Women From Ghana

"Sophia Akuffo is a different type of human being. She doesn't need to do this, but she's doing it! God bless her."

"If it takes money to do that then there should be access to that money without being necessarily identifiable that you are from here or from there."

"Those are the things that make me sad because somebody with PhD should actually be seeing themselves as employing people who will be employing other people."

"am not an economist I don’t stay awake because of the details of the economy but many times what keeps me awake is what is going to happen to the young people."

"For how long are we going to be in this situation or circumstance where you don’t really see much hope in the eyes of young people? When you get talking to them they don’t sound too hopeful."

"When they are sounding hopeful, it is about getting a visa of one type or the other or getting a university admission outside. Most often their eyes and hope are external and not in Ghana which I think is extremely sad.”"

"I find it wicked, I find it disrespectful, I find it unlawful, I find it totally wrong, period! Because you don’t solve your problems by sacrificing your aged. That is the last thing you should do."

"Nobody tells me what to think, except God and nobody can tell me what to do with my time and what to say about anything going on in this country (Ghana). Thank God we have a constitution, flawed though it might be but at least the right to say what I want to say and the freedom of conscience, that's mine and nobody will trample on it however influential they are."

"If by the grace of God, I've got a voice why shouldn't I use it? In fact, I've decided that after this I am always going to find a voice to espouse. Why shouldn't I? I think that is why God has given me life beyond retirement and I think that every day after retirement I must use it to worship God."

"If you insist on ideology....which I thought was outdated after Communism....Maybe I can say I am egalitarian."

"Everything in this world that you can arrange in such a way that the dealings are at an arm's length is better than somebody's arm twisted and another person's arm is in their pocket."

"There are standards for the public service...and conflict of interest is something that always can be dealt with, whether it is written in black and white or not... and conflict of interest does not necessarily have to be actual; it can be potential."

"It's (being a Judge) been full, it's been interesting, it's been restful. and I can choose my times more effectively than before...but for me, it's been very good...no I have served, I finished, I'm happy to be retired, I'm happy I'm not each time saddled with having to write judgements and agonizing with decisions and so on and so forth...so, I really don't miss the work. And I don't think that most judges after a long pause on the bench miss the daily grind, I doubt it."

"And you know what, I cannot fathom the reason for something being done in a particular way, especially when its been done for others but its not being done for others, I start getting suspicious, I have grown to the age where I have seen it all, and therefore I easily become suspicious."

"Feminism isn’t about making women stronger. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength."

"Every artiste you’ve seen on top isn’t doing what they’re doing carnally... I live by the motto 'work hard and have faith'."

"Work hard till your critics become your dancers."

"I'm always going to stand for the truth and the truth is sensitive."

"I feel like the starting point of success is acceptance of reality."

"For me, very little gets to me, except to do my work that I have to do and I must say up till now, I still believe that 99.99% of the judiciary from magistrates all the way to the Chief Justice, they are there to simply do their work."

"When you treat a woman right you always get a beautiful home… respect is key. I respect her (Menaye) a lot and she also respects me. People talk a lot but we are focused."

"My wife - she's my manager, she's my, she's my coach, she's my everything, she's my everything."

"As a former titleholder, the Miss Universe experience taught me a great deal and has shaped me to be the woman I am today. I am very passionate about building and maintaining the reputation of the Miss Universe Ghana pageant in my role as National Director."

"I am extremely proud and excited to announce my role as the new National Director for Miss Universe Ghana. I will be working diligently with my team to make sure we make Ghana proud."

"Do you love it enough to want to plug through the hard times? Are you willing to persevere? What is the message you want to put across? Tell it the best way possible! Be patient, be grounded, know your craft – the success will come."

"We weren’t watered down, and looking at African design through a European prism was not the goal. It was about observing the diverse range of our work and the represented brands."

"I believed in this dream, I knew it was what we needed in this part at the time and I was really inspired to go ahead and pursue my dreams."

