46 Quotes by Leymah Gbowee

I don't feel like I've done anything extraordinary but take my little light and shine it in darkness.

You cannot say you've achieved equality until EVERYONE is equal and has equal opportunities!

If any changes were to be made in society it had to be by the mothers.

Women are the ones that bear the greatest burden. We are also the ones who nurture societies.

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.

'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.

It’s time for women to stop being politely angry.

The world is waiting to hear from you.

We have lived through fear all our lives, and when you have gone through a whole lot of fear, sometimes all you can do is resist the fear, and resistance comes in the form of courage.