Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Quotations

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.

Women work harder. And women are more honest; they have less reasons to be corrupt.

One has to look at my life story to see what I've done. I've paid a heavy price that many people don't realize.

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.

The people of Liberia know what it means to be deprived of clean water, but we also know what it means to see our children to begin to smile again with a restoration of hope and faith in the future.

I work hard, I work late, I have nothing on my conscience. When I go to bed, I sleep.

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.

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

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.

I think the majority of the Liberian people want peace.

I just think that unless you have that cohesiveness in the family unit, the male character tends to become very dominant, repressive and insensitive. So much of this comes also from a lack of education.

Ebola is not just a health crisis. Across West Africa, a generation of young people risks being lost to an economic catastrophe,

We all have a stake in the battle against Ebola,

I've been a victor of circumstance.

There is no easy fix or youth unemployment. Partnership between the public and private sectors can make a big difference.

If your dreams don't scare you, you aren't dreaming big enough.

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.

The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.