"Acumen Fund's patient capital investment in Western Seed is intended to enhance the food security and economic independence of Kenya's smallholder farmers."

-- Jacqueline Novogratz

#Independence Quotes #Acumen Quotes #Kenya Quotes

“During my past career as a journalist, I relished writing obits and equally dreaded phoning relatives for the necessary facts. But to my surprise and great relief, they often wanted to talk - they wanted their recently deceased loved ones recorded in print.”
“I see the reports of Anson Hunter's death have been greatly exaggerated... and I trust so are his war stories.”
“God's solution for "I can't live that way anymore" is basically, "Good! Don't live that way anymore. Set firm limits against evil behavior that are designed to promote change and redemption. Get the love and support you need from other places to take the kind of stance that I do to help redeem relationship. Suffer long, but suffer in the right way." And when done God's way, chances are much better for redemption.”
“I prefer not to overthink things because I think if I did I would never end up releasing anything. I tend to just follow my instincts when it comes to imagery or whatever is inspiring me. I just fit it together in a weird way, and I have to let it go at some point or else I would hold onto it forever.”
“A nation may be in a tumult to-day for a thought which the timid Erasmus placidly penned in his study more than two centuries ago.”
“I like to work around identification for the audience, and when there's a grown-up or a moral figure or something like that, people tend to go there.”
“Even pleasure cloys without variety.”
“The miniskirt enables young ladies to run faster, and because of it, they may have to.”

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