Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Quotes

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• The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.

  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  Dream, Women, Empowering

  Harvard Commencement remarks, news.harvard.edu. May 26, 2011.

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• To girls and women everywhere, I issue a simple invitation.
  My sisters, my daughters, my friends; find your voice

  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  Girl, Daughter, Simple

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• Future generations will judge us
  not by what we say, but what we do.

  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  Judging, Generations, Future Generation

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• Ethnicity should enrich us; it should make us a unique people in our diversity and not be used to divide us.

  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  Life, Unique, Ethnicity

  "Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Speaks on Governance, Elections and Other Issues". Interview with Abdoulaye W. Dukulé, www.theperspective.org. May 6, 2005.

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• If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.

  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  Life, Music, Dream

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• We are here because we share a fundamental belief: that poverty, illiteracy, disease and inequality do not belong in the twenty-first century. We share a common purpose: to eradicate these ills for the benefit of all. And we share a common tool to achieve this: the Millennium Development Goals.

  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  Common Purpose, Goal, Firsts

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• Leadership is never given on a silver platter, one has to earn it.

  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  Life, Silver Platter, Silver

  "Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Speaks on Governance, Elections and Other Issues". Interview with Abdoulaye W. Dukulé, www.theperspective.org. May 6, 2005.

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• Of course, I am the first democratically elected woman president in Africa, and that raises a lot of expectations. Because I represent the aspirations of women all over Africa, I must succeed for them. I must keep the door open for women's participation in politics at the highest level. That is both humbling and exciting.

  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  Doors, Expectations, President

  Source: www.irinnews.org

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• I work hard, I work late, I have nothing on my conscience. When I go to bed, I sleep.

  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  Hard Work, Sleep, Bed

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• I believe that there are certain attributes in a woman that give her some advantages over a man. Women are usually more honest, more sensitive to issues and bring a stronger sense of commitment and dedication to what they do. Maybe because they were mothers, and being a mother you have that special attention for the family, for the young, for children…

  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  Inspirational, Mother, Children

  "Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Speaks on Governance, Elections and Other Issues". Interview with Abdoulaye W. Dukulé, www.theperspective.org. May 6, 2005.

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• Women work harder. And women are more honest; they have less reasons to be corrupt.

  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  Hard Work, Honest, Reason

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• If your dreams don't scare you, you aren't dreaming big enough.

  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  Dream, Scare, Enough

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• I've been a victor of circumstance.

  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  Circumstances

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• I don't run a woman government. I run a government of people.

  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  Running, Government, People

  Source: www.irinnews.org

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• As more men become more educated and women get educated, the value system has to be more enhanced and the respect for human dignity and human life is made better.

  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  Men, Dignity, Life Is

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• I earned my professional credibility a long time ago in a male-dominated world. I just hope that as a woman, I bring in an extra dimension to the job. I bring in the sensitivity of being a woman and a mother, and that means I pay more attention to women, children, and the social needs of society.

  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  Mother, Jobs, Children

  Source: www.irinnews.org

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• I don't face any particular problems as a woman president because I have been a professional for a long time. I keep telling people: I am a technocrat who happens to be a woman.

  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  Long, People, President

  Source: www.irinnews.org

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• The people of Liberia know what it means to be deprived of clean water. But we also know what it means to see our children begin to smile again, with a restoration of hope and faith in the future.

  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  Children, Mean, People

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• One has to look at my life story to see what I've done. I've paid a heavy price that many people don't realize.

  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  People, Looks, Stories

  "Ellen Johnson Sirleaf - profile" by Tamasin Ford, www.theguardian.com. October 7, 2011.

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• I just think that unless you have that cohesiveness in the family unit, the male character tends to become very dominant, repressive and insensitive. So much of this comes also from a lack of education.

  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  Character, Thinking, Males

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• Our entire judicial system in Liberia has broken down because of the many years of lawlessness, indiscipline and warfare. We need more training to get more qualified judges. We need infrastructural reforms. All of our laws need to be re-examined by a law reform commission.

  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  Years, Law, Broken

  Source: www.irinnews.org

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• Liberia can move on and break from the past. That is very important for us to try to achieve our development goals and reconcile our nation.

  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  Moving, Past, Goal

  Source: www.irinnews.org

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• There is no easy fix or youth unemployment. Partnership between the public and private sectors can make a big difference.

  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  Differences, Unemployment, Youth

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• Ebola is not just a health crisis. Across West Africa, a generation of young people risks being lost to an economic catastrophe.

  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  Ebola, People, Risk

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• In Liberia, our main obstacle is infrastructure: the lights, the water, the roads. Companies can't operate without those things. And even though we have commitments from our partners, it takes time to turn commitments into cash.

  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  Commitment, Light, Water

  Source: www.irinnews.org

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