"If ‘Ophelia’, a girl from Osu, can do it, then nothing can stop you from achieving your dreams. Go out and create your magic."

"I am honoured and excited to be among top 10 designers from across the world selected to showcase the Qipao at the National Silk Museum in Hangzhou, China. As a Ghanaian designer, it is a great privilege and matter of national pride to represent Ghana on a global stage such as this."

"There are no short cuts to success. Do your best in all things, and trust God to do what only He can do. Never stop believing. Keep investing in yourself, and invest in others. Never walk alone."

"Impact your world right where you find yourself and in whatever you find yourself doing. Dream big, and create the future you desire through hard work, integrity, and a positive attitude."

"I am bright colors with a mixture of summer flowers. I am sensitive and made up of emotions and poetry. Also, I’m a woman who allows myself to grow through feeling everything in full."

"I’m a woman boss with a voice, dreams, stories to tell and the ability to tell them. My motivation is that I’m blessed with a gift and because of that, I get to walk and live my life with a purpose."

"I enjoy the fact that every day brings a new challenge and a fresh opportunity for me to make a positive impact on our society through the flagship programme of This Morning."

"I feel like what I’m doing is a calling so I think I have arrived at what I was supposed to do in the first place and I’ve always followed it so I don’t have regrets in anything that I have done. I always knew fashion was an area I was going to venture into."

"I wanted to change the way Kente was kept and used. I believed that you could actually cut Kente and use it to do almost everything."

"In the past, mothers would lock it up in a trunk and have it is passed from generation to generation. We didn’t get to wear it unless it was some amazing occasion."

"To sew is one thing but one needs to understand the business end of it. It is necessary that people come to see that talent can only take you so far, the ability to apply proper business principles will define many who will make it in the industry and those who, unfortunately, will sink."

"They must learn to set goals for themselves and work towards achieving such goals"

"My vision in the next few years is to own different shops in different parts of Africa, Europe and the US, expand my production line and invest in men’s clothes"

"I am a disciplined, principled, and determined woman. I always set goals for myself and make sure I achieve them. This explains why I have been able to manage her time successfully and played my role as a wife, a mother, a teacher and a shop owner."

"we need to enhance creativity in the schools.It is very important for our country. It’s my hope to be at some point and some level with design. I added entrepreneurship because after school the designer becomes business people in our own area."

"It is important to learn how to push yourselves and get up because in Ghana, if you move one step, it pushes you back three steps but that is not the reason for not pursuing your ambitions so keep doing it until you become successful."

"Customers do not call me on my personal line. Everything business is done at work so that it doesn’t come home. So the weekend is spent with my children. So I advise mothers to find a structure in their lives that they will use to be able to run their businesses as well as manage the children at home."

"I say they should stay focused, committed and dedicated in their thoughts and their minds and the direction they are going."

"That as always, I will devote my time and talents to her (Ghana) call and serve her (Ghana) to the best of my ability."

"The situation for women has improved since then. We see laws on gender equality, maternity leave and equal opportunity. Since Beijing a number of countries embraced the concept of the girl child and several have adopted policies to ensure that girls go to school. At the University of Ghana, where I am Chancellor, there are more women students than men."

"Ghana’s tremendous efforts aimed at revitalizing the economy. A good number of sectors of the economy have totally recovered. I am sure the economy will recover, the ultimate recovery of the economy rests on the shoulders of business owners."

"Brand management is so important. Whilst not playing anything down, we must make sure that Ghana thrives in a competitive environment because things Ghanaian are known, loved and wanted. We must push and we will be okay. We are very modest as Ghanaians, we don’t blow our own trumpet. But in this competitive world, let’s put our Christian modesty aside and boast a little bit."

"I would like to reiterate the need to balance the training of the large number of lawyers that are needed in the country with the quality of education offered, as well as the provision of human and material resources of the institutions that train our lawyers."