Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Quotations

Ebola is not just a health crisis. Across West Africa, a generation of young people risks being lost to an economic catastrophe,

I think the majority of the Liberian people want peace.

We all have a stake in the battle against Ebola,

I beg you I no magician. I can't just wave a magic wand.

As more men become more educated and women get educated, the value system has to be more enhanced and the respect for human dignity and human life is made better.

I've been a victor of circumstance.

There is no easy fix or youth unemployment. Partnership between the public and private sectors can make a big difference.

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.

I just think that unless you have that cohesiveness in the family unit, the male character tends to become very dominant, repressive and insensitive. So much of this comes also from a lack of education.

The people of Liberia know what it means to be deprived of clean water, but we also know what it means to see our children to begin to smile again with a restoration of hope and faith in the future.