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# Lucy Liu

Lucy Alexis Liu Yu Ling (born December 2, 1968), known as Lucy Liu, is an American actress, voice actress, director, singer, dancer, model and artist.

## Quotes

* The challenge from the beginning was just the diversity and ‘We don’t really know what to do with you’ and ‘There’s not going to be a lot of work for you.
** On being an Asian American actress in “How Lucy Liu Battled Against a Lack of Diversity to Become a Hollywood Star” in Variety (2019 May 1)
* The lack of predictability with television is something that’s constantly changing what your perception of who you think your character is…
** On how television differs from Liu’s other acting ventures in “Lucy Liu’s Independent Woman” in Interview Magazine (2014 Oct 30)
* Growing up as somebody from another country, really, not what you see on television, I never saw myself in the forefront, ever. We were always in the background.
** On the lack of Asian American representation on television in “The Evolution of Lucy Liu” in CBS News (2017 May 7)
* You can't allow fear to take over your life. If you do, you'll look back and you'll have regrets. I learned this a long time ago, because I think "my God, my parents came over from another country". It would be really scary for me to move to China and leave everything behind. But I have to remember that fear is something everyone feels and it's natural. You might feel fear 10 times a day in your life, and you have to try to understand it…
** On not letting fear dictate your life in “Lucy Liu: The Q Interview” in Independent (2003 Jun 29)
* Everyone has a different format for how they want to reveal what they are thinking, or what they are seeing, to the audience…I just had to let go of the audience and just started thinking about what I wanted to see.
** On her painting style in “Lucy Liu on making art to find a sense of belonging” in CNN (2019 Nov 28)
* I think that art helps evaluate some of the psychology of yourself as a child, and to illuminate some things you may never have understood.
** On the power of art in “Lucy Liu on making art to find a sense of belonging” in CNN (2019 Nov 28)
* I realized it had everything to do with how I grew up and the interaction I had with my father, that he was somewhat abusive…That made me understand that your body retains not just physical damage, but emotional perforations.
** On her “41 Series” in “Lucy Liu on making art to find a sense of belonging” in CNN (2019 Nov 28)
# Mahesh Bhatt

Mahesh Bhatt (born 20 September 1948) is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter.

## Quotes

* Unfortunately, some conflict entrepreneurs live off conflicts. Just as the war industries would cease to exist if human hatred evaporated, conflict entrepreneurs have a tremendous investment in this hatred. To keep the demon alive is to keep their God alive. They draw sustenance from this hatred. Those who talk of secular values need to go back and study the Mahatma because in the pages of the Mahatma, there is no concept of the kshatru (enemy).
** About bias against Narendra Modi.
** Madhu Purnima Kishwar: Modi, Muslims and Media. Voices from Narendra Modi’s Gujarat, Manushi Publications, Delhi 2014.
* Bhatt sahib told me, “Yaar, I have never seen any other politician or chief minister act with such alacrity and determination anywhere else in India.” He openly praised Modi’s conduct in the Film Federation meeting saying, “one does not see any other state of India demonstrate such strong commitment to the rule of law.”
** quoted by Zafar Sareshwala and quoted in Kishwar, Madhu (2014). Modi, Muslims and media: Voices from Narendra Modi's Gujarat.
# Mahendra Mohan Choudhry

Mahendra Mohan Choudhury (12 April 1908 – 27 December 1982) was a freedom fighter and politician from Nagaon, Undivided Kamrup district (now Barpeta district) of Western Assam. He was Chief Minister of Assam from 1970 to 1972. He also served as governor of Punjab.

## Quotes

* Mr Rouf, as my hon. friend Beliram Das has rightly stated on the floor of this House yesterday, in his address as the Chairman of the Reception Committee of the Barpeta Session of the Assam Muslim League did most emphatically declare in presence of Muhammad, the then Premier of Assam that the Mussalmans in the 17th and 18th Centuries conquered Assam with gun and cannons and in this 20th Century they will conquer Assam with ploughs and lathis. What does then this mean except a planned invasion on the part of the Muslim League under the garb of ‘solution of landless problem’ and ‘grow-more-food’ etc.
** Choudhury, Mahendra Mohan. Assembly Debates. 16 March 1946. quoted from Nani Gopal Mahanta - Citizenship Debate over NRC and CAA_ Assam and the Politics of History (2021, SAGE Publications India)
# Mahendralal Sarkar

Mahendralal Sarkar CIE (other spellings: মহেন্দ্রলাল সরকার, Mahendra Lal Sarkar, Mahendralal Sircar; 2 November 1833 – 23 February 1904) was a Bengali medical doctor (MD), the second MD graduated from the Calcutta Medical College, social reformer, and propagator of scientific studies in nineteenth-century India. He was the founder of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science.

