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# Tasneem Motara

Tasneem Motara (born 7 December 1982) is a South African politician who has been the Gauteng MEC (Member of the Executive Council) for Human Settlements since July 2024 and a member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature since May 2019. She was the MEC for Infrastructure Development and Property Management between May 2019 and October 2022 and, before her appointment to her current position, the MEC for Economic Development from October 2022 until June 2024. From May 2014 to May 2019, she represented Gauteng in the National Council of Provinces. She served as the chief whip of the provincial delegation. Motara is a member of the African National Congress.

## Quotes

* I am the Whip of both Select Committees on Finance and Appropriations and my role is to look at oversight issues related to finance and financial health of various municipalities and government departments.
* My responsibility as an MP is to liaise between the Gauteng Provincial Legislature and Parliament. I also serve as a Whip in the multi-party caucus where we are responsible for determining the programme of the NCOP
* The Commission consists of legislators and executive members of the justice fraternity and we are responsible for the appointment of magistrates and we look at how courts operate.
* The introduction of new parties and the vigorous kind of debating that is taking place at the moment is putting a spotlight on Parliament.
* The Fifth Parliament has also been characterised by robust debates and the general public is now more interested in what is happening in Parliament as opposed to the previous terms where Parliament was basically known only as a law-making institution.
* I am too young to specifically identify what I have done in my constituency and I always look to elders whenever when I struggle to achieve a particular objective.
* I believe that as South Africans we have a lot more to be grateful for than we need to be negative about - we just do not realise how fortunate we are. It is a fact that transitions and regime changes do not often come in peace but South Africa’s own transition came in a very peaceful manner.
* I am also passionate about the importance of educating all citizens of South Africa with a particular focus on young girls. I strongly believe that education gives women a greater degree of independence and we are likely to see more progress in a society where we educate young girls
* We have the potential to be a great society and as South Africans we had not been able to tap into our own potential. Let us not focus on what makes us different but rather on what unites us.
# Maureen Koech

Maureen Koech (born 21 May 1989) is a Kenyan actress, songwriter and singer

## Quotes

* Creating ideas, and concepts and seeing them through makes me feel proud and is for me a true and real contribution to the betterment of society.
# Orie Rogo Manduli

Orie Rogo Manduli (née Mary Slessor Orie Rogo, 1948 – 8 September 2021) was a Kenyan diplomat, women's activist and journalist. She won the Miss Kenya beauty pageant in 1964 and in 1974, alongside Sylvia Omino was the first woman of African descent and from Kenya to compete in the East African Safari Rally.

## Quotes

** "I was angry that we were hosting the Safari Rally annually and the few women who were participating were all foreigners. I wanted to prove that Kenyan women, too, could participate in car racing. I do not like to be put in a box or to be stereotyped."
** “Marriage can be tricky and when it comes to children, I just don’t understand why a woman would not want to have her own. Children are the reason we work so hard, besides being our future generation and the ones who will help us in old age. You cannot send your cat or dog to run errands, can you?”
** “I will not let my daughters marry without a prenuptial agreement. Lazy men take advantage of hardworking women. Men cannot be trusted to take care of the children after a woman passes on due to their polygamous nature.”
https://www.mpasho.co.ke/politics/2021-09-08-orie-rogo-mandulis-7-most-popular-and-controversial-quotes
** "I fear nothing, and I regret nothing. I do what I do because I believe in it, and I always stand by my decisions."
https://kenyanheroes.com/hero/orie-rogo-manduli/
** "Women are scared of themselves be it in Europe, North America or Asia because they have been socialized to be scared of being alone, they have been socialized to be scared of being different, they have been socialized to be scared of striking out."
** "I am Orie!, unique and special, brought here for a purpose and one of the purposes is to bring up this beautiful family I've brought up of 4 children, three girls, and one son."
** "So my sisters who stay in abusive marriages saying they are staying for the children, they know they are lying because when a marriage is not working, the children are the primary sufferers."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9J55uOZ70sg
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# Kampamba Mulenga Chilumba

Kampamba Mulenga Chilumba (born 3 March 1976) is a Zambian politician and a member of the Patriotic Front. In 2016 and 2018, she served as the Minister of Information and Broadcasting and the minister of Fisheries and Livestock respectively. She is currently the member of parliament for Kalulushi constituency and was the Minister for Community Development and Social Welfare.

