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.

In Liberia, our salary scales are so low that our judicial system has become corrupt over the years. Now, we need to do some things ourselves.

If your dreams don't scare you, you aren't dreaming big enough.

Ethnicity should enrich us; it should make us a unique people in our diversity and not be used to divide us.

We all have a stake in the battle against Ebola.

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 earned my professional credibility a long time ago in a male-dominated world. I just hope that as a woman, I bring in an extra dimension to the job. I bring in the sensitivity of being a woman and a mother, and that means I pay more attention to women, children, and the social needs of society.