Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Quotes

• We are so used to seeing women as victims of war to be pitied rather than survivors of war to be respected.

  Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

  War, Survivor, Victim

  "Gayle T. Lemmon Talks About The Dressmaker of Khair Khana". Interview with Jennifer Haupt, www.psychologytoday.com. June 05, 2011.

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• Microfinance is an incredibly powerful tool ... but we must move beyond micro-hopes and micro-ambitions for women.

  Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

  Motivation, Powerful, Moving

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• If you're talking about entrepreneurs in conflict and post-conflict settings, then you must talk about women, because they are the population you have left.

  Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

  Talking, Entrepreneur, Population

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• Entrepreneurship isn't for everyone, and not everyone is going to be an entrepreneur, but women who turn to business, turn to economics, because there are people depending on them, I think that their creativity, their resilience, their spirit, embody what's best about entrepreneurship.

  Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

  Creativity, Thinking, People

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• I'm a really bad driver. When I'm in L.A. my husband always has to park the car for me, because I'm likely to hit something.

  Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

  Husband, Car, Parks

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• We do not invest in victims, we invest in survivors.

  Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

  Survivor, Victim

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• The United States will not be in Afghanistan forever.

  Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

  Forever, United States, Afghanistan

  "Myths about 'unwinnable' Afghanistan" by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, www.cnn.com. February 17, 2011.

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• Single mothers are raising more of America's children than ever before.

  Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

  Mother, Children, America

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• A lot has been said about single mothers. Most of it has been less than flattering.

  Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

  Mother, Said, Flattering

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• Not one country in all the world has eliminated its economic participation [gender] gap - not one.

  Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

  Country, Motivation, Inspiration

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