“People have regarded as a paradox- the fact that Newton spent most of his time doing alchemy, which doesn't sound very scientific, and only part of his time doing mechanics and gravitation. Of course, his discoveries in mechanics and his law of gravitation were absolutely foundational to all of quantitative science, engineering, technology and, indeed, everything that came after”

— Neil Turok

Theoretical Physicist & Director of Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

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Culture is much bigger than that. Culture goes beyond values. I define culture is three primary parts. The first part is behaviour. It's the behaviours of your employees that get embedded into all the processes we are already doing. The second part is processes. The third piece is practices.

— Melissa Daimler

You have to make decisions throughout your life and be prepared to accept responsibility for those decisions. There is also confidence that comes from learning a set of skills – and that confidence allows you to challenge the status quo.

— Reggie Fils-Aimé

Former President of Nintendo of America, led iconic console era

I took the fact that I felt I wasn't good enough as a challenge. This is where I give some of my early bosses and mentors a lot of credit. They invested their time in my training and development.

— Reggie Fils-Aimé

Former President of Nintendo of America, led iconic console era

He had the grit and determination to go, to tell that story, and to tell the world what was happening. His experience shaped me – and shaped my own mentality of being tough, resilient, picking myself up from disappointments, and continuing to move forward.

— Reggie Fils-Aimé

Former President of Nintendo of America, led iconic console era

Innovative companies are not afraid of failure – they're willing to take risks, fail forward, learn from missteps, pivot, and keep going.

— Reggie Fils-Aimé

Former President of Nintendo of America, led iconic console era

Innovation is a skill, a teachable skill, just like management. If you focus on a handful of key principles, you can effectively drive innovation in any type of business.

— Reggie Fils-Aimé

Former President of Nintendo of America, led iconic console era

Education exponentially multiplies advancements in every other sector. And critically, it empowers communities with the skills to shape their own futures, build their own economies, and advocate for their own rights.

— Nadia Murad

Nobel Peace Prize Winner & Yazidi Genocide Survivor Advocate

Empowering women to be decision-makers in their families and communities makes everyone safer, more successful, healthier, and more educated.

— Nadia Murad

Nobel Peace Prize Winner & Yazidi Genocide Survivor Advocate

The truth is that stable societies are built on the backs of women. Attacking women has a crippling impact on communities.

— Nadia Murad

Nobel Peace Prize Winner & Yazidi Genocide Survivor Advocate

Rape is one of the oldest weapons of war and it remains so to this day. For so long, it has been viewed as an 'unfortunate' side effect of war. But really, it is a tactic.

— Nadia Murad

Nobel Peace Prize Winner & Yazidi Genocide Survivor Advocate

Beyond the atrocities of mass murder and rape, ISIS also set out to systematically destroy the Yazidi community by ensuring that we did not have the resources to survive in our homeland. They poisoned wells, burned farms, took out electrical grids, and destroyed schools, homes, temples, and hospitals.

— Nadia Murad

Nobel Peace Prize Winner & Yazidi Genocide Survivor Advocate

Philanthropy is very much like business, there's not such a huge difference. In business you have a mission statement, in philanthropy you have a vision. I believe in philanthropy we want to do things that give back as much as we give, otherwise it doesn't have permanence.

— Dame Stephanie Shirley