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Waris Dirie Quotes: Because women and girls are not valued equally as human beings, they are treated as less than such. Female genital mutilation is one example of this that has to be stopped.
         

Because women and girls are not valued equally as human beings, they are treated as less than such. Female genital mutilation is one example of this that has to be stopped.


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Women’s loyalty has to be earned with trust and affection, rather than barbaric rituals. The time has come to leave the old ways of suffering behind

Women’s loyalty has to be earned with trust and affection, rather than barbaric rituals. The time has come to leave the old ways of suffering behind



My mother named me after a miracle of nature: Waris means desert flower. The desert flower blooms in a barren environment where few living things can survive.

My mother named me after a miracle of nature: Waris means desert flower. The desert flower blooms in a barren environment where few living things can survive.



Every day, women move mountains. It is an insult to have an international women's day.

Every day, women move mountains. It is an insult to have an international women's day.



Give love and share happiness with the people around you, and never give up fighting for what you believe in.

Give love and share happiness with the people around you, and never give up fighting for what you believe in.



I love the truth. Tell the truth and live the truth, because we've seen enough lies and look what it's doing.

I love the truth. Tell the truth and live the truth, because we've seen enough lies and look what it's doing.



I always knew, from the very day of my own mutilation, that I would one day fight against this practice. I did not know how and when, but I knew that I would fight it.

I always knew, from the very day of my own mutilation, that I would one day fight against this practice. I did not know how and when, but I knew that I would fight it.



I know what I am fighting for. I am fighting for the most basic rights of innocent children. And that is why I never take the criticism too deep under my skin.

I know what I am fighting for. I am fighting for the most basic rights of innocent children. And that is why I never take the criticism too deep under my skin.



We need to empower women: provide them with work for their own income, and teach them to become independent of men so they will never have to have their children suffering the same torture.

We need to empower women: provide them with work for their own income, and teach them to become independent of men so they will never have to have their children suffering the same torture.



Sometimes I wonder where I am from. I am either way ahead or I come from another world. I don't recognise this world.

Sometimes I wonder where I am from. I am either way ahead or I come from another world. I don't recognise this world.



Don’t do to your daughters what has been done to you! They are perfect and beautiful.

Don’t do to your daughters what has been done to you! They are perfect and beautiful.





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They were back. The demons in all their glory. And they had a plan. I made plans sometimes, too, but they rarely involved world domination. Hot dogs on a grill, maybe. Tequila.

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You can be sure that most of the high positions in the country would be empty if one were admitted only after an examination as severe as the one we painters must pass.

You can be sure that most of the high positions in the country would be empty if one were admitted only after an examination as severe as the one we painters must pass.



A good walk every day does wonders for my soul.

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It's better to wake up alone knowing that you're alone, than waking up with someone and still be lonely

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