OpenLLM-France/wikimedia huggingface dataset:
# Arkansas

Arkansas is a state in the South Central region of the United States, home to more than three million people as of 2018. Its name is from the Osage language, a Dhegiha Siouan language, and referred to their relatives, the Quapaw people. The state's diverse geography ranges from the mountainous regions of the Ozark and Ouachita Mountains, which make up the U.S. Interior Highlands, to the densely forested land in the south known as the Arkansas Timberlands, to the eastern lowlands along the Mississippi River and the Arkansas Delta. Its capital and largest city is Little Rock.
Arkansas was originally controlled by the French Colonial Empire, and was added to the United States by the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. It was admitted the Union as a slave state in 1836. It joined the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.
Its state government is currently controlled by the Republican Party, and its current governor is Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

## Quotes

* There's a girl in Arkansas; the sheriff is her brother-in-law. Can't go back to Arkansas, I'm a bad, bad man.
** Frank Butler, "I'm a Bad, Bad Man", written by Irving Berlin
* You can tell your mom I moved to Arkansas; you can tell your dog to bite my leg. Or tell your brother Cliff, whose fist can tell my lip. He never really liked me anyway.
** Billy Ray Cyrus, "Achy Breaky Heart" (1992), Some Gave All

## External links

Arkansas at Wikiquote's sister projects: :
* Article at Wikipedia
* Definitions and translations from Wiktionary
* Media from Commons
* Learning resources from Wikiversity
* News stories from Wikinews
* Source texts from Wikisource
* Textbooks from Wikibooks
* Official website
# Louisiana

Louisiana (French: Louisiane [lwizjan]; Spanish: Luisiana [lwiˈsjana]; Louisiana Creole: Lwizyàn) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 20th in land area and the 25th in population, with roughly 4.6 million residents. Reflecting its French heritage, Louisiana is the only U.S. state with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are equivalent to counties, making it one of only two U.S. states not subdivided into counties (the other being Alaska and its boroughs). Baton Rouge is the state's capital, and New Orleans, a French Louisiana region, is its largest city with a population of about 383,000 people. Louisiana has a coastline with the Gulf of Mexico to the south; a large part of its eastern boundary is demarcated by the Mississippi River.

## Quotes

* So we pour it [P.G.] in a Pernod bottle and start for New Orleans past iridescent lakes and orange gas flares, and swamps and garbage heaps, alligators crawling around in broken bottles and tin cans, neon arabesques of motels, marooned pimps scream obscenities at passing cars from islands of rubbish ... New Orleans is a dead museum.
** William S. Burroughs, Naked Lunch (1959), ch. 1

## External links

* Media related to Louisiana on Wikimedia Commons
* Encyclopedic article on Louisiana on Wikipedia
# Amata Giramata

Amata Inès Giramata is a Rwandan poet, blogger, feminist and community organizer. She is the founder and chief executive of Sistah Circle, "a black feminist and womanist grass roots community dedicated to black women's lives and narratives. She is considered one of Rwanda's leading poets having performed at the 20th commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Washington DC, in the US and the 20th Liberation Day at Amahoro Stadium in 2014; the 2015 Rwanda Day in Atlanta and recently at the 25th Liberation Day at Amahoro Stadium on July 4, 2019.

## Quotes
### "Giramata on her budding career as a poet" (2017)

    "Giramata on her budding career as a poet", newtimes.co.rw (May 03, 2017)
* It’s been a tremendous honour to work with such strong young women because they continue to teach and push me in various ways.
* Poetry is some people’s source of income.
* People do not understand how fast a culture can disappear without art especially a country whose culture is art in itself.
* I hope my writing can help people to see life in a different light and encourage mental emancipation.
* Poetry has the ability to open up the space for many Rwandans to participate in conversations about social issues, mainly those that are taboo.
* Poetry can push our boundaries of “speech freedom”, which will allow us to encourage a generation of critical thinkers.
* That I am that color USUALLY ARTISTICALLY COMPATIBLE with that of ancient the walls.
* To embrace “WHAT” I AM TO MANY NOT “WHO” I AM.
* I am a product of the hurt, chained, restless and once hopeless, but your grammar is wrong, there’s no full stop so don’t force it.
* Yes, we are proud, to be Rwandese So proud that we would burn our breasts like Ndabaga.
** Giramata's potential. giramatans.wordpress.com (January 13, 2015)
# Sarojini Nadar

Sarojini Nadar (born 6 February 1976) is a South African theologian and biblical scholar who is the Desmond Tutu Research Chair in Religion and Social Justice at the University of the Western Cape.