## Quotes

* Despite global economic challenges that have also impacted Zambia, the government has made commendable progress in its efforts to improve the livelihoods of all citizens.
* I am pleased to report that the government has performed well this year in implementing various development programs, and we are confident that even greater economic progress will be achieved in the coming year.
* The extensive infrastructure development the country has achieved is remarkable and demonstrates a strong commitment to improving the welfare of all citizens.
* These have been instrumental in improving the living standards of all Zambians.
* My ministry and I remain committed to ensuring the successful implementation of phases two and three of the digital migration project.
** The government calls 2016 a successful year for advancing development, expressing optimism for continued economic growth in the coming year. By Kampamba Mulenga ChilumbaDecember 29, 2016

## External links

Biography
# Lamis Gaber

Lamis Gaber is an Egyptian politician. Gaber is a member of the Egyptian Parliament. Gaber is also a political writer and physician.

## Quotes

* Mubarak told me, 'If I wanted my son Gamal to be president, I would have made him join the Military Academy to help me, but I never thought about this
** Mubarak denied intention to pass down presidency to his son
* Mubarak denied that he had an intention to pass down the presidency to his son, adding that US promoted for that idea in Egypt.
** Mubarak denied intention to pass down presidency to his son
* The presidency deeply mourns former President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak, as he served the country as a commander, and a hero of the great October War. Mubarak was commander of the Air Forces during the war that restored dignity and pride to the Arab nation
** Mubarak denied intention to pass down presidency to his son
# Cornelius Vanderbilt

Cornelius Vanderbilt (27 May 1794 – 4 January 1877) was an American business magnate and philanthropist who built his wealth in railroads and shipping. Born poor and with but a mediocre education, his luck, perseverance and intelligence led into leadership positions in the inland water trade, and the rapidly growing railroad industry. He is best known for building the New York Central Railroad. As one of the richest Americans in history, he was the patriarch of the Vanderbilt family and provided the initial gift to found Vanderbilt University.

## Quotes

* It is not according to my mode of doing things to bring a suit against a man that I have the power in my own hands to punish.… The law, as I view it, goes too slow for me when I have the remedy in my own hands.… I for one will never go to law when I have got the power in my own hands to see myself right. Let the other parties go to law if they want, but by God I think I know what the law is; I have had enough of it.
** Testimony to Thurlow Weed before the railroad committee of the New York State Assembly (January 18, 1867) regarding the interruption of a through traffic agreement between the Vanderbilt-controlled Hudson River Railroad and the New York Central Railroad. T. J. Stiles, in The First Tycoon (2009), observed that whatever his preference, Vanderbilt was no stranger to the courts. Sometimes quoted as: "Law! What do I care about law? Ain't I got the power?"
* I would recommend them all [other citizens] to pursue the course that I pursue.
** Testimony before the railroad committee (January 18, 1867), sometimes quoted more briefly as "Let them do what I have done."

## Misattributed

* Gentlemen: You have undertaken to cheat me. I won't sue you, for law is too slow. I'll ruin you.
** Said to be the entirety of a letter to Charles Morgan and C. K. Garrison, quoted in an obituary, "Commodore Vanderbilt's Life" (5 January 1877) New York Times. Stiles in The First Tycoon doubted the existence of such a letter although, as seen above, Vanderbilt was inclined to act on his own rather than sue.
* The public be damned!
** Originally attributed to his son William Henry Vanderbilt
# Henrie Mutuku

Henrie Mutuku (born 1978) is a Kenyan Gospel Singer.

## Quotes

* If you are strictly into African sounds like Rhumba and Bongo, you might be disappointed but if you are open to different sounds and musical experimentation, then maybe you'll find it interesting.
* I leave it to the audience to define my style. I try out different sounds but the message is gospel.
** https://nation.africa/kenya/life-and-style/zuqka/henrie-mutuku-i-was-afraid-stardom-was-getting-into-my-head-1169504
* Many people listen to their pastors but they have never read the bible for themselves. In Africa, we have one of the most uneducated Pastorate.
* We need to be really anchored by Psalms and Hymns so that we can produce spiritual songs.
** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Du-DfQNp4T8
# Eugene H. Peterson

Eugene H. Peterson (November 6, 1932 – October 22, 2018) was an American-born clergyman, scholar, author, and poet.

## Quotes

* The puzzle is why so many people live so badly. Not so wickedly, but so inanely. Not so cruelly, but so stupidly. There is little to admire and less to imitate in the people who are prominent in our culture. We have celebrities but not saints. Famous entertainers amuse a nation of bored insomniacs. Infamous criminals act out the aggressions of timid conformists. Petulant and spoiled athletes play games vicariously for lazy and apathetic spectators. People, aimless and bored, amuse themselves with trivia and trash. Neither the adventure of goodness nor the pursuit of justice gets headlines.
** Living the Message: Daily Reflections with Eugene H. Peterson (1996), p. 114
* Creativity is difficult. When you are being creative, you’re living by faith. You don’t know what’s next because the created, by definition, is what’s never been before. So you’re living at the edge of something in which you’re not very confident. You might fail: in fact, you almost certainly will fail a good part of the time. All the creative persons I know throw away most of the stuff they do.
** The Contemplative Pastor (1993)

## See also

* The Message
# John Charles Wester

John Charles Wester (November 5, 1950 –) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe.

