Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Quotes
One has to look at my life story to see what I've done. I've paid a heavy price that many people don't realize.
Quotes to Explore
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When the depths are upheld by the Holy Spirit, then the reaction is Christian.
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Finding out I was pregnant was one of the most joyous moments in my life. I will never forget it.
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We're not ever interested in repeating ourselves or doing what people expect us to do, it's such a turn off.
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When you're told to go brief a United States senator on a covert operation, you go do it. And you trust the information isn't going to leak.
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A mom can't afford to be sick.
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You don't want to take the world over with a whole hamper full of dirty clothes. That's the main thing people overlook. And take a shower, take a bath every day.
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I think a smart person today realizes that you have to be part of the art films that are done just for the sake of the art.
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I was the youngest and on my own a lot. I think this probably taught me independence and how to be okay with my own company. Also, it meant I read a lot.
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Controversy equalizes fools and wise men in the same way - and the fools know it.
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Alanis Morissette - I love how she's not afraid to say what she wants to say. Love it or hate it, she's going to say it. And her vocals are crazy; they're amazing, and I also love how her music is really organic.
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Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another.
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If you're a Republican woman, you're mostly on your own when it comes to support from traditional women's groups.
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When you are already in Detroit, you don't have to take a bus to get there.
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'Getting smart on crime' does not mean reducing sentences or punishments for crimes.
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I used to buy records in high school. Mainly dancehall: Super Cat, Buju Banton.
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A passion for politics stems usually from an insatiable need, either for power, or for friendship and adulation, or a combination of both.
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And in that I cannot send unto you all my businesses in writing, I despatch these present bearers fully informed in all things, to whom it may please you to give faith and credence in what they shall say unto you by word of mouth.
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I'll stop talking about race when people stop being racist.
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I don't distinguish the music I listen to from great music - it's just music. There shouldn't be an announcement that divides our food between what tastes good and what is good for us.
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Obviously I will promote 'Vaalu.' It is my film. I am the lead actress in it; I play a major part, and I will promote the film.
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I think it is harder to scare young people because there is an ironic hipster stance that you have to take in relation to pop culture. You know you're being manipulated. People are so aware of the manipulation. We're all aware that movies toy with us and pull our strings. There was a time when people just didn't acknowledge that as much.
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Few things trigger fear and misconception more than economic tribulation, and nothing prompts elected officials to react with more simplistic populism.
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One has to look at my life story to see what I've done. I've paid a heavy price that many people don't realize.
