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# Hanna Louisa Bissiw

Hanna Louisa Bissiw (born 23 July 1972) Is a Ghanaian politician who is a former Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture and also a former Member of Parliament for Tano South, Brong Ahafo Region Ghana.

## Quotes

* husband travelled from his base in Jamaica just to throw the birthday party, held at the Tema Development Corporation (TDC) premises in 2014.
* The Year-in-Review retreat will serve as checks and balances and help the executive and members identify which areas to improve in the future.
* I know Mr Mahama will not support this, but I want to ask Dr Bawumia to tell us his stance on homosexuality. Ghana is not ready for a leader who cannot boldly condemn this act.
* This is the time we need to work harder to vote out the NPP. NPP does not care about Ghanaians and it is our responsibility as a political party to rescue the nation from the wicked Akufo Addo government .
* Elections are won at the grassroots level and so as a party, we must support our grassroots base to defend our interest at the polling level where elections are won .
* Whatever I do, I have God in focus, and I don’t fear human beings. I fear God. I respect human beings.
** Hanna speaking on her faith
I tell our pastors that they should not get compromised, caught in this thing. Be fearless as a man of God and speak your mind. Make God happy and make the human being unhappy.
** on
# Advocacy

    For other uses of "Advocacy", see Advocacy (disambiguation).
Advocacy is a vocation not a career, defenders should commit themselves fully, understanding that it does not come with financial compensation~ Eunice Wamechi.

## Quotes

* Advocacy work is hard, and at times, it is thankless and even dangerous. But, it is the work that I choose to do - to use my voice and my scholarship to attempt to make a difference
** Nwando Achebe, as quoted in Dr. Nwando Achebe named among top 100 most inspiring Nigerian women. Michigan State University (17 March 2021).
* Advocacy succeeds through two things: consistency and tenacity. You have to be patient and keep working.
** Bilkisu Yusuf, as quoted in A Discussion with Bilkisu Yusuf, Journalist, Executive Director, Federation of Muslim Woman's Associations in Nigeria. Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs (8 July 2010).
** Armament societies must know that evaluating the effectiveness of munitions on human beings is not an accomplishment; it is an act of killing-Eunice Wamechi

## External links

* Authority control: WorldCat search
# Owen Francis Langan

Owen Francis Langan (1884-1963) was an athlete and was a partner in the Vitagraph Studios in Jersey City, New Jersey. He was set to participate in the 1908 Summer Olympics in track and field, when he was injured in a trolley accident. He later became a construction contractor working in Jersey City and Boston, Massachusetts. He later joined the Federal Housing Administration in Newark, New Jersey.

## Quotes about

* "He was always in a hurry — even to die, … Despite his age (80), he was only sick a half an hour when he died of a heart attack. … I heard my father had to teach Mr. Kiviat, who was Jewish, the Hail Mary in order to place him on the team for Knights of Columbus meets, but the story may be apocryphal," said.
** "Owen F. Langan Was Speedy in Life and Death". _1963.
** John Langan, speaking about his father
# Roseanne A. Brown

Roseanne A. Brown (born August 26, 1995) is a Ghanaian American writer of fantasy, science fiction and young adult fiction.

## Quotes
### A Song of Wraiths and Ruin (2020)

* Do not underestimate the strength it takes to be kind in a world as cruel as ours.
* Slaves deserve to be remembered just as much as queens.
* First, a story ends when it ends, and not a moment before. If you are unhappy with this ending, make a new one.
* The past devours those naive enough to forget it.
* The pain you have endured does not justify the pain you inflict on others.
* This is my mind. I am the strongest person here.
* Nothing good can come of a place that refuses to see the pain of the people on whose backs it was built.
* ....to aid even one person is to save an entire world.
* The people we lose never truly leave, but that only we get to define how they stay.
* Teach me what you know.
* Life is full of cheaters [...] If you're playing fair, you're not playing to win.
* I don't think you're weak for being scared. I don't think you could be as strong as you are if you weren't.
* If I asked you to catch me the moon with your bare hands, how would you do it?" she asked suddenly. Adil closed his eyes, and Karina could not stop staring at the way the gold light illuminated his dark skin. When the moon began to set, I'd wait with my hands beneath it until it sank right into them. And then I'd turn around and give it to you. He turned to his side and gave Karina a shy smile. But that's a stupid answer, isn't it?
* The best way to honor them would be to take them with her toward whatever lay on the other side of that marvelous sunrise.
* You tear yourself down for things you could not have known or done... why punish a seed for not yet being a tree.

