Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Quotes
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.
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I think that everyone should get married at least once, so you can see what a silly, outdated institution it is.
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To have success in your professional life is not so hard. To succeed as a man is more difficult.
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PETA's campaign should be included in school curricula. If we can open children's hearts and minds to animals' needs, teach them to treat a dog or a chicken as if they feel fear and love and pain - as they do - then they will grow up to understand that we are all worthy of respect.
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I've really loved steampunk for a long time, ever since 'Wild Wild West,' and it's always been a genre and an era that's fascinated me. But so often it's set in England, and that doesn't really resonate with me, or maybe it just seems a little overdone.
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My work always presents problems in our society. Those problems may be anything from injustice to freedom, and everything related to humanity.
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Chaos can be incredibly creative.
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I'm not a Buddhist, or a card-carrying member of any religion.
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Healing is simply attempting to do more of those things that bring joy and fewer of those things that bring pain
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There's no conversation happening between plus-size women and designers. The door is never open.
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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.