## Quotes

* I hope of course that the women will be inspired by the lessons offered by those who are walking the path with them, and that networks of solidarity and connection would develop from this meeting. Practically, I am keen to work on a publication that would capture the insights and wisdom that emerged from the gathering
** Nadar interview on knowledge is power
* Equip yourself. I believe that knowledge is power. If you want to engage power and authority you need to equip yourself with knowledge. Don’t be ashamed of the knowledge that lives in your body. Equip yourself with book knowledge but also embodied knowledge.
** Nadar interview on knowledge is power.
* I went to stay with an older sister who lived in better circumstances. Her son was only three years younger than me so I essentially became like a daughter in the house.
** Tells the story of her mother's life and her resolve to break the cycle and create a better life for herself.
* I became an overachiever because of my experiences of the mud. So I feel that my roots are firmly in the mud because those are the experiences that shape me…I hold the commitments that I have to gender justice, social transformation, to economic justice for women in particular…because of, and not in spite of, the muddy experiences.
** Reflects on her name that has been a powerful symbol of her life.
* I confronted the man who had abused me. He denied abusing me, so I took him to court.
** Dealing with her past sexual abuse.
* I wake up at 4am every day; that is my work ethic. There are many things stacked against women in the workplace so we have to work doubly hard to prove ourselves.
** Sharing her work ethics.
* You have to build your own confidence and you need to do what you are passionate about, that job you would still do even if you were not getting paid to do it.
** Empowers young girls to know that they don't need a 'prince charming' to save them but have the power to save themselves.

## External links

* Authority control: VIAF: 75712848 | WorldCat search
# Ola El Aguizy

Ola El Aguizy (Arabic: علا العجيزي, born in Cairo, 17 August 1948) is an Egyptian Egyptologist and Emeritus Professor at the University of Cairo. An expert in Demotic, she has published widely on the language. Since 2005, she has led excavations at Saqqara, uncovering the tombs of several notable figures connected to Ramesses II. In 2015, her colleagues presented her with a Festschrift entitled Mélanges offerts à Ola el-Aguizy.

## Quotes

* The discovery of this sarcophagus in its original place in the burial shaft was very exciting because it is the sarcophagus of the owner of the tomb... sometimes the sarcophagus is for a different person of a later period, when the tomb was used in later periods. But this time it is not the case
* The sarcophagus is inscribed with emblems of deities, including the sky goddess Nut on the lid, covering the chest with opened wings to protect the deceased
* The scenes still preserved on the walls of the statue room and on blocks buried in the sand depict various rather unusual events, related to Iwrkhy’s military career and foreign relations with neighbouring countries, such as an image of boats unloading Canaanite wine jars
* Archaeologists believe that further excavation of the sanctuary and shaft will confirm the conclusions they have drawn from preliminary work at the site.
# Folashade Yemi-Esan

Folashade Mejabi Yemi-Esan CFR (née Mejabi; born 13 August 1964), is a Nigerian civil servant and the current head of the civil service of the federation, since 4 March 2020.

## Quotes

* You know these sporting activities, you don’t have to take them for granted because if we are not healthy, we can’t give the country the best that we have.
** Nigeria’s civil service best in the world – Yemi-Esan. 22 June 2024.
* It is not inherent in our ability to tell things to come but we can learn from the past and the present to prepare for the future, therefore education is the key to unlocking the capability and socio-economic transformation of African nations.
** Yemi-Esan Harps On Succession Planning As Panacea To Producing Future Leaders In The Service. 22 June 2024, FIMC.
* I have never heard of a union celebrating and honoring a public official because it’s challenging to satisfy everyone, so I thank all of you.
** Becoming head of civil service was never my dream – Yemi-Esan. 9 August 2024, Tribune Newspaper.
# Fayza Haikal

Fayza Mohamed Hussein Haikal (born 1938) is a professor emerita of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo and the first Egyptian woman to earn a PhD in Egyptology.

