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“Bearing witness to trauma can be traumatic in and of itself. There can be the risk of losing loved ones, losing colleagues, watching people die, watching children being injured or killed.”
Clarissa Ward (born 1980) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We believe that we must refuse to let the words “never again” continue to be void of meaning because, as President Clinton stated in his 1998 address to Rwanda, “We must and we owe it to those who have died, and to those who survived who loved them, our every effort to increase our vigilance and strengthen our stand against those who commit such atrocities.”
Stephanie Nyombayire (born 1986) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://web.archive.org/web/20070427080058/http://www.clintonfoundation.org/071305"-sp-cf-ld-usa-sp-wjc-keynote-address-to-campus-progress-national-student-conference.htm"], Stephanie nyombayire (13 July 2005)
“Everyone was telling me not to do it. They said the society viewed girls who sung as loose and reckless…I had a story to tell, I loved music and I over came these challenges at the end of the day,”
Miss Jojo (born 1983) first seen 2009 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: , She is best known for her contemporary Rwandan music, but really she is skilled in many different aspects of music. Miss Jojo is currently the most famous female Rwandan musician (19 November 2009)
“When I performed, Rwandans loved me, they kept shouting, ‘we want to see Miss Jojo, we want to see Miss Jojo and this was my beginning which was very successful and hopeful.”
Miss Jojo (born 1983) first seen 2009 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: , She is best known for her contemporary Rwandan music, but really she is skilled in many different aspects of music. Miss Jojo is currently the most famous female Rwandan musician (19 November 2009)
“how I loved her. How grateful I am to her for the freedom she allowed me to act as my conscience dictated, and how much I would have liked to spare her the bad days she so often had.”
Louise Michel (1830–1905) said by 1905 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If you're sad inside and you don't feel loved or wanted on planet earth, once you take something that calms those feelings, it's like Oh boy, this is what it feels like to be made to feel good inside.”
Tatum O'Neal (born 1963) first seen 2011 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Tatum talk about being alive in 2011.
“I was loved, I was cared for. That's it, that's what one wants, isn't it, in a marriage? I've never met anyone who even comes close to my ex-husband.”
Tatum O'Neal (born 1963) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Tatum speak on marriage in 2020.
“I had always loved writing and reading and so I decided to make a change.”
Sandra Nadege (born 2003) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I would not say that I had extra strength; I was a black woman and a foreigner in different countries, and I was in the field that was dominated by men, so it was every time challenging, but because I loved it, was eager to be a neurosurgeon, I did not give up, I kept following my dream”
Claire Karekezi (born 1983) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Rwanda’s first female neurosurgeon urges girls to embrace scienceThe New Times(February 12, 2019)
“I loved my job and what I was doing but I felt it was time for a change to try something different and grow because at the end of the day, no matter how old one gets, you want to grow and keep challenging yourself.”
Biola Alabi first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Talking about what inspired her move to start BAM (2018)
“It took my family a long time to realize that something was wrong. My brother and I were in complete denial; we loved our mother so much and we didn’t want to admit that her health was deteriorating.”
Olympia Dukakis (1931–2021) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Olympia share her family’s alzheimer’s journey in 2020.
“I have three people in my life I feel grateful to, they include my mum, who has been so supportive all my life, my husband Karasira, we met in NPC and we loved each other and later got married and lastly Dominic Bizimana, who encouraged me since the day I met him at NPC until today.”
Liliane Mukobwanakawe (born 1989) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Liliane Mukobwankawe in interview with Newtimes Journalist NewTimes ( August 26, 2016)
“Once an artiste, always an artiste. I am not just one of the talented ones; I am also one of the skilled ones, having attended series of training while I have also garnered experience. It is easy to get back to what you have always loved. I guess that’s why and when people know that you have the capacity to do your work and do it well, you don’t have to ask for respect. Respect would find you.”
Hilda Dokubo (born 1969) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It may have to do with my ego, wanting to be famous, wanting to be adored, wanting to be loved. ... Maybe I associated some sort of romance with the theater.”
Mercedes Ruehl (born 1948) first seen 1992 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Mercedes speak on attraction to acting in 1992.
“I feel that the people who pushed me the most, including the teachers, are the ones who made the greatest impression on me and loved me the most.”
Mercedes McCambridge (1916–2004) first seen 1992 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Mercedes speak on those that pushed her the most in 1992.
“Thank you to my family and all who have supported, cheered, inspired, and loved me through my journey. Thank you to the Recording Academy for this honor ….and to the glorious Frankfurt Radio Big Band for making this project a reality. I am so, so, so grateful! Indeed, the journey is a Holy Room (oh, and I cut off my locs!).”
