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.

Women are the ones that bear the greatest burden. We are also the ones who nurture societies.

My courage comes from my faith. I have come to one conclusion: All that I am, all that I aspire to be, all that I was before, is by the grace of God. There are so many women in Africa, and outside Africa, who are more intelligent than I am.

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.

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.

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.

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.