We are not broken by our circumstances. We are shaped and st... - Leymah Gbowee

"We are not broken by our circumstances. We are shaped and strengthened by them."

Leymah Gbowee Perseverance

Peace Activist, Nobel Laureate Liberian Born 1972 (age 54)

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