## External links

* Goodreads
# Obioma Okoli

Obioma Okoli (born 3 June 1992) is a Nigerian weightlifter. She competed in the womens 63 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won a silver medal.

## Quotes

* This silver is more precious than gold. In short, it is golden silver.
** Commonwealth Games: My silver medal worth more than gold – Obioma Okoli. Premium Times (Nigeria), 29 July 2014.
# Claudine Talon

Claudine Gbènagnon Talon (born 1956) is a Beninese public figure, politician, and First Lady of Benin since 6 April 2016, as the wife of Patrice Talon, the President of the Republic of Benin.

## Quotes

* Today in Benin, for every 100 000 babies born, 335 women die giving birth. This is an example of the challenges we face. Women must be empowered to manage their own reproductive health and I am convinced that together we can improve the health of women and children in Benin.
* Our country is great and we are full of great wealth! We believe in your skills, your qualities and your dedication. Prosperity will transform our common nation and we will all have better days!

## Quotes about Claudine Talon

* I am very proud to support the launch of the Claudine Talon Foundation. The foundation’s emphasis on inclusion and solidarity is the keystone of successful health and development efforts. The foundation will be a driving force in creating a better future for women and children in Benin. Claudine Talon has a burning desire to give to others.
# Uwe Boll

Uwe Boll (pronounced [ˈuːvə bɔl]; born June 22, 1965, in Wermelskirchen, Germany) is a German director, producer and screenwriter of films often adapted from video games.

## Quotes
### 2000s

* Postal will be so politically incorrect and harsh, it's like a mirror to American society, and I don't think the movie will be well received by anybody. For example, Osama Bin Laden will be one of the lead characters—I think that shows the mood of the movie.
** Ellie Gibson (2006-02-15). Uwe Boll Bites Back. Eurogamer. Retrieved on 2006-06-13.
* House of the Dead 2 I gave away. Alone in the Dark 2 I will also not do; even if the DVD movie made money. BloodRayne 2 in the Wild West is what I really want to do.
** Gareth Von Kallenbach (2006-03-03). Uwe Boll Talks Bloodrayne, Dungeon Siege, Postal and More.. sknr.net. Retrieved on 2006-06-13.
* This day showed us that we are all completely voyeurs greedy for thrilling entertainment no matter if this is real or not.
** Referring to the non-stop television airing of the September 11, 2001 attacks. .
* As you see, the reactions were really reserved from the studios...
** After screening the first trailer for Postal Uwe Boll - Transforming Games into Movies
* We'll be sending a print to the MPAA, we say nothing about it and hope they sleep through the movie.
** About getting Postal rated Uwe Boll - Transforming Games into Movies
* There are directors that make one good movie their whole life, but this movie creates a buzz around the director, then they get like forever good reviews. Till someone 20 years later says, look, to be honest I liked only the one movie of that guy. In my case it’s exactly the opposite. I get trashed for whatever I do. They don’t see any difference in what I’m doing.
* Postal is a politically incorrect movie, and also a politically incorrect game. I think if you have a game where you can use a cat as a silencer, you cannot make this as a serious movie. So it must be a funny movie. It should be an absurd comedy...So you see there is a difference between doing something professional, and only talking about it. And all that people there in the Internet, bashing or whatever, they cannot tell a fucking story for 5 minutes.
** Interview with Uwe Boll.

### 2010s

* I totally regret as a German what happened at this point of history. But when people ask me are you, as a German, feel responsible for the Holocaust? No, because I'm born 1965 and it would be completely un-logical to say I'm responsible, but as a country we are responsible.
** interview (2010), Lopta Film, Lopta and Moist.
# Zainab Ahmed

Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed (born 16 June 1960) is a Nigerian accountant[1] and politician who served as the minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning of Nigeria[2][3] from 2019 to 2023. She previously served as the minister of finance from 2018 to 2019, and as the minister of State for Budget and National Planning from 2015 to 2018.[4][5] In 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari brought the two ministries under her as one, making her the minister of the Economy.

