Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Quotes
In Liberia, our main obstacle is infrastructure: the lights, the water, the roads. Companies can't operate without those things. And even though we have commitments from our partners, it takes time to turn commitments into cash.
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Read some good, heavy, serious books just for discipline: Take yourself in hand and master yourself.
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I think India has several advantages in the knowledge sector, in the software sector.
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I think most families have a few secrets or some strange aspect to their history. We're all fascinated by family dynamics, but I'd much rather sit in an audience and watch someone else's problems!
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I want to entertain people, but with some substance.
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After one Olympics, if we invest in sports and say we will get a gold medal in the next Olympic, it doesn't work like that in sports. How it works is that you provide the infrastructure, provide education about nutrition and health.
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I'm not a big fan of doing what my mother wants me to do, like any daughter.
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All writers are the same - they forget a thousand good reviews and remember one bad one.
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I've often thought the Bible should have a disclaimer in the front saying, 'This is fiction.'
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Salaries and wages must reflect the reality of the enterprise's economic performance; deviations from the planned performance should be reflected in pay.
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Live every day as if it's going to be your last, and one day, you'll be right.
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There is evidence that some of al Qaeda's nuclear efforts over the years met with swindles and false leads.
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Comedians do movies and TV so that when they tour, they sell out. That's the goal: To get popular enough so the place is packed.
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My father was a construction worker most of his life. My mother, when she came from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, to the United States, never had a chance to go to college either and became a clerical worker. But they did nothing but build this country.
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Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years.
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Power in politics, sovereignty in America is with we the people, and that is the path to turning this country around: empowering the people.
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In the Army, because the stakes are so high - right? - you can't just be a yes-man and say, 'Great idea, boss!' if you don't believe it - right? - because lives are at stake. And the commanders that I've worked for, they want frank assessments; they want criticism and feedback.
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I'm certainly relishing the idea of living a century. Can you imagine that? What an achievement.
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Keep your elbows soft. Keep your elbows looking fine.
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The note of the perfect personality is not rebellion, but peace.
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I just let my hair go - if there's no hairdresser around I really can't be bothered!
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Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.
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I look back at my twenties and see that I was much less confident.
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In Liberia, our main obstacle is infrastructure: the lights, the water, the roads. Companies can't operate without those things. And even though we have commitments from our partners, it takes time to turn commitments into cash.