## Quotes

* I was lucky. God blessed me with a great opportunity to learn. I lived in a house filled with books, and so reading and the love for books became rooted in me.
* my late father was ahead of his time in so many things…in his progressive thinking, in his belief in freedom and equality between boys and girls, especially in their upbringing. He believed boys and girls should be raised the same, without discrimination.”
* I treated my students the same way I was treated, and that is why I have a wonderful relationship with my students at Cairo University. I consider them my children, and when children grew, we must befriend them
* you must be strong and independent, while also being flexible. How would you be strong and independent if you have not experienced any of life’s responsibilities? You must get the chance to learn to be responsible for yourself.
* the only way to become a better human being is to think critically. You must be able to respect yourself, and to think critically.
# Jehane Ragai

Jehane Noureldin Ragai (Arabic: جيهان نور الدين رجائي) (born in Cairo, Egypt) is an Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at the American University in Cairo (AUC). She is the author of the two editions of The Scientist and the Forger. The first edition, published in 2015 by Imperial College Press, was translated into Korean. The second edition, published in 2018 by World Scientific Publishing, was translated into Chinese.

## Quotes

* Authenticity is important on many fronts. Forged works in the arts provide a distorted art-historical understanding of the artist’s oeuvre.
* If it is revealed as a forgery, it loses its hold on the viewer. Societal pressures, as well as snobbery, also play a role with regard to the importance of authenticity.
* The connoisseur will describe the style and the technique of the artwork attributed to a given artist. If asked to judge the authenticity of the work, the brushwork, style, and composition have to be consistent with those of the purported artist. Furthermore, there needs to be an examination as to whether or not the chronology of the painter’s own artistic development is followed.
* For a robust profile of an artwork (I am concentrating here on paintings), there needs to be an input from the expert connoisseur, the art historian, as well as the scientist.
* The profile of the painting is completed by the scientist who, using appropriate tools, will examine the surface craquelure (the network of cracks in the paint or varnish) as well as its fluorescence properties, analyze the underdrawings, determine the nature of the pigments and binding materials, date the canvas, and also date the frame.
# Charles G. D. Roberts

Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts KCMG FRSC (January 10, 1860 – November 26, 1943) was a Canadian poet and prose writer. He was one of the first Canadian authors to be internationally known.

## Quotes

* When the Sleepy Man comes with the dust on his eyes (Oh, weary, my Dearie, so weary!) He shuts up the earth, and he opens the skies. (So hush-a-by, weary my Dearie!)
** "Sleepy Man", The Book of the Native (1896), p. 112
* Time, like a flurry of wild rain, Shall drift across the darkened pane!
** "The Unsleeping", The Book of the Native (1896), p. 46
* O wild, dark flower of woman, Deep rose of my desire, An Eastern wizard made you Of earth and stars and fire.
** "The Rose of my Desire", The Book of the Rose (1903), p. 14

## External links

* Encyclopedic article on Charles G. D. Roberts on Wikipedia
# Lydia Baumbach

Lydia Baumbach (1924 – 9 February 1991) was a South African classical scholar, known particularly for her work in the field of Mycenaean studies.

## Quotes

* I examined the personal names occurring on the Knossos. As tablets as evidence for the social structure of Crete in the Late Minoan II period.
* The main conclusion that I drew from this examination was that Greek and non-Greek names were almost inextricably mixed in the lists of men recorded on the tablets, which suggested that at the time when the tablets were written, the Mycenaean newcomers had merged to such an extent with the local inhabitants that there were no social distinctions between the two groups.
* I hope in a future publication to expand the examination of the Knossos tablets to cover the rest of the personal names, and the present study is a step in that direction.
* As in the case of the As tablets, the names of the women are recorded in a number of different ways. Some tablets, e.g. Ap 639, Ap 769 and Ap 5864 (which may be part of Ap 639), contain the names of women.
* SMID was both complex and comprehensive, with indices of linguistic, archaeological, historical, religious, and cultural topics, as well as individual words and phrases in the tablets.
# Natasha Williams

w:Natasha Williams(born Roselyn Agatha Williams; 18 July 1971) is a British-based Jamaican actress.
Quotes

## External Link

* ↑ https://quotio.com/by/Natasha-Williams
# Asinisi Fina Opio

Asinisi Fina Opio is a Ugandan Biomedical Scientist, researcher and a professor at Bishop Stuart University. Fina is a member of the Council of Science and Technology, The Indian Phytopathological Society, the Agricultural Technical Committee, and the African Crop Science Society.

