Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Quotes
In Liberia, the big challenge that remains for us is job creation. We want young people to work or go to school. That is our main preoccupation right now.
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I love being the mayor. I want to be the mayor forever.
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These rules may seem simple enough, but it will require great morale and physical courage to adhere to them. But if carried out in the strict sense of the word it will surely lead to a greater success than could otherwise be attained.
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I get a lot of influence from pro wrestling. People are like, 'Oh, it's fake.' But it's not about whether the guy wins or loses, it's about how he entertains you the whole time you're watching.
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If you come to my house, you won't see a wall of trophies or things like that. I'm sort of 'on to the next thing' all the time.
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I got to write most of everything I said.
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Though it has plenty of competitors, Slack claims to be the 'fastest growing business application in history'.
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I was shot when I think it was number one. That was the catalyst for the interest in the show. Certainly it went on for a long time after that but that's what really kicked it off. Of course a lot of people watched it just because of the novelty of the situation.
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When I won the belt, it was kind of a precedent... The only Canadian to have ever held it.
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I have little doubt that gerontologists will eventually find a way to avoid, or more likely, delay, the unpleasantries of extended life.
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Everyone asks me if I'm the princess or if my brothers beat me up. The younger ones I can deck pretty easily. With the older ones, it's harder.
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The history of Germany is not the history of a nation, but of a race. It has little unity, therefore; it is complicated, broken, and attached on all sides to the histories of other countries.
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(On seeing a former lover for the first time in years) I thought I told you to wait in the car.
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Law is nothing unless close behind it stands a warm, living public opinion.
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You think, 'You hired me because I'm a creative artist with a vision. Don't try and knock it out of me.'
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Sometimes, America, when something's too bad, we don't want to look at it. We want to turn our head.
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Common Core isn't a test, but for some people it is, because they don't like the testing piece of it.
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Chile's mines are very dangerous; the country has a lot of earthquakes.
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I am a very reserved person and have very few friends in the industry, while most of my close ones are from school and college.
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I've been able to work with great directors in Israel.
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When I was little, people like Talking Heads were on the radio. There was something geeky yet groundbreaking about them.
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Work is its own cure. You have to like it better than being loved.
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I respect all the fighters. I respect Georges St-Pierre because Georges has a great story in the UFC. I respect all the fighters in here because this is the biggest sport in the world.
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My father taught us that to thrive, excellence in technology, quality, and customer service along with cost competitiveness is a prerequisite. His contribution to business, the economy, and society at large can never be underscored enough.
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In Liberia, the big challenge that remains for us is job creation. We want young people to work or go to school. That is our main preoccupation right now.