## Quotes

* You can do it. You can have a good family life. You can succeed in any field that you choose to play in. There are no limitations to what a woman can do. You can be as good as the next man.
* The AfCFTA will open a bigger market for businesses in Africa. We have an opportunity for industries to manufacture products that can be exported within regions, enabling us to earn foreign exchange. It will help us improve trade practices and remain competitive.
* To be clear, African countries are seeking development partnerships, not handouts or aid. In Nigeria, we have requested longer-term financing from MDBs to weather the current storm. These banks could also facilitate partnerships between private investors and local African businesses to boost economic growth and job creation.
* African countries must work together with the global community to lift the continent out of poverty. But they should also focus on leveraging their abundant resources and young and dynamic populations.
* We have very serious revenue challenges and it is up to us to make sure we shore up the revenue base of the country.”
* You are working for the president and at the end of the day, you are also working for the benefit of the citizens.”
* The president has a lot of confidence that we can do this if we work together.”

## External links

* Authority control: WorldCat search
# Helen Cruickshank

Helen Burness Cruickshank (15 May 1886 – 2 March 1975) was a Scottish poet and suffragist and a focal point of the Scottish Renaissance. Scottish writers associated with the movement met at her home in Corstorphine.

## Quotes

* Up the Noran Water In by Inglismaddy, Annie's got a bairnie That hasna got a daddy. Some say it's Tammas's An' some say it's Chay's; An' naebody expec'it it, Wi' Annie's quiet ways.
** "Shy Geordie", st. 1, in Up the Noran Water (1934)
** See Illegitimacy
* This man set the flame of his native genius under the cumbering whin of the untilled field; Lit a fire in the Mearns to illumine Scotland, clearing the sullen soil for a richer yield.
** "Spring in the Mearns", st. 6, in Sea Buckthorn (1954)
** Eulogising Lewis Grassic Gibbon
* Sae smoor yersel', my man, Pit oot yer licht, Grey hair that's tow To a lassie's lowe Is an unco sicht.
** "An Unco Sicht", st. 2, in Sea Buckthorn (1954)
* Laughter and gibes and scorn they brave for her: their pounds, their silver, and their pence they give; their time, their talent and their youth for her that she may live.
** "Lines for the Scottish Watch", st. 1, in Sea Buckthorn (1954)
** See Wendy Wood
* They agonise in sordid tenements, with children stabled worse than sheep or kye. O, how can grace or peace or health abide such poverty?
** "Lines for the Scottish Watch", st. 3, in Sea Buckthorn (1954)
* I mind o' the Ponnage Pule On a shinin' mornin', The saumon fishers Nettin' the bonny brutes — I' the slithery dark o' the boddom O' Charon's Coble Ae day I'll faddom my doots.
** "The Ponnage Pool", st. 4, in The Ponnage Pool (1968)
* But where this passionate self will go, God knows, Who knows whence the lightning comes, and whither it goes.
** "At the End", in Collected Poems (1971)
* While I am not teetotal, a drunk woman I find revolting and Burns orgies detestable.
** Octobiography (1976), ch. 9
* Criticism in Scotland, of books as well as plays, is often bedevilled because we all know each other too well. The clique can cast its chill over its rivals; the claque delude with false praise.
** Octobiography (1976), ch. 15
* I am not asked out to drinking parties and have never been in a Rose Street pub. I can't be a poet.
** Octobiography (1976), ch. 20

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* I mind o' the Ponnage Pool, The reid brae risin', Morphie Lade, An' the saumon that louped the dam, A tree i' Martin's Den Wi' names carved on it; But I ken na wha I am.
** "The Ponnage Pool"
* Bide the storm ye canna hinder, Mindin’ through the strife, Hoo the luntin’ lowe o’ beauty Lichts the grey o’ life.
** "Sea Buckthorn"
* The man that mates wi’ Poverty An’ clasps her tae his banes, Will faither lean an’ lively thochts, A host o’ eident weans.
** "Comfort in Puirtith"
* Under an arch o’ bramble Saftly she goes, Dark broon een like velvet, Cheeks like the rose.
** "In Glenskenno Woods"
# Illegitimacy

Illegitimacy is the state of being born out of wedlock, or otherwise a general term for “disreputable parentage”. In many cultures being illegitimate is considered shameful, and the term “bastard”— meaning an illegitimate male child —is a popular English insult.