## Quotes

* Through these projects or activities, a total of 409 technologies, innovations and management practices have been generated.
* Improving their capacity in engaging in productive and profitable agriculture; assisting in opening up market opportunities for farmers to buy farm inputs and sell their products ; enhancing their productivity leading to improved access to food; nutrition and improved income as well as wealth creation for the household.
* eight million individuals in each householder of an average of six family members have benefited.
** https://www.iwacu-burundi.org/englishnews/2nd-asareca-general-assembly-scientific-conference-towards-transformation-of-agriculture-for-economic-growth/
* The CRPs are the principal point of engagement with the CGIAR.
** https://www.rtb.cgiar.org/news/reaching-out-to-eastern-and-central-african-partners-at-asareca-conference/
# Bouli Ali Diallo

Bouli Ali Diallo (born 1948) is a Nigerien academic and activist.

## Quotes

* We are critical on a number of fronts. Looking at it first from an institutional standpoint, when the Malian people rejected the old regime, they wanted the existing set-up to be changed into a democratic one.
** "What are your essential criticisms of the way Adema works"?
* With pleasure. Before the 26 March revolution, there was a general consensus that, in the process of privatisation, the state sector should be managed in a way that benefited the Malian economy. But the reality is that privatisation methods have not changed.
** "Could you give us a few practical examples of what you describe as Use selling-off of the family jewels"?
* Naturally, MPs have seen what happened in Niger and elsewhere, but fear is tempered here because officers in Mali's forces have also given a great deal of thought to the effects of military dictatorship.
** "The second phase in the process was the intervention of the army-are you not a*aid that the 'Niger syndrome'will raise its ugly head in Mali, too"?
* Let me put it this way. The military dictatorship went through three different stages. During the first stage, just after the coup on November 19 1968, the junta chose Mao Tse Tung as a model, hammering home the idea that power could be won by force of arms-and it was carried away by the popular acclaim it initially received.
** "Do you think that because Mali had what might be called a 'moderate' dictatorship, it is now in a better position than it would have had the previous administration been more repressive"?
* Improving Women's Participation in Higher Education.
# Charlotte Whitton

Charlotte Elizabeth Whitton OC CBE (March 8, 1896 – January 25, 1975) was a Canadian feminist and mayor of Ottawa. She was the first woman mayor of a major city in Canada, serving from 1951 to 1956 and again from 1960 to 1964. Whitton was a Canadian social policy pioneer, leader and commentator, as well as a journalist and writer.

## Quotes

* Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult.
** In Canada Month (June, 1963), as reported in James B. Simpson (ed.) Contemporary Quotations (1964), p. 286. Also quoted, without the last sentence, in the Arlington Heights Herald (August 26, 1965), p. 49
# Jerry Spinelli

Jerry Spinelli (born February 1, 1941) is a noted children's author, specializing on novels written for and about early adolescence.

## Quotes

* The golden rule of writing is to write what you care about. If you care about your topic, you'll do your best writing, and then you stand the best chance of really touching a reader in some way.
** As quoted in Instructor, Vol. 103 (1992), p. 201
# Kerstin Jordaan

Kerstin Jordaan is a South African mathematician whose research interests include special functions and orthogonal polynomials. She is a professor in the Department of Decision Sciences at the University of South Africa, the executive director of the South African Mathematics Foundation, and the former president of the South African Mathematical Society.

## Quotes

* Because I had to choose some teaching subjects, I chose mathematics.
* As a mathematician, your work consists of building a knowledge base, almost like building a house of bricks,each layer of bricks you lay has a solid foundation underneath it with no holes, gaps, or errors.
# Sarah Nyendwoha Ntiro

Sarah Nyendwoha Ntiro (21 March 1926 – 22 October 2018) was a Ugandan educator, activist and academic. She was the first woman university graduate in East and Central Africa from Oxford University with a Bachelor of Arts (Hon) in History in 1954.

