Social Justice & Humanity✓ Verified source
“My hope is that girls and women never have to know the effects of war or the absence of peace in their lives—that they can invest in themselves because there is a future that will recognize their talents and provide an outlet for their contributions.
— Leymah Gbowee
Peace activist and Nobel laureate
Her aspirations for Liberia and specially the girls and women of Liberia. Interview with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Leymah Gbowee 2011
About this quote
- Attributed to
- Leymah Gbowee
- Source
- Her aspirations for Liberia and specially the girls and women of Liberia. Interview with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Leymah Gbowee 2011
- Culture / tradition
- Liberian
- Attribution status
- ✓ Verified source
- Verification
- Primary reference
Photo: Michal Klajban · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · Portrait: Fronteiras do Pensamento (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Reflect
What would change if you lived this for one week?
The Sage Challenge
Write one sentence in your journal about what this means to you.
Join to journal, save & shareCreate a share imageWatch & listen
Mahatma Gandhi's Speech (Unedited Voice)
indiavideodotorg·Justice
Featured in one of the Sage books
MLK - A Knock at Midnight
godisanegro·Justice
Featured in one of the Sage books
"We Shall Overcome" - Martin Luther King, Jr.
trippin2billie·Justice
Featured in one of the Sage books
More from Leymah Gbowee & related wisdom
Justice✓ Verified source
“A destruction only man can provoke, only man can prevent. Mankind must remember that peace is not God's gift to his creatures, it is our gift to each other.
— Elie Wiesel
Hope, Despair, and Memory (1986)
JusticeAs published
“When ordinary people wake up, elites begin to tremble in their boots. They can't get away with their abuse. They can't get away with subjection. They can't get away with subjugation. They can't get away with exploitation. They can't get away with domination. It takes courage for folk to stand up.
— Cornel West
Justice✓ Verified source
“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
— Matthew 5:9 (KJV)