Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Quotes
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Well what I will tell you is for this movie, I got into probably the best shape of my life.
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I don't know that human beings were meant to mate for life or be monogamous. But, for me, the aspect of marriage that is troubling is that it's a contract that is governed by the state, and I don't want the state to have control over my personal affairs.
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After I was assaulted in Egypt, I learned fear. I've just never been so scared in my life. I've never been so close to death.
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The first time I ever recorded, which was into my boom-box, I was like, 'Wow, check that out.' It sounded great. The narcotic of it was so intense - it was pleasurable. I was like, 'You sound like a band.' Then I ended up spending the rest of my life trying to chase that initial high again.
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The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses will be all the stronger for working together and sharing the load.
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I've been blessed with a wonderful husband, two caring daughters and sons-in-law, and four really special grandchildren. They have each enhanced my life.
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Our present moment is a mystery that we are part of. Here and now is where all the wonder of life lies hidden. And make no mistake about it, to strive to live completely in the present is to strive for what already is the case.
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Remember, if you want to love your life and live it to the fullest, don't let the sun go down on your anger. If you don't have a solution to the issue, agree to disagree and focus on the importance of the relationship.
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Life is not a spectator sport. If you're going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion you're wasting your life.
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I keep seeing in the papers that I am good friends with Samantha Cameron. I've never met her in my life.
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Being a father is the most important thing, if you ask me. It changed me as a person and gave me an all new life.
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I am not sad, but I am melancholic. When you lose your mother at 20 and then your father soon after, melancholia is part of your life.
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I get to see life through rose-colored glasses a lot of the time.
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You must go after your wish. As soon as you start to pursue a dream, your life wakes up and everything has meaning.
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Notice the times in your life when you go above and beyond simply because you care so much.
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In some sense, when you take a child soldier out of an armed group, you've taken away the identity he or she has had for years, and you can't assume life is just going to return to normal.
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I think I write fiction for the opportunity to get beyond the limits of my own life.
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I work as if I were going to be the next person to need a respirator. I share in the benefits I bestow on others, and my work has enriched my life.
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I'm more attracted to the bad guys. Why? Because in real life, I don't know any good guys. I know okay guys. I know polite guys. I know people who can control themselves.
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In Hollywood, for me, it's all about the movie stars and the singers. Baseball players don't draw too much attention; we're low key. I'm good with faces and sometimes bad with names, but I'll walk up to somebody if I know who they are... show them some love.
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Moses is our true founding father.
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It's the rule of the two F's: I've got to be a fan and I've got to be a friend. We only work with people we have a cool personal relationship with.
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Information can't be put in any container that isn't leaky.
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Leadership is never given on a silver platter, one has to earn it.