## Quotes

* Some of their (Hindu) investigations were solid achievements in positive knowledge as in Material Medica, Therapeutics, Anatomy, Embroyology, Metallurgy, Chemistry, Physics and descriptive Zoology. And in these also, generally speaking, Hindu enquiries were not less, if not more, definite, exact and fruitful than the Greeks and Medieval Europeans.
** Woodroffe, Sir John. Is India Civilized? Essays on Indian Culture Ganesh & Co. Publishers 1922 p. 183 - 184. as quoted in Londhe, S. (2008). A tribute to Hinduism: Thoughts and wisdom spanning continents and time about India and her culture
* The Hindu intellect has thus, independently appreciated the dignity of objective facts, devised the methods of observation and experiment, elaborated the machinery of logical analysis and true investigation, attacked the external universe as a system of secrets to be unraveled, and has wrung out of nature the knowledge which constitutes the foundations of Science.
** Woodroffe, Sir John. Is India Civilized? Essays on Indian Culture Ganesh & Co. Publishers 1922 p. 183 - 184. as quoted in Londhe, S. (2008). A tribute to Hinduism: Thoughts and wisdom spanning continents and time about India and her culture
# Mahmood Farooqui

Mahmood Farooqui is an Indian writer, performer and director. He specializes in a type of story-telling known as Dastangoi. Farooqui along with his uncle Shamsur Rahman Faruqi, noted Urdu poet and literary critic, revived Dastangoi, the ancient art of Urdu story telling. He was awarded the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Pursakar in 2010 for it.
His book Besieged: voices from Delhi 1857[12] was awarded the Ramnath Goenka for the best Non-fiction book of the year. This book is a translation of mutiny papers providing a glimpse into the lives of ordinary people who found themselves stuck during the revolt of 1857. He was also a researcher for The Last Mughal, a book by William Dalrymple. In August 2016 he was found guilty of rape by a lower court, but in September 2017 he was acquitted by the Delhi High Court. The High Court judgment was later upheld by the Supreme Court.

## Quotes about Mahmood Farooqi

* More recently, in late September, the issue of mistreatment of women once against came to the fore when a Delhi court overturned the rape conviction of filmmaker Mahmood Farooqui, saying that "a feeble no" could still signal willingness on the part of an alleged victim.
** November 10, 2017, CNN, #MeToo helps spark wider conversation around sexual abuse in India
* An Indian court has overturned a rape conviction against a film director, ruling that a “feeble no” can signal consent, especially in cases where the alleged victim is well-educated... Mahmood Farooqui was sentenced to seven years in prison in 2016 for sexually assaulting an American postgraduate student while she was visiting his home in Delhi.
** The Guardian, 'A feeble no may mean yes': Indian court overturns rape conviction
* William Darymple asking my rapist to speak at #JLF and then blocking me for criticizing him is the reality that many women who come forward against powerful men face. The rapist isn’t considered the problem, the survivor is. If only they would stay silent the issue would go away.
** — Christine Marrewa-Karwoski (@CMarrewa) June 26, 2021 also quoted in
* [Justice Ashutosh Kumar had said that the appellant] “had no idea that the prosecutrix was unwilling, and there are instances when a feeble ‘no’ on the part of a woman may mean ‘yes’ during the course of a sexual act”... “In cases where the parties are known to each other, it could be really difficult to decipher whether a feeble ‘no’ – (accompanied by) little or no resistance – actually amounts to denial of consent,” ... “And even if it did occur, (there is lack of clarity on) whether it was without the consent/will of the prosecutrix,”.... “it may not necessarily always mean yes in case of yes or no in case of no” during “an act of passion, actuated by libido”.
** The Delhi High Court in a verdict on rape charges. quoted in
# Mahmood Ahmadu

Mahmood Ahmadu (born 9 September 1966), is a Nigerian entrepreneur. He is Founder and Executive chairman of OIS, also known as Online Integrated Solutions Ltd.

