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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Biography

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (born 29 October 1938) is a Liberian politician who served as the 24th President of Liberia from 2006 to 2018. Sirleaf was the first elected female head of state in Africa.

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In Liberia, our main obstacle is infrastructure: the lights, the water, the roads. Companies can't operate without those things. And even though we have commitments from our partners, it takes time to turn commitments into cash.

Commitment, Commitments, Light, Partners, Time, Water

Leadership is never given on a silver platter, one has to earn it.

Given, Leadership, Life, Silver, Silver Platter

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.

Long, Particular, People, President, Telling

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

Dream, Dreams, Enough, Scare

To girls and women everywhere, I issue a simple invitation. My sisters, my daughters, my friends; find your voice

Daughter, Friends, Girl, Issue, Simple, Women

We all have a stake in the battle against Ebola.

Against, Battle, Ebola, Stakes

I believe that there are certain attributes in a woman that give her some advantages over a man. Women are usually more honest, more sensitive to issues and bring a stronger sense of commitment and dedication to what they do. Maybe because they were mothers, and being a mother you have that special attention for the family, for the young, for children.

Advantages, Children, Dedication, Inspirational, Mother, Mothers

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.

Dignity, Educated, Life Is, Men, Respect, System

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

Ethnicity, Life, People, Unique, Used

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.

Character, Males, Thinking, Unit, Unless

In Liberia, the big challenge that remains for us is job creation. We want young people to work or go to school. That is our main preoccupation right now.

Big, Jobs, People, Preoccupation, Remains, School

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

Hard Work, Honest, Reason, Reasons, Women, Work

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.

Life, Looks, People, Realize, See, Stories

I think the majority of the Liberian people want peace.

Liberian, Majority, People, Think, Thinking

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

Difference, Differences, Fix, Public, Unemployment, Youth

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.

Become, Judicial, Needs, Salary, Years

I don't run a woman government. I run a government of people.

Government, People, Running, Woman

Future generations will judge us not by what we say, but what we do.

Future, Future Generation, Generations, Judge, Judging, Say

We are here because we share a fundamental belief: that poverty, illiteracy, disease and inequality do not belong in the twenty-first century. We share a common purpose: to eradicate these ills for the benefit of all. And we share a common tool to achieve this: the Millennium Development Goals.

Common Purpose, Goal, Goals, Ills, Poverty, Purpose

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

Across, Ebola, People, Risk, Risks

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