScholarX an education financing startup, experienced in sales and marketing strategies, business analysis and market research and development. She is skilled in operational management, with a demonstrated ability to consistently increasing return on investments to the"

"Empowering students to access education financing unlocks human potential and transforms communities."

"If your dreams don't scare you, then they're not big enough"

"“As parliamentarians we are the bridge between the local, national and international level. We can decide on legislation!” at Parliamentary Accountability Summit at COP28 in Dubia."

"We start levelling up and doing nice things for ourselves that people have a problem with it."

"It's only about 25% talent. The rest comes down to savvy business sense, and a whole lot of authenticity."

"Every woman has the right to live without humiliation, without violence of any kind"

"Dirk Rogers —"

"Mauricio Mendoza — Papa Noel / Santa Claus"

"— Santa Claus XVII"

"Peyton Manning - Himself"

"Marta Kessler - Olga (season 2)"

"Mitch Poulos — Saint Nicholas of Myra"

"— the Easter Bunny"

"Sasha Knight - Crouton"

"Isabella Bennett - Edie"

"Liam Kyle - Gary"

"Ruby Jay - Riley"

"- Charlie Calvin"

"- the Sandman"

"Devin Bright - Noel"

"- Carol Calvin/Mrs. Claus"

"Rupali Redd - Grace Choksi (season 1)"

""Finance is the great enabler of climate action" at COP28 Green Climate Fund event., December 4, 2023"

"Tim Allen - Scott Calvin/Santa Claus"

"Austin Kane - Buddy "Cal" Calvin-Claus"

"- Simon Choksi (season 1)"

"Elizabeth Allen-Dick - Sandra Calvin-Claus"

"Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias - Kris Moreno / Kris Kringle (season 2)"

"- Betty (season 1; recurring: season 2)"

"Eric Stonestreet - Magnus Antas / The Mad Santa (season 2)"

"Abba Longinus said: “Once you become distressed [ill], say: ‘Be distressed then and die; but if you ask me for something to eat other than at mealtime, I will not even provide you with the daily ration.’”"

"Some monks called Euchites once visited Abba Lucius at Enaton and the elder asked them: “What is your handiwork?” “We do not have anything to do with handiwork, they said, “but we ‘pray without ceasing’ [1 Thess 5:17] as the Apostle said.” “Do you not eat?” said the elder. “Yes,” they said, and the elder said: “Who prays for you when you are eating?” Again he said to them: “Do you not sleep?” “Yes,” they said, and the elder said: “Who prays for you when you are asleep?” and at this they did not find him an answer. And he said to them: “Forgive me but, look: you do not do as you say. I will show you that I pray without ceasing while toiling at my handiwork. I soak a few rushes for myself then, sitting down with God, I braid them into a rope, saying: ‘Have mercy upon me O God according to your great goodness: according to the multitude of your mercies blot out mine offences’” [Ps 50:1], and he said to them: “Is that not prayer?” “Yes,” they said, and the elder said: “When I remain working and praying all day long, I make sixteen coins more or less. I put two of them at the door and eat with the rest. He who takes the two coins prays for me while I am eating and when I am sleeping and, by the grace of God, to ‘pray without ceasing is fulfilled for me.’”"

"A brother asked Abba Cronios: “In what way does one arrive at humble-mindedness?” The elder said: “Through fear of God.” The brother said to him: “And through what action does one arrive at fear of God?” The elder said: “In my opinion, let him withdraw himself from every affair and dedicate himself to physical toil, to the best of his ability bearing in mind his departure from the body and the judgment of God.”"

"Abba Orsisius said: “Unbaked brick set in a foundation near to a river does not last one day, but it lasts like stone if it is baked. Likewise a person with a carnal mentality and not purged by the fire of the word of God, like Joseph, falls apart when he proceeds to govern. For there are many temptations for such people in the midst of folk. A person aware of his own limitations does well to flee from the burden of authority; but they who are firm in the faith are immoveable. If one wants to speak of the most holy Joseph himself, he will say that he was not earthly. Many times he was tempted, and in what a country, where there was not a trace of godliness at that time! But the God of his fathers was with him and drew him out of all affliction; and now he is with his fathers in the Kingdom of Heaven. As for ourselves, knowing our own limitations, let us fight the good fight; for in that way we will only just be able to escape the judgment of God.”"

"Abba Isidore of Pelusium used to say: “A life without a word is more advantageous than a word without life; for the first, even in silence, is advantageous, while the second is a trouble-maker when it cries out, whereas if life and word run together they constitute the portrait of all philosophy.”"

"Abba Theodore of Enaton said: “If God were to lay to our account our lack of attention in prayers and our distractions in psalm-singing, we could not be saved.”"

"The same Amma Theodora also said: “A devout person was once reviled by somebody and he said to him: ‘I too could have said the same to you but the law of God closes my mouth.’” She used to say this too: “A Christian having a discussion with a Manichaean about the body spoke thus: ‘Impose the law on the body and you shall see that the body [belongs] to the Creator.’”"

"The most important thing an author can do is to be authentic, to be true to the times and the character - what the character would say and do. To be called “Black” during Mary’s time would have been an insult."

"We didn’t have missteps, but when the book opens with the incident at the luncheon, we both thought it was horrible, but Marie thought it was more horrible than I did. … If Mary had to count and remember all the slights in her life, she wouldn’t have been able to move on."

"Abba John of the Thebaid said, 'First of all the monk must gain humility; for it is the first commandment of the Lord who said: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."' (Matt. 5.3)"

"A brother visited Abba Elijah who was living in hesychia at the coenobion of the cave of Abba Zabba and he said to him: “Abba, tell me a saying.” The elder said to the brother: “In the days of our fathers these three virtues were cherished: indifference to possessions, meekness, and continence. Now cupidity, gluttony, and arrogance hold monks in prey. Hold fast to which you will.”"