## Quotes

* In the age before , A woman's places is in the kitchen.
* A woman educated is a nation trained.
* I'm 1954, I graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in History.
* I have since been recognised as the first woman university graduate from East and Central Africa.
* anyone would be mad enough to overthrow their king
* I’d still like every woman to know that you can fight any battle, if it’s worth listening to.
* He ask me to marry him. I accepted him marriage proposal.
* We led a good life until he died a natural death.
# Francisca Nneka Okeke

Francisca Nneka Okeke is a Nigerian physicist. She is a Professor of Physics at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and first female head of a department in the University.

## Quotes

* Lead as a model, by example. Leading women scientists must develop a leadership style that will be highly prized.
** "Prof Francisca Okeke – the Nigerian Physicist helping us better understand climate change", This Is Africa (December 9, 2019)
* It is important to acknowledge that science is the key to the growth and development of a nation.
** "Q&A: My work is attracting more girls into STEM careers", SciDev.net (December 31, 2021)
* Women should be encouraged to fully participate in the development of STEM, and take key positions in science matters in government as it will ensure the implementation of strategies for improving the participation of women in the development of science.
** "Q&A: My work is attracting more girls into STEM careers", SciDev.net (December 31, 2021)
* My childhood curiosity is the key to my remarkable achievements and my passion for science.
** "Africa's Female STEM Changemakers", The CEO Magazine
* In the past, core sciences such as physics were regarded as male domains where women were expected to be seen but not heard. People used to think that when you get into these subjects, the characteristics that are most worthily accepted for women including passivity, emotionality, intuition and receptivity would no longer be possessed by that woman.
** "Africa's Female STEM Changemakers", The CEO Magazine
# Puleng LenkaBula

Puleng LenkaBula is a South African academic and university administrator. She is the first ever female vice chancellor of the University of South Africa (UNISA). She was dean of students at the University of the Witwatersrand before joining the University of the Free State (UFS), where she was vice-director of institutional change, student affairs and community engagement.

## Quotes

* I am deeply honoured and appreciative of the confidence expressed by the University Council in me. I am committed together with the University’s management to advancing the university’s mission of Shaping Africa’s Intellectual Futures and to continue to create opportunities for students and staff alike to succeed. I look forward to working closely with the various university communities, alumni and diverse stakeholders to bring this vision to life.
# Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire

Victoria Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire (born 29 September, 1959) is a Nigerian politician. She served as deputy governor of Lagos State from 2011 to 2015. Prior to that, she was the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation of Lagos State from 2003 to 2011.

## Quotes

* Girls can and will change the world. Let’s support, educate, and empower them, for they are the future leaders who will bring positive change to Nigeria and the world.
# Aishatu Jibril Dukku

Aishatu Jibril Dukku (born 18 December 1963), is a Nigerian educationist and politician from Gombe State. She was a former Principal of Federal Government Girl's College, Bajoga, Gombe State. She served as Federal Minister of State for Education during the presidency of the late Umaru Musa Yar' Adua. Since then, she has served as two terms member of the Nigerian National Assembly. She served in the 8th and 9th Assemblies of the Nigerian House of Representatives representing Dukku and Nafada Federal constituency, Gombe State, Nigeria.

## Quotes

* We don’t want to proffer solution that will be workable to our country.
** Jibril Dikku said
* You can’t sit down and make conclusions on herdsmen.
** Jibril Dukku said
* We have become so impatient that’s why we don’t listen to each other.
** Jibril Dukku said
# Uche Ekwunife

Uche Lilian ekwunife née Ogudebe (born 12 January 1970), is a Nigerian politician, DG Southeast Governors' Forum and Fmr. Senator representing the people of Anambra Central Senatorial District of Anambra State and she is known as one of the most active female senators in the House.

## Quotes

* Politics is like market, as you are coming back, others are going.
* Once your objectives are to serve the people, why are you fighting to serve them.
* Politics is not a do-or-die.