Share & Save
Meaning
Not documented yet.
When It Was Said
Not documented yet.
Who It Was Said To
Not documented yet.
Historical Context
Not documented yet.
Source
Not documented yet.
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
Not documented yet.
Did You Know?
Not documented yet.
About Winnie Byanyima
Ugandan engineer, politician, activist and diplomat
Winnie Byanyima is a Ugandan engineer, politician, human rights activist, feminist, and diplomat, known for her leadership in public life and international advocacy. She serves as the executive director of UNAIDS. Byanyima has built her career across government, diplomacy, and civil society. Her work is associated with human rights and gender equality, and she is widely recognized for speaking on issues of justice, public health, and the rights of women and marginalized communities.
More from Winnie Byanyima (99 quotes) →Other sayings from Winnie Byanyima
- “Civil society space provides the oxygen for citizens to participate and meaningfully hold their governments a…”Winnie Byanyima
- “Fundamental is the need for governments to protect the space for citizens to claim their rights, organize, an…”Winnie Byanyima
- “It's happy and secure people who the are most creative.”Winnie Byanyima
- “Governments should end the extreme concentration of wealth in order to end poverty. This means tackling tax d…”Winnie Byanyima
Explore Democracy
- “The freedom to criticize judges and other public officials is necessary to a vibrant democracy. The problem c…”Sandra Day O'Connor
- “The American public should simply accept no distractions. In our democracy, it is our duty to hold our electe…”Wesley Clark
- “The known propensity of a democracy is to licentiousness which the ambitious call, and the ignorant believe t…”Fisher Ames
Explore Money
- “What is wealth? A dream of fools.”Abraham Cahan
- “What too few people mention when discussing crime is the degree to which concentrated poverty, hopelessness a…”Charles M. Blow
- “I had hoped that foreboding economic circumstances would have caused the ultra-rich to think not just of them…”Jamie Johnson