Gayle Tzemach Lemmon quotes
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“We are so used to seeing women as victims of war to be pitied rather than survivors of war to be respected.”
-- Gayle Tzemach LemmonSource : "Gayle T. Lemmon Talks About The Dressmaker of Khair Khana". Interview with Jennifer Haupt, www.psychologytoday.com. June 05, 2011.
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“If you're talking about entrepreneurs in conflict and post-conflict settings, then you must talk about women, because they are the population you have left.”
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“Not one country in all the world has eliminated its economic participation [gender] gap - not one.”
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“Microfinance is an incredibly powerful tool ... but we must move beyond micro-hopes and micro-ambitions for women.”
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“A lot has been said about single mothers. Most of it has been less than flattering.”
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“Single mothers are raising more of America's children than ever before.”
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“Entrepreneurship isn't for everyone, and not everyone is going to be an entrepreneur, but women who turn to business, turn to economics, because there are people depending on them, I think that their creativity, their resilience, their spirit, embody what's best about entrepreneurship.”
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“I'm a really bad driver. When I'm in L.A. my husband always has to park the car for me, because I'm likely to hit something.”
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“We do not invest in victims, we invest in survivors.”
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“The United States will not be in Afghanistan forever.”
-- Gayle Tzemach LemmonSource : "Myths about 'unwinnable' Afghanistan" by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, www.cnn.com. February 17, 2011.
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