## Quotes

* The long-term solution to illegal immigration is not militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border, but economic development in poor nations.
** Chairman of US Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Migration urges Mexico and US to work together to “ensure that policies are adopted that permit migrants to migrate and work in a safe and controlled manner.” (14 January 2009) Fides News Agency
# North Carolina

North Carolina is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. It borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west, Virginia to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. North Carolina is the 28th most extensive and the 9th most populous of the U.S. states.

## Quotes
### B

* North Carolina, come on and raise up! Take your shirt off; twist it around your head. Spin it like a helicopter!
** Moses Barrett III, "Raise Up" (2001), Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry, Jive Records

### C

* Maybe teen marriage is all the rage in Hicksville, North Carolina, but I swear if you marry this boy I'm gonna have annulment papers drawn up so fast...
** Terrence Coli, "I Forgot to Remember to Forget", One Tree Hill (29 January 2008), character of Victoria
* While North Carolina has the honor of first authorizing its delegates to concur with other Colonies in declaring independence, it was quickly followed by South Carolina and Georgia, which also gave general instructions broad enough to include such action. But the first instructions which unconditionally directed its delegates to declare for independence came from the great Commonwealth of Virginia. These were immediately followed by Rhode Island and Massachusetts, while the other Colonies, with the exception of New York, soon adopted a like course.
** Calvin Coolidge, "Speech on the Occasion of the 150th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence" (5 July 1926)

### D

* “That will not happen all at once. You will see waves of customers coming on. A few thousand at a time
** Duke Energy spokesperson Jeff Brooks Power may be back for thousands on Wednesday night as authorities continue to go through tips on electric substation attack (By Steve Almasy, Jason Hanna and Amanda Musa, CNN Updated 7:01 AM EST, Wed December 7, 2022)
* One of the things I did in North Carolina in the seventies was to battle with the Klan because the Ku Klux Klan really controlled this state. I was telling some people during dinner that I can remember when there were big billboards of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan welcoming visitors to the various cities and towns of North Carolina. And members of the Klan appeared publicly in their garb.
** Angela Davis Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement (2015)

### T

* Robinson was endorsed by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who previously praised him as "Martin Luther King on steroids" but whose campaign distanced itself after the scandal broke in September.
** Trump according to Democrat Stein wins North Carolina governor's race (November 5, 2024)
* North Carolina is a valley of humility between two mountains of conceit.
** Author unknown; reported in Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations (1989), citing a discussion of its origin and correct wording ("humility," not "humiliation" as given by Mencken in his New Dictionary of Quotations …), and editorial comments by Henry Wiseman Kendall in the Greensboro (North Carolina) Daily News (26 August 1962), p. B4

## External links

* Encyclopedic article on North Carolina on Wikipedia
# Kawira Mwangaza

Kawira Mwangaza is a Kenyan politician. She was women's representative for Meru County in the 12th Parliament of Kenya. She is Governor of Meru County since 2022. She is undergoing impeachment proceedings.

## Quotes

* I have worked tirelessly under great pressure and I don't think any other leader in Kenya has such an experience. I am confident that if we go back to the polls, the people of Meru will re-elect me because they know I will serve them.
** Kawira Mwangaza said (The Nation, November 17, 2023)
** "You might be in a very good and powerful party and with zero development. we have witnessed that in Meru county. A governor in a very powerful party with zero developments. So development is an individual duty."
# Farida Karoney

Farida Karoney is a Kenyan who was nominated by President Uhuru Kenyatta as Cabinet Secretary for Lands, on 26 January 2018. Immediately prior to her present position, she served as the chief operating officer (COO) of the Royal Media Services (RMS), a media conglomerate that includes radio and television stations. Before that, she served as the Group Editorial Director at RMS.

## Quotes

* You know he is a very heavily built man, he came and told me how can I lose my title and you are the Minister for Lands .
** "Day I Thought Magoha Would Beat Me Up", The Star (February 9, 2023)
** "I thank you all for your dedication to our strategic objectives. Let us go the extra mile; I assure you the last mile stretch is not crowded at all."
# Margaret Kobia

Margaret Kanyiri Kobia (nee Rukaria) is a Kenyan who was nominated by President Uhuru Kenyatta as Cabinet Secretary for the Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs, on 26 January 2018. Prior to her current position, she served as the chairperson of the Kenya Public Service Commission from December 2012 until January 2018.

