80 Quotes by Zainab Salbi

Everything can be taken from you in a second, but the human spirit is so strong. War can teach you so much about evil, and so much about good.

The single thing all women need in the world is inspiration, and inspiration comes from storytelling.

Sometimes you just have to jump off the cliff without knowing where you will land.

Being a leader for me is about having the courage to speak the truth, and live the truth, despite attempts to silence our thoughts, feelings, and past experiences.

No change can come if those who are impacted the most by discrimination are not willing to stand up for themselves.

Every woman must own her story; otherwise we are all part of the silence.

I by no means intend to simplify the challenges women face in any culture. Women are marginalized in all cultures in my opinion, some in more extreme ways than others.

Like life, peace begins with women. We are the first to forge lines of alliance and collaboration across conflict divides.

I don't have a child, so Women for Women is like my child. But I always said I would step down after 20 years. I didn't want to be a 60-year-old woman holding on to something I created when I was 23.