Latest Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Quotes from Interviews

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• Of course, I am the first democratically elected woman president in Africa, and that raises a lot of expectations. Because I represent the aspirations of women all over Africa, I must succeed for them. I must keep the door open for women's participation in politics at the highest level. That is both humbling and exciting.

  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  Doors, Expectations, President

  Source: www.irinnews.org

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

  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  Running, Government, People

  Source: www.irinnews.org

• 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.

  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  Long, People, President

  Source: www.irinnews.org

• 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.

  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  Mother, Jobs, Children

  Source: www.irinnews.org

• 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.

  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  Commitment, Light, Water

  Source: www.irinnews.org

• 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.

  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  Jobs, School, People

  Source: www.irinnews.org

• Liberia has to take primary responsibility for its own reform agenda. But our resources are limited. We have to attract the private sector to get jobs to our people that will enable us to raise the government revenue, but to do that we have to build infrastructure. It's a very complex problem of development we are facing here.

  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  Jobs, Responsibility, Government

  Source: www.irinnews.org

• Our entire judicial system in Liberia has broken down because of the many years of lawlessness, indiscipline and warfare. We need more training to get more qualified judges. We need infrastructural reforms. All of our laws need to be re-examined by a law reform commission.

  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  Years, Law, Broken

  Source: www.irinnews.org

• 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.

  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  Years, Salary, Needs

  Source: www.irinnews.org

• Liberia can move on and break from the past. That is very important for us to try to achieve our development goals and reconcile our nation.

  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  Moving, Past, Goal

  Source: www.irinnews.org