Leymah Gbowee

If you are serving justice to one person, those who have been affected should also be served some form of justice.

The one thing I have never been afraid of is standing before important people and speaking my mind. I represent women who may never have the opportunity to go to the UN or meet with a president. I'm never afraid to speak truth to power.

I'm now on a journey to fulfill the wish, in my tiny capacity, of little African girls.

Leadership 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.

At 17, the first time I saw a dead body, I froze. By 31 it was a natural occurrence for me, and no group of people should live like that.