Gayle Tzemach Lemmon famous quotes

03-28-2025

We are so used to seeing women as victims of war to be pitied rather than survivors of war to be respected.
-- Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

#War #Survivor #Victim
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.
-- Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

#Talking #Entrepreneur #Population
Not one country in all the world has eliminated its economic participation [gender] gap - not one.
-- Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

#Country #Motivation #Inspiration
Microfinance is an incredibly powerful tool ... but we must move beyond micro-hopes and micro-ambitions for women.
-- Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

#Motivation #Powerful #Moving
A lot has been said about single mothers. Most of it has been less than flattering.
-- Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

#Mother #Single Mother #Said
Single mothers are raising more of America's children than ever before.
-- Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

#Mother #Children #America
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.
-- Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

#Creativity #Thinking #People
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.
-- Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

#Husband #Car #Parks
We do not invest in victims, we invest in survivors.
-- Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

#Survivor #Victim
The United States will not be in Afghanistan forever.
-- Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

#Forever #United States #Afghanistan

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