Zainab Salbi Quotes

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• Changes don't happen in the world by playing it safe, taking risks is the way to change the world.
• Passionately enjoy life!
• Believe in your passions and act on them.
• One year of the world’s military spending equals 700 years of the U.N. budget and equals 2,928 years of the U.N. budget allocated for women.
• I find it amazing that the only group of people who are not fighting and not killing and not pillaging and not burning and not…
• The front[line] of wars is increasingly non-human eyes peering down on our perceived enemies from space, guiding missiles toward unseen targets.
• Everything can be taken from you in a second, but the human spirit is so strong. War can teach you so much about evil, and…
• Where has change ever been clean and nice? It has always been messy and painful.
• War is not a computer-generated missile striking a digital map. War is the color of earth as it explodes in our faces, the sound of…
• I don't have a child, so Women for Women is like my child. But I always said I would step down after 20 years. I…
• Stronger women build stronger nations.
• Being a leader for me is about having the courage to speak the truth, and live the truth, despite attempts to silence our thoughts, feelings,…
• While women may look different, as some wear suits and others wear saris, or some cover their hair while others wear their hair loose, women…
• Sometimes you just have to jump off the cliff without knowing where you will land.
• The single thing all women need in the world is inspiration, and inspiration comes from storytelling.
• As women, we must speak out, speak up, say no to our inheritance of loss and yes to a future of women-led dialogue about women's…
• Leadership is about encouraging women to break their silence and tell their stories to the world.
• Every woman must own her story; otherwise we are all part of the silence.
• I grew up with injustice and could do nothing about it. But once in America, I had freedom of choice.
• Since I was 15 years old I have dedicated my life to serving women.

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