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1. "No change can come if those who are impacted the most by discrimination are not willing to stand up for themselves." ~ Zainab Salbi
2. "Like life, peace begins with women. We are the first to forge lines of alliance and collaboration across conflict divides." ~ Zainab Salbi
3. "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." ~ Zainab Salbi
4. "Every woman must own her story; otherwise we are all part of the silence." ~ Zainab Salbi
5. "Since I was 15 years old I have dedicated my life to serving women." ~ Zainab Salbi
6. "The single thing all women need in the world is inspiration, and inspiration comes from storytelling." ~ Zainab Salbi
7. "There is never a typical week. I don't think I can live with a typical week." ~ Zainab Salbi
8. "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
9. "In every single culture I encountered, there were always women who defied cultural norms to do what they believed was right for them. This phenomenon has never been related to how rich, poor, successful or not successful the woman may be." ~ Zainab Salbi
10. "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
11. "By accepting what the external structures have told us we need to do, we have given the power of our realities and ourselves to others. It is time to tell a new story for women, and that can only start with women." ~ Zainab Salbi
12. "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?" ~ Zainab Salbi
13. "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." ~ Zainab Salbi
14. "I couldn't find anyone doing something about the astounding injustices women were experiencing, so I decided to do something myself. I cannot tell you how many people ridiculed my efforts." ~ Zainab Salbi
15. "In my 20s I was such a serious, boring-looking person. I would never do my nails. I never even danced. But I was taught by the women. They had gone through hell, but they would dance and sing. I came to realise I can't argue for a happy world if I am not happy myself." ~ Zainab Salbi
16. "There's a lot of projection that if you're in service then you shouldn't look good. I'm no different from anybody else. I like clothes, I like shoes, I like to go have nice dinners, I like to dance. Just because I've dedicated myself to serving women, why do you think I need to sacrifice myself?" ~ Zainab Salbi

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