## Quotes

* The regeneration of the inferior or bastard races by the superior ones is consistent with God's plans for humanity.
** Ernest Renan, The Intellectual and Moral Reform of France (1871), as translated by Asselin Charles, in "Colonial Discourse Since Christopher Columbus", Journal of Black Studies, vol. 26, no. 2 (November 1995), p. 147
* Up the Noran Water In by Inglismaddy, Annie's got a bairnie That hasna got a daddy. Some say it's Tammas's An' some say it's Chay's; An' naebody expec'it it, Wi' Annie's quiet ways.
** Helen Cruickshank, "Shy Geordie", st. 1, in Up the Noran Water (1934)
* Illegitimi non carborundum
** Mock-Latin for “don’t let the bastards grind you down”
** Anonymous (c. 1940)
* At the heart of the controversy in these cases are those recurring pregnancies that pose no danger whatsoever to the life or health of the mother but are, nevertheless, unwanted for any one or more of a variety of reasons -- convenience, family planning, economics, dislike of children, the embarrassment of illegitimacy, etc.
** Byron White, U.S. Supreme Court, one of two dissenters in Roe v. Wade, (January 22, 1973)
* What we have here is clear-cut evidence that illegitimacy—something I've always said we should talk about in terms of not having it—leads to drug abuse.
** Dan Quayle, as quoted in Esquire (August 1992)
* Jon Snow: "What's my name?"
* Samwell Tarly: "Jon Snow."
* Jon Snow: "And why is my surname 'Snow'?"
* Samwell Tarly: "Because you're a bastard from the North."
* Robb Stark: Is this some kind of trick? Why do you want to help him?
* Tyrion Lannister: I have a tender spot in my heart for cripples, bastards and broken things.
** Game of Thrones, “Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things” (May 8, 2011), dialogue by Bryan Cogman
* The illegitimacy rate for births among teenaged girls hovered around five to seven percent for decades, until about 1960. Between 1960 and 1970, it doubled as the birth control pill helped usher in the 'Sexual Revolution.' After 1970, the teenage illegitimacy rate literally exploded as comprehensive sex education programs and school-based clinics were introduced. The overall illegitimacy rate for all children born in the United States was 5 percent in 1960. This rate has more than quintupled to more than 28%.
** "The Birth Control Pill: Enabler of the Sexual Revolution", Pro-Life Activist's Encyclopedia, American Life League, EWTN (n.d.)

## See also

* Legitimacy (family law)
# Joyce Hilda Banda

Joyce Hilda Banda (née Ntila; born 12 April 1950) is a Malawian politician, who served as President of Malawi, from 7 April 2012 to 31 May 2014. Banda took office as President following the sudden death of President Bingu wa Mutharika. She is the founder and leader of the People's Party, created in 2011. An educator and grassroots women's rights activist, she was the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2006 to 2009 and the Vice-President of Malawi from May 2009 to April 2012.

## Quotes

* I learned that leadership is about falling in love with the people and the people falling in love with you. It is about serving the people with selflessness, with sacrifice, and with the need to put the common good ahead of personal interests.
** speaking on leadership
* Most African women are taught to endure abusive marriages. They say endurance means a good wife but most women endure abusive relationship because they are not empowered economically; they depend on their husbands.
** on the struggles Aftican women face in marriages
* It's heavy, but I am able to carry it. Why? Because I'm an African woman. An African woman carries heavy loads anyway. That's how we are trained; we are brought up that nothing is unbearable. I use that now, positively. I use that now to have the thick skin that I have, and not fear, and move forward, and push; and push forward
* Women didn't go to school when they were young because parents preferred to send their brothers. The women couldn't access loans in their own right because the banks sought the approval of a male dependent. The women couldn't make decisions at household level because they didn't bring any income into the household".
** speaking on women's rights
* "I will forever be thankful to the Malawians and international community, and my professional army and army general, who said: 'No, we will follow the constitution.' That's why I'm here.”
* "I have always said that I want Malawi to attain growth that should not just be seen in GDP, but in the growth of opportunities for all, protection for all, and equality for all.”
# Banana republic

In political science, the term banana republic describes a politically unstable country with an economy dependent upon the export of natural resources. In 1904, the American author O. Henry coined the term to describe Honduras and neighboring countries under economic exploitation by U.S. corporations, such as the United Fruit Company (now Chiquita Brands International). Typically, a banana republic has a society of extremely stratified social classes, usually a large impoverished working class and a ruling class plutocracy, composed of the business, political, and military elites. The ruling class controls the primary sector of the economy by way of the exploitation of labor; thus, the term banana republic is a pejorative descriptor for a servile oligarchy that abets and supports, for kickbacks, the exploitation of large-scale plantation agriculture, especially banana cultivation.

