“Equality and development will not be achieved however if peace is not understood from women's' point of view.”

“Every second, every day, every year, we fail to address demand for reproductive health and family planning services. Lives are lost, and girls' opportunities to thrive and contribute to their count...”

“The serious problems facing the world today will never be solved until women are able to use their full potential on behalf of themselves, their families, and their global and local communities, as...”

“NGOs have a significant role to play, alongside governments, in improving the status of women.”

“By and large, women in New Zealand are fortunate compared with some other countries, including many in our own region. But there is still progress to be made.”

“I was brought up in a family of leaders, and I think leadership is a life sentence. I like changing things that will shape the future.”

“No black woman writer in this culture can write "too much". Indeed, no woman writer can write "too much"...No woman has ever written enough.”

“When you reduce a woman to writing, she makes you think of a thousand other women”

“I would venture to guess that Anon, who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman.”

“Only super-efforts count.”

“I want to be in a relationship where you telling me you love me is just a ceremonious validation of what you already show me.”

“That is what a well-guarded prayer life can reveal about us, that our trust is not in ourselves but in seeking God's strength for what we do. Prayer is not a substitute for action, but prayer under...”

“Time spent doing whatever it is you do to escape your daily life would be better spent acquiring a life that needs no escape.”

“The world is unfair, oh yes, live your life to achieve.”

“The only way to make a spoilt machine work again is to break it down, work on its inner system and fix it again. Screw out the bolts of your life, examine and work on yourself, fix your life again ...”