Laura Kabasomi Kakoma (born 1979) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Laura Kabasomi Kakoma, Somi, said: (ktpress.rw, November 27, 2020 )
“I’ve loved music for as long as I can remember, but didn’t consider making it a career choice until my early twenties. I studied the cello from the time I was eight years old through college and I write my songs on the piano. My primary instrument is my voice.”
Laura Kabasomi Kakoma (born 1979) first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Know yourself, listen to your heart, and take risks – singer Laura Kabasomi Kakoma The NewTimes, September 11, 2013
“I have always loved writing and I'm getting more into it these days, especially children's books.”
Kim Basinger (born 1953) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: on taking up new hobby in 2020.
“That's exactly how Aretha would eat! That's exactly how she was.'" Hudson remembers. I loved having people around that knew her, to give notes or give the okay or chime in.”
Jennifer Hudson (born 1981) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Jennifer speak about Aretha in 2020.
“[On Diana, Princess of Wales] I loved her from the minute I met her when I was 14 to the minute she passed away.”
Sarah Ferguson (born 1959) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Duchess of York: 'I am proud of my failings'", The Telegraph (2 July 2021).
“The more you didn't like it, the more I enjoyed it. I f**king loved how much you hated it.”
Andrew Tate (born 1986) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Alleged voice mail cited in "Tucker Carlson's Twitter interview with Andrew Tate: Elon Musk is really getting desperate", Salon (July 13, 2023)
“This divide can end as in 1917 with a revolution - first the soldiers will stand up, and after that - their loved ones will rise up. There are already tens of thousands of them - relatives of those killed - and there will probably be hundreds of thousands.”
Yevgeny Prigozhin (1961–2023) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russia risks revolution unless elite get serious about war, Wagner chief says Updated 13 minutes ago", The Telegraph (24 May 2023)
“First the soldiers will stand up, and after that – their loved ones will rise up. It is wrong to think that there are hundreds of them – there are already tens of thousands of them – relatives of those killed...And there will probably be hundreds of thousands – we cannot avoid that.”
Yevgeny Prigozhin (1961–2023) said by 2023 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I always loved the statues of the kouroi. I can safely say that upon viewing such statue by myself for three hours (someone let me in to look alone in museum), I was able to ejaculate without touching myself. But I had no dirty or untoward thoughts the entire time.”
Bronze Age Pervert (born 1980) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“This is the beginning of the end for the Remainers, but it's the start of something that could be extraordinary for Britain. Our Prime Minister already enjoys considerable affection, but he will be loved if he can pull off the trick of harnessing a post-Brexit economic boom to the vital cause of world-class public services.”
Allison Pearson (born 1960) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Boris's win proves the soul of our nation is intact - I am so proud of what our country has done", The Telegraph (13 December 2019)
“Simon Ortiz says, "It's fiction and you'd better believe it." I always loved that line. Another way to say it is that fiction is a vertical descent; it's a drop into an event or into history or into the depths of some kind of meaning in order to understand humans, and to somehow decipher what history speaks, the story beneath the story.”
Linda Hogan (writer) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I became a beekeeper and loved it. I did that most of high school until I went to college, and then I had to give it up, but I miss it! I don't miss getting stung, but it wasn't that often. Bees are like people — they're temperamental; if the weather's nice, they're happy, if it's not nice, they're kind of grumpy.”
Patrick Michael Neary (born 1963) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Meet the 10th bishop of the Diocese of St. Cloud (15 December 2022) The Central Minnesota Catholic
“My late husband and I loved God’s word and after his demise, the Bible remains my most important source of comfort and encouragement; by the word of God, you can overcome any challenge that you face in life and it will help you take responsibility of your own lives.”
Ernestina Naadu Mills first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Mrs Naadu Mills launches SHS Bible Project", (10 June 2013)
“Life seems to be a perpetual practice of letting shit go. Letting go of an idea of how a thing should look, or be, or feel. And that one’s a big one [to let go of], because of course I would’ve loved my mum to have met my kids, if I’m going to have kids. And she will. In spirit. She’ll be there for it. I know she’s there, for all the big ones.”
Andrew Garfield (born 1983) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Andrew Garfield’s search for the sublime" in GQ (15 November 2022)
“I loved everyone with deep tenderness.”
Itala Mela (1904–1957) first seen 1954 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: from a writing dated 8 December 1954.
“I would have loved to do certain things differently but no regrets. At the beginning I fought all battles that came my way, but with hindsight, I’ve realised that not all battles are worth fighting because you will just dissipate energy on needless battles. Don’t ask me for an example of such battles; they are personal and may cause embarrassment to some people.”
