You cannot say you've achieved equality until EVERYONE is equal and has equal opportunities! Leymah Gbowee More Quotes by Leymah Gbowee More Quotes From Leymah Gbowee I'm a serious optimist. I come from a country where you have little to be hopeful for, and so you have to always be an optimist. Leymah Gbowee hopeful littles country If any changes were to be made in society it had to be by the mothers. Leymah Gbowee ifs mother made When the guilty verdict was handed down, I walked outside and saw a rainbow encircling the sun. Everyone in Monrovia could see it. It was a hot day, 80 or 90 degrees. I don't remember seeing any raindrops fall. I thought, this is a sign. Leymah Gbowee rainbow saws fall Don't stop, echoes the older Liberian lady's voice. Don't ever stop. Leymah Gbowee echoes voice answers At 17, the first time I saw a dead body, I froze. By 31 it was a natural occurrence for me, and no group of people should live like that. Leymah Gbowee groups body people Today, this young woman is me, a Nobel laureate. I'm now on a journey to fulfill the wish, in my tiny capacity, of little African girls - the wish of being educated. We set up a foundation. We're giving full four-year scholarships to girls from villages that we see with potential. Leymah Gbowee girl journey wish Men are the ones who often juggle back and forth for power. It is the women who bring humanity to the table - an understanding that beyond the jobs that men are fighting for, there are people out there really waiting for you to do something for life to go on. The only way all of this can happen effectively is if women are at the table as active participants, not as silent observers. Leymah Gbowee fighting jobs men It is so difficult to do any work nonviolently if you don't have the constant awareness of someone who is greater than you are - someone greater who will not just fight for you but who is there to console you. Leymah Gbowee difficult fighting awareness I always tell people, anger is like liquid. It's fluid, it's like water. You put it in a container and it takes the shape of that container. So many people you see in prison, unleashing war on their people, they are angry, and they take their anger and put it into a violent container. Leymah Gbowee water war people We go into rural communities and all we do, like has been done in this room, is create the space. When these girls sit, you unlock intelligence, you unlock passion, you unlock commitment, you unlock focus, you unlock great leaders. Leymah Gbowee motivation girl inspiration If you are serving justice to one person, those who have been affected should also be served some form of justice. Leymah Gbowee form should justice Religion by itself was not meant to be a divisive tool. All of our religious teachings have similar rules, such as a commitment to peace and nonviolence, and care for women and widows and orphans. What has destroyed a coming together is men's interpretation of religion. Leymah Gbowee teaching religious commitment
