Leymah Gbowee Quotes

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• We must continue to unite in sisterhood to turn our tears into triumph. There is no time to rest until our world achieves wholeness and…
• My courage comes from my faith. I have come to one conclusion: All that I am, all that I aspire to be, all that I…
• When the guilty verdict was handed down, I walked outside and saw a rainbow encircling the sun. Everyone in Monrovia could see it. It was…
• The world is waiting to hear from you.
• It’s time for women to stop being politely angry.
• 'I wish for a better life. I wish for food for my children. I wish that sexual abuse and exploitation in schools would stop.' This…
• We go into rural communities, and all we do - like has been done in this room [at TED] - is create the space. When…
• You cannot say you've achieved equality until EVERYONE is equal and has equal opportunities!
• When women gather, great things will happen.
• Leadership is standing with your people. People say you have to live to fight another day, but sometimes you have to show you are a…
• We have lived through fear all our lives, and when you have gone through a whole lot of fear, sometimes all you can do is…
• I don't feel like I've done anything extraordinary but take my little light and shine it in darkness.
• There is something in this world that every individual can do. God has created all of us with something unique to contribute.
• I always tell people, anger is like liquid. It's fluid, it's like water. You put it in a container and it takes the shape of…
• If you are serving justice to one person, those who have been affected should also be served some form of justice.
• At 17, the first time I saw a dead body, I froze. By 31 it was a natural occurrence for me, and no group of…
• I'm a serious optimist. I come from a country where you have little to be hopeful for, and so you have to always be an…
• I'm now on a journey to fulfill the wish, in my tiny capacity, of little African girls.
• The one thing I have never been afraid of is standing before important people and speaking my mind. I represent women who may never have…
• You can tell people of the need to struggle, but when the powerless start to see that they really can make a difference, nothing can…

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