41 Quotes by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

I’ve been a victor of circumstance.

I beg you I no magician. I can’t just wave a magic wand.