I don't face any particular problems as a woman president because I have been a professional for a long time. I keep telling people: I am a technocrat who happens to be a woman.

Women work harder. And women are more honest; they have less reasons to be corrupt.

We all have a stake in the battle against Ebola.

Liberia can move on and break from the past. That is very important for us to try to achieve our development goals and reconcile our nation.

The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.

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 begin to smile again, with a restoration of hope and faith in the future.

I've been a victor of circumstance.