Ellen Johnson
Ellen Johnson
Ellen Johnsonis an American activist for the civil rights of atheists and for the separation of church and state in the United States. She served as the president of the organization American Atheists from 1995–2008...
common-purpose goal tools
We are here because we share a fundamental belief: that poverty, illiteracy, disease and inequality do not belong in the twenty-first century. We share a common purpose: to eradicate these ills for the benefit of all. And we share a common tool to achieve this: the Millennium Development Goals.
life unique ethnicity
Ethnicity should enrich us; it should make us a unique people in our diversity and not be used to divide us.
girl daughter simple
To girls and women everywhere, I issue a simple invitation. My sisters, my daughters, my friends; find your voice
life music dream
If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.
judging generations future-generation
Future generations will judge us not by what we say, but what we do.
dream women empowering
The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.
afford cannot country experience lacks needs transition
Liberia just needs to go through this one political transition and it can really take off. Everything's in place now. We cannot afford to put the country in the hands of someone that lacks the experience.
girls satisfying
All girls know that they can be anything now. That transformation is to me one of the most satisfying things.
across africa belongs charge clean dream future people share strength taken
The future belongs to us, because we have taken charge of it. We have the commitment, we have the resourcefulness, and we have the strength of our people to share the dream across Africa of clean water for all.
began brought children clean efforts expand known people possible projects recover throughout took
When I took office, Liberia began to recover from years of neglect. Our people have brought clean water into the heart of Monrovia to children who have never known water from a tap. Efforts are underway to expand water projects as much as possible throughout the country.
inspirational mother children
I believe that there are certain attributes in a woman that give her some advantages over a man. Women are usually more honest, more sensitive to issues and bring a stronger sense of commitment and dedication to what they do. Maybe because they were mothers, and being a mother you have that special attention for the family, for the young, for children.
men dignity life-is
As more men become more educated and women get educated, the value system has to be more enhanced and the respect for human dignity and human life is made better.
character thinking males
I just think that unless you have that cohesiveness in the family unit, the male character tends to become very dominant, repressive and insensitive. So much of this comes also from a lack of education.
people looks stories
One has to look at my life story to see what I've done. I've paid a heavy price that many people don't realize.