## Quotes

* They must develop persistence and make a promise to themselves never to give up no matter what life throws at them.
* Africans are naturally creative and resilient, and they will find a way once the above are put in place.
* They should learn to train their minds to focus on solving difficult problems.
* they must not be afraid to dream big dreams and not focus on how the dreams will materialise.
* They should not only focus on the low hanging fruits because some of the greatest opportunities are found in difficulties.
# Mahesh Sharma

Mahesh Sharma (born 30 September 1959) is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). On 1 September 2014, he was appointed the Minister of State for Culture. Prior to joining politics he was a physician.

## Quotes

* We discussed education and culture and how we can inculcate values. The other issue was pollution of ideology, national ideology...Some people alleged that we are doing saffronisation. If at all saffronisation has been done, it has been done by the public of India. We accept the mandate of the people.
** On saffronisation, as quoted in "'Saffronisation' Done by Public When They Gave Mandate to BJP: Mahesh Sharma" Outlook (7 September 2015)
* We will cleanse every area of public discourse that has been westernised and where Indian culture and civilisation need to be restored - be it the history we read or our cultural heritage or our institutes that have been polluted over years.
** On westernisation, as quoted in "Centre targets 'cultural pollution'" Calcutta Telegraph (7 September 2015)
* Gita and Ramayana reflect India's soul. But we also respect Quran and would include best thoughts from it. I respect Bible and Quran but they are not central to soul of India in the way as Gita and Ramayana are. As India's cultural minister, I recommend that Ramayana and Gita should be part of our school curriculum and I am working extensively with HRD Minister Smriti Irani towards this.
** On introducing the Gita in schools, as quoted in "Quran and Bible are not central to India's soul: Mahesh Sharma" India Today (14 September 2015)
* Girls wanting a night out may be all right elsewhere but it is not part of Indian culture.
** As quoted in "Girls Night Out Against Indian Culture: Union Culture Minister" The New Indian Express (19 September 2015)
* If someone claims the incident was pre-planned, I completely refute this. What happened was an accident. It is unfortunate.
** On the 2015 Dadri mob lynching, as quoted in "Dadri lynching: Mob murder an accident, arrested youths too will get justice, says Mahesh Sharma" The Indian Express (3 October 2015)
* You run an NGO, wear jeans ripped at the knees, move about in society, children are with you, what values you will teach?
** Criticizing a random woman he met on a plane, as quoted in "Why India is talking about ripped jeans and knees" by Geeta Pandey, BBC News (22 March 2021)
# Mercy Eke

Mercy Eke (23rd September 1993) is a Nigerian media personality, actress, video vixen and entrepreneur from Imo State. She won season 4 of Big Brother Naija in October 2019, becoming the first woman to win the reality show. She is the founder of Mnm luxury.

## Quotes

* My life may look rosy on social media but I am really not living the life of freedom. I have a calendar that I am obligated to follow accordingly and this has really deprived me of the freedom to live life the way I want
** https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/11/im-tired-of-fame-i-need-my-old-life-back-mercy-eke/amp/
* When she told me that, I had told myself that I had to make it, whatever it took to be somebody. I had to make her proud somehow for what she did for me.
** https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/celebrities/mercy-eke-says-her-mother-tried-to-abort-her/sewmjcs
* If you have a mother and also have sisters, and you slut-shame hardworking women, shame on you. And if you are a woman and partake in such stupidity, I don’t have words for you. You all should know better.
** https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2020/12/03/bbnaijas-mercy-eke-sends-message-to-men-slut-shaming-women/?amp=1
* I don’t have #COVID and COVID is not a death sentence like y’all are making it look
** https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2020/12/27/i-dont-have-covid-19-mercy-eke/?amp=1
* A whole 365 days have passed and it still feels so surreal. On this day, we changed the narrative. I was crowned the winner of BBN Pepper Dem, and also the first female winner the show was to have. We told the female child “dare to win”? We created history and became a force? We changed the game and leveled the playing field.
** https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/10/former-bbnaija-star-mercy-eke-reveals-4-favourite-housemates/amp/
* when a man is useless in every aspect of life, drop him like used sanitary pad that you’ll never use again.
** https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/11/bbnaija-is-mercy-and-ikes-romance-really-over/amp/
# Mercy Adu-Gyamfi

Mercy Adu-Gyamfi (born 1 May 1971) is a Ghanaian Parliamentarian, a member of the New Patriotic Party, the majority group in parliament and a member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.

