Leymah Gbowee Quotations

I'm now on a journey to fulfill the wish, in my tiny capacity, of little African girls.

I always tell people, anger is like liquid. It's fluid, it's like water. You put it in a container and it takes the shape of that container. So many people you see in prison, unleashing war on their people, they are angry, and they take their anger and put it into a violent container.

If you are serving justice to one person, those who have been affected should also be served some form of justice.

At 17, the first time I saw a dead body, I froze. By 31 it was a natural occurrence for me, and no group of people should live like that.

We go into rural communities, and all we do - like has been done in this room [at TED] - is create the space. When these girls sit ... you unlock great leaders.

Don't stop, echoes the older Liberian lady's voice. Don't ever stop. My answer to her: I never will.

Regardless of whom you pray to, during war our experiences as a community and as mothers are the same.

When the guilty verdict was handed down, I walked outside and saw a rainbow encircling the sun. Everyone in Monrovia could see it. It was a hot day, 80 or 90 degrees. I don't remember seeing any raindrops fall. I thought, this is a sign.

I don't feel like I've done anything extraordinary but take my little light and shine it in darkness.

You cannot say you've achieved equality until EVERYONE is equal and has equal opportunities!