Zainab Salbi quotes

Being a leader for me is about having the courage to speak the truth, and live the truth, despite attempts to silence our thoughts, feelings, and past experiences. (Zainab Salbi)
No change can come if those who are impacted the most by discrimination are not willing to stand up for themselves. View quote
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Like life, peace begins with women. We are the first to forge lines of alliance and collaboration across conflict divides. View quote
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Sometimes you just have to jump off the cliff without knowing where you will land. View quote
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The single thing all women need in the world is inspiration, and inspiration comes from storytelling. View quote
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Everything can be taken from you in a second, but the human spirit is so strong. War can teach you so much about evil, and so much about good. View quote
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While women may look different, as some wear suits and others wear saris, or some cover their hair while others wear their hair loose, women need to stand together because they all face the central point of discrimination, although the extremity of which may be different from Kigali to Kabul. View quote
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Every woman must own her story; otherwise we are all part of the silence. View quote
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Leadership is about encouraging women to break their silence and tell their stories to the world. View quote
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As women, we must speak out, speak up, say no to our inheritance of loss and yes to a future of women-led dialogue about women's rights and value. View quote
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I don't have a child, so Women for Women is like my child. But I always said I would step down after 20 years. I didn't want to be a 60-year-old woman holding on to something I created when I was 23. (Zainab Salbi)
I grew up with injustice and could do nothing about it. But once in America, I had freedom of choice. View quote
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I by no means intend to simplify the challenges women face in any culture. Women are marginalized in all cultures in my opinion, some in more extreme ways than others. View quote
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Do you know that people fall in love in war and go to school and go to factories and hospitals and get divorced and go dancing and go playing and live life? View quote
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I have come to understand that in order to effectively advance women's rights, we need to galvanize a global women's movement. View quote
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I dont want to be someone in my sixties holding on to a group that I created when I was in my twenties. View quote
Zainab Salbi

Zainab Salbi

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Occupation: Iraqi Activist
Born: September 24, 1969
Quotes count: 16