## Quotes

* I never imagined an illiterate like me will have such an opportunity so I cried when I entered Parliament .
** "“I cried when I entered Parliament” – Hairdresser turned MP shares humbling experience", Pulse.com (May 28, 2020)
* I thank you all for the support during the primaries, although things didin't turn out like how we expected but that's just it. Life can be unfair at but trust me we have fought a good fight and we couldn't have done it without each and everyone of you in the constituency .
** "“I'm coming back to recapture Akwatia seat for NPP”— Ama Sey", Ghana Web (July 2, 2020)
* I would wish to demand the resignation of the constituency chairman. He has no moral right to suspend me from the party. Some of us will not look on while others try to destroy what we have collectively built as a party. I am sad about the turn of events and I feel my work has been a vein .
** "I’m not behind Ernest Kumi’s defeat in Akwatia – Ama Sey debunks allegation", Modern Ghana (December 12, 2020)
* I am coming back like kakai to take the seat.
** "“I'm coming back to recapture Akwatia seat for NPP”— Ama Sey", Modern Ghana (November 25, 2023)
# Mercy Aigbe

Mercy Aigbe (born 1 January 1978) is a Nigerian actress, director, fashionista and businesswoman. She is best known for her Yoruba indigenous movies.

## Quotes

* The pandemic has taught me to be more active online. My online presence has to be stronger than before. I need to make use of my social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Twitter, You-tube and Instagram to push my brand and sell my business.
** Aigbe Spoke on lessons from COVID'19 Pandemic
* Somebody once said to me that if you want to be a multi-billionaire, you have to have different sources of income. You cannot rely on one source of income. I like money and obviously, I want to be a multi-millionaire. I know I cannot rely on one source of income. That’s why I try to do something else aside acting.
** Aigbe Spoke on lessons from COVID'19 Pandemic
* It’s heartbreaking to realise that with all the societal advancements, a reasonable segment of our society which constitutes over 8 million disadvantaged widows and 24 million children below age 17 are still subject to maltreatment that includes domestic violence, sexual assault, conversion of properties, forced evictions, neglects, denial of human rights and the list goes on. I stand with widows today, will you join me?
** troubles for Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe
* Let us protect the rights of widows and women. I believe no woman deserves to be maltreated regardless of the circumstances life throws at her. One million pledges are needed to present the “Abolish widows’ maltreatment in Edo State bill” to the Edo State House of Assembly.
** Aigbe Spoke about maltreatment of women
* How on earth would you make a mockery of someone’s agonizing pain! How? Only a wicked soul would do that!! Yomi Fabiyi, just that particular scene I saw of your movie is insensitive, utterly distasteful, and disgusting!
** Aigbe reacted on Yomj Fabiyi's Movie
* One of the strongest women I know!!! She has been through fire! But through it all, she is still standing tall … I know everyone has a story, but one day I will bare it all and share my story, trust me you all don’t have an idea.
** Aigbe inspire others
* Do not let your situation define you! Do not let your condition limit you! Rise above it just like I rose above every situation that wanted to crush me and I chose to be a victor! An amazon , mercified!
** Aigbe at a glance
* What drives me is the urge to succeed. I always want to be successful with whatever I do. I also have passion for acting and fashion, which are the things I do. People who follow me on social media can attest to the fact that I’m a very trendy person. Apart from acting, I have other streams of income. I am not a lazy person and I believe that I have not even achieved half of my dreams.
** don’t depend on movies alone to make money –Mercy Aigbe
* I am not saying that old actors should not be used anymore, but more opportunities should be given to up-and-coming talented actor.
** husband apologises to me when he’s wrong − Mercy Aigbe
* If one is happy, whether one is a creative person or not, it impacts everything that one does.
** husband apologises to me when he’s wrong − Mercy Aigbe
# Mercy Cherono

Mercy Cherono Koech (born 7 May 1991) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner. She was the silver medalist in the 5000 metres at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics.

