Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Quotes

All girls know that they can be anything now. That transformation is to me one of the most satisfying things.
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.
I beg you I no magician. I can't just wave a magic wand.
I don't think people understand the awesomeness of the destruction of this country - its institutions, its infrastructure, its law, its morals.
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.
I stand by it. I take the criticism for it. I think it's unfair, but yes, there is a thing about nepotism, and we all try to respect it.
I think the majority of the Liberian people want peace.
I think we're ready for succession. We just must try to do it right.
I underestimated the low level of capacity. I also underestimated the cultural roots of corruption.
I work hard, I work late, I have nothing on my conscience. When I go to bed, I sleep.
I would like to make sure, first of all, that our women in the informal sector - I mean, these are the farmers and the traders; many of them are not educated, many of them lacking literacy - be able to give them better working conditions. And we've done a lot to be able to achieve that.
I'm not talking about what you hear from 5 per cent of the population on the radio, in the papers. I don't pay attention to it. I travel around the country. I'm happy I have a good relationship with the people.
I've been involved in politics for quite some time. I've held positions, and my experiences are very deep, and I think I have the capacity, the courage, and the character to institute the kinds of reforms that are so desperately needed.
In terms of being able to renew my nation, to be able to be able to bring back a devastated country, to restore hope to our people, to lift women and to give them a new horizon, a new ambition and new dreams, in respect of all of that, I think we've accomplished it, and I feel very good about that.
Liberia just needs to go through this one political transition and it can really take off. Everything's in place now. We cannot afford to put the country in the hands of someone that lacks the experience.
My calling was first of all to ensure there was peace in the country, because we could easily have gone back to war. In the midst of the country, there were still warlords; there were many child soldiers who had never gone to school - they were part of the social setting - compromises had to be made.
My mother was a disciplinarian. She believed that when young girls start to go out with young boys, they get married.
My mother was the strength. She was the anchor. She was a preacher and a teacher.
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.
The future belongs to us, because we have taken charge of it. We have the commitment, we have the resourcefulness, and we have the strength of our people to share the dream across Africa of clean water for all.
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29 October, 1938
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