Leymah Gbowee Professions : Peace activist Born : February 1, 1972 Browse All Authors Top 33 quotes by Leymah Gbowee Don't wait for a Gandhi, don't wait for a King, don't wait for a Mandela. You are your own Mandela, you are your own Gandhi, you are your own King. Leymah Gbowee believe-in-yourself kings hero We must continue to unite in sisterhood to turn our tears into triumph. There is no time to rest until our world achieves wholeness and balance, where all men and women are considered equal and free. Leymah Gbowee sisterhood our-world men The world is upside down, it's going to take a lot of hands to turn it right side up. Leymah Gbowee sides hands world When women gather, great things will happen. Leymah Gbowee great-things happens Leadership is standing with your people. People say you have to live to fight another day, but sometimes you have to show you are a true leader. Leymah Gbowee fighting leader people Activism is something that no one can fake. You get angry. You cry. But you never throw in your towel, because that anger is what is propelling you to further action. Leymah Gbowee towels women fake There is something in this world that every individual can do. God has created all of us with something unique to contribute. Leymah Gbowee individual unique world It's insulting when outsiders come in and tell a traumatized people what it will take for them to heal... People who have lived through a terrible conflict may be hungry and desperate, but they are not stupid. They often have very good ideas about how peace can evolve, and they need to be asked. That includes women. Most especially women. Leymah Gbowee stupid people ideas Sometimes, people call my way of speaking ranting. Why are you always ranting and screaming, they ask. But here’s the thing…the reason why I rant is because I am a voice for many women that cannot speak out to heads of state, UN officials, and those that influence systems of oppression. And so I rant. And I will not stop ranting until my mission of equality of all girls is achieved. Leymah Gbowee speaks-out voice girl The world is waiting to hear from you. Leymah Gbowee waiting world I don't feel like I've done anything extraordinary but take my little light and shine it in darkness. Leymah Gbowee shining light darkness You cannot say you've achieved equality until EVERYONE is equal and has equal opportunities! Leymah Gbowee equal-opportunity equal opportunity You can tell people of the need to struggle, but when the powerless start to see that they really can make a difference, nothing can quench the fire. Leymah Gbowee struggle fire positive It’s time for women to stop being politely angry. Leymah Gbowee being-polite angry We have lived through fear all our lives, and when you have gone through a whole lot of fear, sometimes all you can do is resist the fear, and resistance comes in the form of courage. Leymah Gbowee resistance gone past 'I wish for a better life. I wish for food for my children. I wish that sexual abuse and exploitation in schools would stop.' This is the dream of the African girl. Leymah Gbowee girl dream children If you read the life of great men and women who made important changes in history, there are two common features: One, they were angry at the state of affairs and, two, they were people of faith. Leymah Gbowee men two people The one thing I have never been afraid of is standing before important people and speaking my mind. I represent women who may never have the opportunity to go to the UN or meet with a president. I'm never afraid to speak truth to power. Leymah Gbowee speaking-my-mind opportunity people Regardless of whom you pray to, during war our experiences as a community and as mothers are the same. Leymah Gbowee community mother war Women are the ones that bear the greatest burden. We are also the ones who nurture societies. Leymah Gbowee nurture burden bears Similar Authors Chan Khong peace-activist Carl von Ossietzky peace-activist Michael N. Nagler peace-activist Philip Berrigan peace-activist Toyohiko Kagawa peace-activist Uri Avnery peace-activist All Authors