## Quotes

* "I believe in living my own life and do what I love even when those around me do things different. It does not mean I am better than them, this is just who I want to be and do things".
** www.standardmedia.co.ke

## External links

* www.standardmedia.co.ke
# Mercy Akide

Mercy Joy Akide Udoh (née Akide; born 26 August 1975) is a former Nigerian football player

## Quotes

* On our legacies because we were their role models. We did not bring the trophy home but that (qualifying for the Olympics) was a trophy for us.
** Mercy Akide's quotes
* The idea was to leave a legacy behind. We prayed and worked extremely hard in training.
** Mercy Akide's quotes
* We told ourselves that we were not just Nigerians but Africans and that we wanted to make the continent proud.
** Mercy Akide's quotes
* For me, there was no substitute for working hard on my own, long after training.
** Mercy Akide's quotes
* “I feel blessed to have been the first woman to win this award back then in 1999."
* "I am excited that other Nigerians have done it again and I hope that we will see more of this in future."
** [https://punchng.com/i-feel-blessed-as-first-woman-caf-award-winner-akide/

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# Mercy Gakuya

Mercy Gakuya is a Kenyan politician. She is a member of Jubilee Party and the member of parliament for Kasarani Constituency.

## Quotes

* More development is coming. Kasarani constituency is being built afresh.
** "State gives Sh2 billion for Kasarani roads after demos", (The Star, January 30, 2020)
* Some people take advantage of the poor state of roads to stage unnecessary demonstrations.
** "State gives Sh2 billion for Kasarani roads after demos", (The Star, January 30, 2020)
# Jack Kemp

Jack French Kemp (July 13, 1935 – May 2, 2009) was an American politician and a professional player in both American football and Canadian football. A member of the Republican Party from New York, he served as Housing Secretary in the administration of President George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1993, having previously served nine terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1989. He was the Republican Party's vice presidential nominee in the 1996 election, as the running mate of presidential nominee Bob Dole. Kemp had previously contended for the presidential nomination in the 1988 Republican primaries.

## Quotes

* Conservatives define compassion not by the number of people who receive some kind of government aid but rather by the number of people who no longer need it.
* I think it is important for all those young out there, who someday hope to play real football, where you throw it and kick it and run with it and put it in your hands, a distinction should be made that football is democratic, capitalism, whereas soccer is a European socialist sport.
** In a 1988 speech to the United States Congress, quoted by himself at Townhall.com

## Quotes about Kemp

* This is a quality that has appeared often enough in American history — and outside America as well. Senators like Ted Kennedy have been prominent before, bearing names like Henry Clay or Daniel Webster, John C. Calhoun, Robert Taft, Barry Goldwater and Hubert Humphrey. Governors like New York Republican Nelson Rockefeller or Alabama Democrat George Wallace. A Congressman like Jack Kemp. Non-office holders like Martin Luther King in the United States or Mohandas Gandhi in India or Nelson Mandela in South Africa (who later became president of his country) can, through sheer force of personality, come to dominate the political scene of the day without ever bearing a single official title.
** Jeffrey Lord in Is Sarah Palin the Next Ted Kennedy? (1 September 2009)
# Jack Herer

Jack Herer (June 18, 1939 – April 15, 2010), sometimes called the "Emperor of Hemp", was an American cannabis activist and the author of The Emperor Wears No Clothes, a book which has been used in efforts to decriminalize cannabis. Herer also founded and served as the director of the organization Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP).

## Quotes

* Growing hemp as nature designed it is vital to our urgent need to reduce greenhouse gases and ensure the survival of our planet.
** Attributed to Herer in Blunts' The Quotable Stoner (2011), p. 133.
* If all fossil fuels and their derivatives, as well as trees for paper and construction were banned in order to save the planet, reverse the Greenhouse Effect and stop deforestation; then there is only one known annually renewable natural resource that is capable of providing the overall majority of the world's paper and textiles; meet all of the world's transportation, industrial and home energy needs, while simultaneously reducing pollution, rebuilding the soil, and cleaning the atmosphere all at the same time... and that substance is -- the same one that did it all before -- Cannabis Hemp... Marijuana!
** Jack Herer's The Emperor Wears No Clothes (1993), from the book's back cover