"I mean, my dad was there with me and my dad was just so proud and excited to be there and I was so happy to have him there with me and I don’t know, I connect that a lot with my dad in that experience of being there, being there with him and what it meant to him."

"I can’t say exactly how it impacts me and changes me, but I feel like the process of doing that and really considering other perspectives, I feel like it offers some kind of teaching."

"And here we all are separated from people that we love and not able to go live the lives we’ve always loved. It is strange. I didn’t quite anticipate. I don’t think anyone anticipated being in this position now."

"After working with him, he became a real hero of mine because he was so kind to me – I was a 14-year-old kid and knew nothing."

"He was funny and gracious and made me feel so comfortable. He was amazing. Subsequently, I became a huge fan of his music."

"It’s weird how much his death has affected me, especially how I feel now. I am much more conscious of how precious time is and I strive to find joy in everything. I catch myself quicker now when I start wasting my time worrying about silly things."

"It wasn’t until my late twenties that I realised acting could be a creative experience."

"I'm more reserved. I can be kind of shy in a group. Once I'm comfortable with someone, I'm not reserved."

"The thing that really matters to me is well-being and happiness."

"I went through a really hard time at the end of last year. The biggest thing for me is that my kids grow up safely and have happy lives. For me, that’s enough."

"I did think that it was the sort of film that we could do together, and we had wanted to work together on something for some time."

"I got to spend the whole year with my kids and my husband. And that's wonderful. My job really suits me."

"Lots of other people have won Oscars, too, and there are a lot of talented women my age working who could play the roles I go after just as well."

"It was something about the way that we were together. He stood out to me as someone singular and rare and beautiful, and I liked the way he was in the world. I liked the way he was with people. I liked the way he was with my son and the way he made me feel."

"I have a thing about honesty; I think it's crucial to a relationship. Otherwise, one person holds all the power. It's healthy to be straightforward, and it turns out you can wind up weathering a lot. Knowing that everything is on the table what you see is what you get lends a sense of safety."

"I'd like both of my kids to remain kids as long as possible until they actually have to become grown-ups, so I prefer none of them become professionals before adulthood."

"I don't really have a vested interest in what they do career-wise, so long as it's neither destructive to their bodies nor illegal. And hopefully not destructive to other people's bodies either."

"I'm incredibly loyal, I like that. I'm not into trends and fads. I'm in it for the long haul. The same goes for relationships, business and personal. I believe in functioning that way."

"I didn't have a very rebellious personality, I was someone who wanted to make people happy. I was almost an overachiever kind of kid."

"You have to do it. You can't keep thinking about it, you just sort of surrender to it, especially when you get the opportunity to work with great actors."

"I still don't know if I have the hang of it. It's kind of a work in progress but I've felt more invested than ever and committed and passionate since the birth of my son."

"Logan said she was separated from her handlers and then assaulted by a mob of men who ripped off her clothes and groped her."

"There’s a code of silence about it that I think is in Lara’s interest and in our interest to break"

"I never thought I would be a journalist in my life. When I was growing up, in high school, my father was very, very tough on me. I was very bad in mathematics."

"And you know that people who are power hungry, who want to maintain this hold on power, can do anything to make sure that the independent voice is muzzled."

"Certainly I will go back to my country. I don't think that I will be able to survive in the Diaspora. My life is in Zimbabwe."

"It is very essential for journalists to expose corruption, mismanagement of the economy, violation of human rights and related issues."

"the new e-procurement system has gaps in data recovery (retrieving), no spread out backup and information."

"These are government funds that you are throwing out there without any explanation."

"why the district is not in position to manage its property by collecting rent from the broadcaster and use it to maintain the structure."

"How long does it take to ask for permission to conduct an emergency tender and how can you fail to give a report to the procurement authority even if the tender was an emergent one?"

"We want to know why, don’t tell us sorry, because this is not why we are here."

"there is no value for money and demanded an explanation why the staff were not trained in the first case."

"This system begun working in 2016-2017 and I personally don’t see why you say that it is new. It is even possible that similar or worse errors have been committed before those seen by the auditor general."

"There are four companies that were blacklisted but the system didn’t show their status thus protecting them, meaning they equally bid for tenders. Why?"

"With no storage, no back up, that means that if anything happens the system stops and so does the work."

"How can you pay contractors such a percentage when the work which was supposed to be done is lacking?"

"after eight years, it will be hard to recover the value of the investment in BBR, and considering the unused equipment, there is more than Rwf600 million in loss and stated that the same could happen with the college project."

"The more you delay in using it, the more you increase the loss."

"The cost of chia seeds is prohibitive for some farmers, suggesting that there should be a way to increase their production in order to lower its prices."

"There’s no sliding scale of equality. We are all humans and deserve the same level of humanity."

"Even if you don’t feel like you belong, you have to keep going. Don’t let the feeling of insecurity hold you back."

"Some men have funny ideas of how you should act on a date."

"The sadness of an unhappy marriage and home seeps into your soul. It is crushing and turns you into a shell of who you are."

"Parents have their own timeline for your life. You must create and embrace yours and BE HAPPY with your choices."

"Your life journey will take you on many different paths but you will end up where you are supposed to in the end. Trust the process. Pray always and don’t lose your humanity or compromise who you are in a bid to get to the top."

"People share things innocently believing that it is true but that is how fake news is spread, through inattention and lack of verifying. Check that it is from a credible news source before sharing something online."

"Everything is about the mindset, I find. I choose to remain positive, even in the face of challenges. It’s not easy but it’s an attitude I find gets me through tough times."

"I came to Nigeria determined to make the most of an amazing career opportunity in a place that is home in my heart. You have to roll with the punches."

"We are a news network and we report the news as it happens. We must tell the stories we find."