To build a better world, we must first build better versions... - Ayaan Hirsi Ali

"To build a better world, we must first build better versions of ourselves."

Ayaan Hirsi Ali Perseverance

Activist, Author Somali-Dutch Born 1969 (age 57)

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"I am an atheist and I believe that reason is the only way forward for human beings."

"The West is not against Islam, it is against religious extremism; there is a difference."

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"I have disowned the fairy tales told to me since childhood."

"Perseverance is the key to success."

"Don't give up on what you believe in."

"I've been through worse."

"You learn to live with the pain."