## Quotes

* If it were not for the inherent checks and balances of the U.S. Constitution we would have a banana republic.
** George Conway accoring to Is America Becoming Trump’s Banana Republic? (March 14, 2019)
* This is how election results are disputed in a banana republic.
** George W. Bush according to The scariest part of Jan. 6 was what almost happened after the violence (November 1, 2024) article written by Fareed Zakaria

### "America, the Banana Republic" (2008)

    Christopher Hitchens "America, the Banana Republic", Vanity Fair (October 9, 2008)
* I have heard arguments about whether it was Milton Friedman or Gore Vidal who first came up with this apt summary of a collusion between the overweening state and certain favored monopolistic concerns, whereby the profits can be privatized and the debts conveniently socialized, but another term for the same system would be "banana republic."
* What are the main principles of a banana republic? A very salient one might be that it has a paper currency which is an international laughingstock: a definition that would immediately qualify today’s United States of America.
* In a banana republic, the members of the national legislature will be (a) largely for sale and (b) consulted only for ceremonial and rubber-stamp purposes some time after all the truly important decisions have already been made elsewhere.
* Another feature of a banana republic is the tendency for tribal and cultish elements to flourish at the expense of reason and good order. Did it not seem quite bizarre, as the first vote on the rescue of private greed by public money was being taken, that Congress should adjourn for a religious holiday—Rosh Hashanah—in a country where the majority of Jews are secular? What does this say, incidentally, about the separation of religion and government?
* In a recent posting on The New York Times's Web site, Paul Krugman said that the United States was now reduced to the status of a banana republic with nuclear weapons. This is a variation on the old joke about the former Soviet Union ("Burkina Faso with rockets"). It’s also wrong: in fact, it’s the reverse of the truth.

## External links

* Donald Trump calls charges against him 'banana republic' indictments (YouTube VIDEO)
# Richard Porson

Richard Porson (December 25, 1759 – September 25, 1808) was an English classical scholar.

## Quotes

* To a gentleman, who, at the close of a fierce dispute with Porson, exclaimed, "My opinion of you is most contemptible, Sir"; he retorted, "I never knew an opinion of yours that was not contemptible."
** John Selby Watson, The Life of Richard Porson, M.A. (1861), p. 385.

### English Epigrams

    Reported in William Davenport Adams (ed.) English Epigrams (London, [1878])
* When Billy found he scarce could stand, "Help, help!" he cried, and stretch'd his hand, To faithful Henry calling: Quoth Hal, "My friend, I'm sorry for't; 'Tis not my practice to support A minister that's falling."
** "On Pitt's Drinking Habits"
** ["Henry" is Dundas, afterwards Viscount Melville, who was Pitt's confidential friend and colleague. The above is one out of a hundred epigrams said to have been written by Porson in one night.]
* "Who's up ?" inquired Burke of a friend at the door, "Oh, no one," says Paddy, "tho' Pitt's on the floor."
** "On the Same"
** [Another of the epigrammatic century referred to. Here is a third:—
    "How well our friends," saith Hal, "have stood their ground!" "Have they?" quoth Will; " I thought they all turned round."]
* A little garden little Jowett made, And fenced it with a little palisade; A little taste hath little Dr. Jowett; This little garden doth a little show it.
** "On Dr. Jowett, Fellow of St. John's, Cambridge"
** [There is a longer version of this jeu d'esprit:—
    A little garden little Jowett made, And fenced it with a little palisade; Because this garden made a little talk, He changed it to a little gravel walk: And now, if more you 'd know of little Jowett, A little time, it will a little show it.
** See the Life of Richard Porson, by J. Selby Watson (1861)]
* Here lies a Doctor of Divinity, Who was a Fellow too of Trinity; He knew as much about Divinity As other Fellows do of Trinity.
** "On a Fellow of Trinity College"
* I went to Frankfort and got drunk With that most learn'd Professor Brunck: I went to Wortz and got more drunken With that more learn'd Professor Ruhnken.
** "On German Drinking"
** [This epigram is wholly imaginary, for Porson was never out of England. The lines are from Facetiae Canitabrigienses (1825)]