Words matter. These are the best Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
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.
I underestimated the low level of capacity. I also underestimated the cultural roots of corruption.
We’ve done a lot to restore Liberia’s credibility, Liberia’s reputation, Liberia’s presence.
All girls know that they can be anything now. That transformation is to me one of the most satisfying things.
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.
Women work harder. And women are more honest; they have less reasons to be corrupt.
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.
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.
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.
I think the majority of the Liberian people want peace.
I don’t think people understand the awesomeness of the destruction of this country – its institutions, its infrastructure, its law, its morals.
I work hard, I work late, I have nothing on my conscience. When I go to bed, I sleep.
When I took office, Liberia began to recover from years of neglect. Our people have brought clean water into the heart of Monrovia to children who have never known water from a tap. Efforts are underway to expand water projects as much as possible throughout the country.
We have to overcome the practice of male domination – even though it’s changing, and changing in Liberia quite drastically.
I beg you I no magician. I can’t just wave a magic wand.
