"I want to become a photographer like you when I grow up. So that people can pay me for taking their photos"  (Bweyogerere, Wakiso)

"I want to go back to school so that I can excel in all my classes again. I was an A-grade student. When I grow up I want to be like Bobi Wine. I want to sing music like him. I want people to lookup to me like him. I want to change peoples' lives with my music. I want to be a music artiste"  (Bweyogerere, Wakiso)

"I have moved a lot in my life, I have walked distances you can't even imagine. Sometimes people get shocked when they meet me again in a different area. And I'm glad they easily recognise me. I feel like God created me just to move about and help people. I have attended so many funerals not because I'm related to the bereaving families but because there's always free food. And I don't just eat their food but also provide labour. I help them with domestic work like collecting firewood, fetching water- People here think am retarded, I here them call me names because I smile a lot and I rarely talk" (Budadiri, Sironko)

"Me I drive ore from Namayingo in Busoga all the way to Busia because there in Namayingo the ore is too much and so are the crushers. But all the crushers are always occupied. For example as of yesterday I had been waiting for three days to have my ore crushed until I then decided to put it in my taxi and drive it all the way here in Tiira. I was born in Busia but then moved in to the taxi business, but then I switched back to mining because that is where the money is at the moment. The taxi which I use to drive the ore is mine, so no one can ask me why am carrying sacks of rocks in my taxi instead of people. (Tiira, Busia)

"I don't mine but am a member of a mining group. My work in the group is basically to provide food for the members while they work. I make for them tea to take whn they have a break and I also prepare lunch for them at the site so that they don't have to waste time going back home to cook."  (Tiira, Busia)

"People are so unrealistic, You always hear certain radio and TV presenters asking up coming musicians to bring up their music to them for free air play. But it's a big shame how you get their with your music on a CD or a Memory stick and the same people are asking you for a bribe to have your music played- That is total corruption and by giving that "something" that they normally ask for, that's how you promote corruption in our country"  (Kireka, Wakiso)

"For all the past years of my life, I have been working hard only to spend all my earnings on booze. It breaks my heart to see most of my childhood friends all successful and doing better than me. At the beginning of this year I told myself I was going to quit drinking after I realised it is the cause of all my problems- It has seemed hard to achieve so far because even when am broke my friends still buy me" "What is one of the problems drinking has caused you?" "One time I think I was drunk, they said I threatened to kill my mom. When she said I was a big man now and asked me to leave her home and get a job- I feel embarrassed even though I don't recollect the whole situation"  (Budadiri, Sironko)

"Why do we celebrate Easter?" "Easter is when Jesus was crucified on the cross for our sins. Then later he resurrected and went to heaven" "What do you like about Easter?" "Alot! There's always plenty of food and most of my friends here get back from school so we play together and also we get to stay home for long. It is the longest holiday"  (Budadiri, Sironko)

"Me I like to interract with my customers so that I know what they like because I know that you the customers are my bosses. Even if you send me up and down ten times I will do it because I know that it is because of you that I have a salary"  (Busia town, Busia)

"My biggest struggle right now, I'm still trying to take in my sister's death. It all happened so fast. We believe she was bewitched by her work friends. They were jealous because she had only just come and had already been promoted. As a family we were excited and happy for her but our joy never lasted long as she developed stomach complications, she later became mute could not speak or eat. She only smiled and nodded at whoever came to visit her" "What has your sister's death taught you?" "Alot! To never, ever trust a friend no matter how close & friendly they might be"  (Namayembe, Bugiri)