Adenike Osofisan (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I Have Been Loved And Hated!We move on Regardless!!”
Wanjiku the Teacher first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Jalango TV Oct 13, 2020.
“I always sang in the house. I just loved singing. When I was in Class Seven, at the age of 12, my mother bought me my first piano as a present for passing my exams. I was excited!”
Achieng Abura (1953–2016) said by 2016 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Achieng Abura – Afro-jazz songbird with a causeKenyayearbook(May 6, 2022)
“Brand management is so important. Whilst not playing anything down, we must make sure that Ghana thrives in a competitive environment because things Ghanaian are known, loved and wanted. We must push and we will be okay. We are very modest as Ghanaians, we don’t blow our own trumpet. But in this competitive world, let’s put our Christian modesty aside and boast a little bit.”
Mary Chinery-Hesse (born 1938) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I loved mathematics and science-related subjects.”
Francisca Oboh Ikuenobe (born 1962) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I was the first born of the family and was dearly loved by my grandparents and my mum. It was like a punishment but I knew that was the way out for me.”
Oluwayemisi Oluremi Obilade (born 1958) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“To go back to Venice. My son Michael and I backpacked for three weeks across Italy four years ago, staying in youth hostels. Italy was rewarding beyond description, but Venice was a moving and intense experience. It was fading and old and beautiful and I loved it. I would go back there given half a chance.”
Ingrid Andersen (born 1965) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“the Germans had researched her family; they were very thorough after all, and they knew things about her grandfather that she herself didn't know. She would think of this in the camp they took her to after she was arrested, how little she knew about the person she loved most in this world. (p214)”
Alice Hoffman (born 1952) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Write it down. Even if it's a few sentences. Because you won't remember. You think you will never forget, but you will. Write down your life story or a poem. Sometimes shorter is better. Make a list of what all you have loved in this unfair and beautiful world. (p 82)”
Alice Hoffman (born 1952) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I believed anything can happen. It was a huge escape for me as reader. I loved anything that could remove me from reality and make me see possibilities. Fiction in general gives you the freedom of exploring the truth without boundaries, to get to a deeper truth, and fairy tales have always been my model.”
Alice Hoffman (born 1952) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I had always loved writing, but I didn't kind of know that a writer was something one could aspire to be and that was partly because I'd never read writing by New Zealand writers.”
Patricia Grace (born 1937) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Author interview on Radio New Zealand, 11 May 2021.
“I’ve always loved the short story form. Short stories are like little gems that you can keep polishing and polishing in your aim for perfection.”
Patricia Grace (born 1937) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“To agnostics, humanists, atheists, and freethinkers... you will find nothing here that you cannot wholeheartedly embrace as... rationally sound, mainstream scientific understanding of the Universe. ...[T]he vision of "evolutionary spirituality" presented here will benefit you and your loved ones without your needing to believe in anything otherworldly.”
Michael Dowd (1958–2023) said by 2023 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“That passion and interest in it drove me to be who I am today because that was what I had always loved doing. I remember that there were times people felt my height wouldn’t allow me to play football, just because they thought I was too tall, but it didn’t work that way.”
Nwankwo Kanu (born 1976) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I loved the newspaper work, but I like fiction better. Newspaper writing is fine but it doesn’t do to stay at it too long.”
Edna Ferber (1885–1968) said by 1968 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Being well cared for in nonemotional areas can create confusion in people who grow up feeling emotionally lonely. They have overwhelming physical evidence that their parents loved and sacrificed for them, but they feel a painful lack of emotional security and closeness with their parents.”
Lindsay C. Gibson wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“From Mama we learned what sort of people we should be, and we loved her as a confidante; but Papa's image was the mold of our dreams. (p52)”
Dorit Rabinyan (born 1972) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I knew he loved me.”
Sanu Sharma wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If your parents’ faces never lit up when they looked at you, it’s hard to know what it feels like to be loved and cherished. If you come from an incomprehensible world filled with secrecy and fear, it’s almost impossible to find the words to express what you have endured. If you grew up unwanted and ignored, it is a major challenge to develop a visceral sense of agency and self-worth.”
Bessel van der Kolk (born 1943) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Finally, to the men and women whose stories I did not get to, I am genuinely sorry, for I have loved them all. I hope you will tell them in their own way. To those families and friends of other members of the greatest generation, may I suggest you now begin to ask the questions and hear the stories that have been locked in memory for too long.”
Tom Brokaw (born 1940) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source