If you are serving justice to one person, those who have been affected should also be served some form of justice.
Leymah GboweeActivism is something that no one can fake. You get angry. You cry. But you never throw in your towel, because that anger is what is propelling you to further action.
Leymah GboweeDon't wait for a Gandhi, don't wait for a King, don't wait for a Mandela. You are your own Mandela, you are your own Gandhi, you are your own King.
Leymah GboweeLeadership 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.
Leymah GboweeMen are the ones who often juggle back and forth for power. It is the women who bring humanity to the table - an understanding that beyond the jobs that men are fighting for, there are people out there really waiting for you to do something for life to go on. The only way all of this can happen effectively is if women are at the table as active participants, not as silent observers.
Leymah Gbowee