Leymah Gbowee quotes

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 true leader. (Leymah Gbowee)
If any changes were to be made in society it had to be by the mothers. View quote
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Regardless of whom you pray to, during war our experiences as a community and as mothers are the same. View quote
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Women are the ones that bear the greatest burden. We are also the ones who nurture societies. View quote
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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 the opportunity to go to the UN or meet with a president. I'm never afraid to speak truth to power. View quote
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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 was before, is by the grace of God. There are so many women in Africa, and outside Africa, who are more intelligent than I am. View quote
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If you are serving justice to one person, those who have been affected should also be served some form of justice. View quote
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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 that container. So many people you see in prison, unleashing war on their people, they are angry, and they take their anger and put it into a violent container. View quote
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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 people should live like that. View quote
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The world is upside down, it's going to take a lot of hands to turn it right side up. View quote
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There is something in this world that every individual can do. God has created all of us with something unique to contribute. (Leymah Gbowee)
Activism is something that no one can fake. You get angry. You cry. But you never throw in your towel, because that anger is what is propelling you to further action. View quote
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You cannot say you've achieved equality until EVERYONE is equal and has equal opportunities! View quote
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We are all responsible. We are all complicit. White T-shirts catch the light. What matters is what we then do with that light. (The peace activists wore white t-shirts during their protests.) View quote
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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 optimist. View quote
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Don't wait for a Gandhi, don't wait for a King, don't wait for a Mandela. You are your own Mandela, you are your own Gandhi, you are your own King. View quote
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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 balance, where all men and women are considered equal and free. View quote
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When women gather, great things will happen. View quote
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The world is waiting to hear from you. View quote
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I don't feel like I've done anything extraordinary but take my little light and shine it in darkness. View quote
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It's insulting when outsiders come in and tell a traumatized people what it will take for them to heal... People who have lived through a terrible conflict may be hungry and desperate, but they are not stupid. They often have very good ideas about how peace can evolve, and they need to be asked. That includes women. Most especially women. (Leymah Gbowee)
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 quench the fire. View quote
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It's time for women to stop being politely angry. View quote
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If you read the life of great men and women who made important changes in history, there are two common features: One, they were angry at the state of affairs and, two, they were people of faith. View quote
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'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 is the dream of the African girl. View quote
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