## Quotes

* Legal steps for terminating a worker on permanent and contract terms must be respected by all otherwise counties risk spending public funds in running court battles.
** Magaret Kobia said, (The Standard)
** "Women in Leadership and Decision Making in our Country has been a long windy journey with many obstacles along the way. However, the determination and commitment of the many women to ensure their perspectives are brought into the fore, cannot be ignored."
** "My desire to serve in the education sector begun when I was very young. I am a
career teacher and I have continued to make my contribution at various levels of educational institutions."
** "The best leaders are always those who are open to new possibilities and new
learning. They seek to sharpen others, so as to be sharpened and challenged in turn. Seek mentors who can nurture, and are open to mutual sharpening of one another."
# William Regis Fey

William Regis Fey (November 6, 1942 – January 19, 2021) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Kimbe.

## Quotes

* The diocese's promise is enormous, and with God's help, and that of Catholics in places such as Australia, I will continue to bring this promise to fruition.
** From Oxford to PNG (30 May 2014) Catholic Leader
# Ursula Owusu

Hon. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful (born 20 October 1964) is a Ghanaian lawyer, women's rights activist, and a politician who has been actively involved in politics and public service representing Ablekuma West Constituency. She is currently the Minister of Communications and Digitalisation.

## Quotes

* I'm the best candidate, and I will win the primaries come January 27th, My party has decided to present me again because there is no reason to change me for any new person.
** https://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/politics/politics/202401/497642.php
* I think we raised this when the committee was considering it that the proposed amendment in 3(c) may create unintended consequences because sexual intercourse between a man and an inanimate object or between a woman and an inanimate object would necessarily include sexual intercourse with all manner of aids that couple use to enhance the sexual experience.
** https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/why-ursula-owusu-raised-concerns-over-the-inclusion-of-sex-toys-in-the-anti-lgbt-bill.html
* This shows the resilience of women. I don't know the number of men who'll be able to stand on their feet for over 227 hours.
* I don't think anyone can break this record; except if they are a witch.
* God bless her. She's really done well. We're rooting for her.
** https://www.modernghana.com/news/1285020/cook-a-thon-i-get-waist-pain-standing-half-a.html
* We want to ensure that no one is left out in this era of digitalisation that is why we have programmes specially designed to ensure young girls take up courses in ICT and and making access to tools and internet easy through a gradual process.
** https://www.ghanaiantimes.com.gh/govt-commits-to-narrowing-digital-divide-ursula-owusu/
* I’ve always been curious, and a lifelong learner; I’m interested in learning new things, and always accept a challenge.
* I was so terrified, because it had never occurred to me how many dangers there were online until we took that course. I didn’t know then that a few years on, I’d be appointed as minister in charge of setting up Ghana’s cybersecurity infrastructure because we didn’t have anything on the ground.
** https://www.theafricareport.com/309803/ursula-owusu-ghanaian-minister-pushing-for-more-women-rural-folk-to-be-digital-savvy/
* Parliament’s actions should reflect its honorable title and promote confidence in the institution.
* The contentious circumstances surrounding his inauguration were challenging enough. The focus now is to avoid a similar situation as his tenure concludes, urging him to promote calm and rationality to prevent further discord.
* And we go down in history as the worst parliament, if not one of the worst, led by a speaker because the speaker is supposed to bring order to the house.
# Heba Hagrass

Heba Hagrass is an Egyptian sociologist. She was a member of the Egyptian House of Representatives from 2015 to 2020 and she became the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities in 2023.

## Quotes

* Bold action inclusive of persons with disabilities is needed, otherwise they will continue to be left behind
* Over the past decade we have broaden the agenda by including the disability voice in debates on global issues where persons with disability where nearly too invisible.
* We also have a world facing multiple crises: a wave of brutal armed conflict,the negative effect of climate change , increasing polarized societies , inequalities discrimination and rising cost of living.
* In this context my opinion priority is to make sure that the protection of the rights of persons with disability Is part of the rights of person with disabilities is part of the responses and solutions to such crises
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* I am particularly committed to raising the disability prospective in processes linked to accelerating the implementation of the Sustainable Development Agenda and efforts to bring transformative action for the future of humanity.
* The key objective of the SDGs is for no one to be left behind, and so these objectives lead us to start with marginalized groups,
# Sharon Lokedi

Sharon Lokedi (born March 10, 1994) is a Kenyan middle and long-distance runner. She won the 10,000 meters at the 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. In 2022, on her marathon debut, she won the New York City Marathon.

## Quotes

* I'm really excited as they (Hellen Obiri, Peres Jepchirchir, Brigid Kosgei are my friends...It only makes the competition more fun when it’s that stacked. I'm excited to compare myself with all those women.
** Doug Feinberg, "Defending champion Sharon Lokedi leads loaded New York City Marathon women's field", ClickOnDetroit, August 9, 2023.
** "There is nothing more like friendship and walking together as a team and having that fighting spirit together. At the end we all lift our flag together."