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My mother was the strength. She was the anchor. She was a preacher and a teacher.

~Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Topics: Anchor Mother Preacher She Strength Teacher

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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.

~Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Topics: Also Become Character Dominant Education Family Insensitive Just Lack Male Much Repressive Tends Think Unit Unless Very You

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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.

~Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Topics: Again Also Begin Children Clean Clean Water Deprived Faith Future Hope Know Means Our People Restoration See Smile Water

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

~Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Topics: Beg Just Magic Magic Wand Magician Wand Wave You

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

~Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Topics: Bed Conscience Go Hard Late Nothing Sleep Work Work Hard

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I underestimated the low level of capacity. I also underestimated the cultural roots of corruption.

~Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Topics: Also Capacity Corruption Cultural Level Low Roots Underestimated

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I don't think people understand the awesomeness of the destruction of this country - its institutions, its infrastructure, its law, its morals.

~Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Topics: Country Destruction Infrastructure Institutions Law Morals People Think Understand

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I stand by it. I take the criticism for it. I think it's unfair, but yes, there is a thing about nepotism, and we all try to respect it.

~Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Topics: About Criticism Nepotism Respect Stand Take Thing Think Try Unfair Yes I Think

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In terms of being able to renew my nation, to be able to be able to bring back a devastated country, to restore hope to our people, to lift women and to give them a new horizon, a new ambition and new dreams, in respect of all of that, I think we've accomplished it, and I feel very good about that.

~Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Topics: Able About Accomplished Ambition Back Being Bring Country Devastated Dreams Feel Give Good Hope Horizon Lift Nation New Our Our People People Renew Respect Restore Terms Them Think Very Women I Think I Feel

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I would like to make sure, first of all, that our women in the informal sector - I mean, these are the farmers and the traders; many of them are not educated, many of them lacking literacy - be able to give them better working conditions. And we've done a lot to be able to achieve that.

~Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Topics: Able Achieve Better Conditions Done Educated Farmers First First Of All Give Informal Lacking Like Literacy Lot Make Many Mean Our Sector Sure Them Women Working Would

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Biography

Nationality: Unknown

Type: Statesman

Born: October 29th, 1938

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